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Tons of variety

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Yes, this game does have some "F" bombs. Not for kids!!! It is slightly censored but you can still hear the jist of the word.
This game is my favorite. I saw a commercial for it and bought it on impulse thinking it looked way cool. I hardly buy stuff on a impulse. I am glad I did though. After beating the game (which I felt very accomplished, It is not at all easy even on easy mode) I later played it on medium and it was tuff. There are like 3 levels that might cause some frustration but you'll be determined to pass them because the game is so dang fun. Yes the controls take some getting used to, which makes this game fun once you master them. You don't have to be perfect at them though (except for possibly one or two levels towards the end, you have to be close to perfect,[the arena fight- Your inventory of weapons get taken away and you must battle a "star wars" esque arena battle by dodging bullets and finding gernades and other hand explosives to throw at your enemies]). And the last level you have to run around with out stopping or you'll be blown away.

Pros.
-Tons of variety: This game seems to have a little bit of every other game in it from sniping, driving cool tank type vehicles, sneeking around. There's always more then one way to beat your enemy and pass the level. Highjacking robots and other vehicles, icluding taking control and becoming some of your foes and using their weapons against their own kind.
- Lots of levels and new things to discover.
-upgradable weapons- like the ripper, you can severe robot limbs before they get a chance to launch a missle at you.

- good replay value

cons-
- has 3 very difficult levels, for me at least. Not a game for novice players. Must be skilled at the controller.

-some rough language. If it didn't have any bad language it could be rated lower than "T"

Robo war!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Let me say I love this game! It is a fantastic way to let off steam or to plainy just have fun.I won't go into the story because that is the game's job. There are a few slight flaws that hurt tis otherwise perfect game:
-Mission breifing doesn't really help you
-A.I. isn't always smart(I beat the game on easy so they might be smarter)
There are so many good things though too:
-Weapons
-Graphics
-Story
-Responsive controls
-Tight gameplay
-Length of missions
-Comes with strategy guide
-Humor
Thats all I can give because the list goes on and on. Not recommended for people who want to win the game in a day or people who are easily frusterated.Otherwise spend $15 and get an awesome game.

Excellent Intense Combat

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I still love Metal Arms even after playing all of the Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter series, among others. Sure, those games are brilliant and beautiful with rich graphics, storylines and overall game play. But even in the landscape of those pristine games, Metal Arms has some pretty amazing action, if that's what you are into. Yea, it's a little rough around the edges, the graphics could be better and it would be nice to have more to explore in each mission, but still the places the game takes you to are pretty darn cool and the combat nicely intense. There are a ton of challenging, even difficult, missions. Let's just say that Glitch is a very determined robot.

I love hacking into other enemy robots, especially Titans, and doing some serious damage. I love throwing a rare and elusive recruiter grenade when I need some enemies converted to friends. I love using a cleaner. I LOVE that you can snipe. Love that! Some of the levels are so intense that my hands tremble when it's over. Like the last mission. This is one of the most aggressive boss battles ever!!!

I just don't get some of the complaints. Who cares about frame rate? Why are the controls such a big deal? I thought the controls were fine and at least you never have to drill down for your weapons, they are all there readily available.

I can't believe that there is no sequel yet. This game could definitely become a successful series with some tweaking. In the meantime, I love Metal Arms and it is up there as one of my favorite games.

Disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was predisposed to like this game. After all, "robots blowing up other robots" is a tried and true videogame premise. Some of the best videogames ever spring from the same well (Paradroid for the C64, for instance.)

In the case of Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, however, promise falls short of reality.

The first and foremost strike against this game is the control system. Some PS2 games use a "point and go" control system. The player pushes the left analog stick to move in that direction, and uses the right analog stick to rotate the camera. If strafing (stepping to the side while facing the same direction) is desired, generally the left stick plus a flipper do the job.

Metal Arms ditches this for a more "first person shooter" style, where the left stick moves forward and backward, and strafes, while the right stick is used to rotate in place.

This makes something as seemingly simple as turning and running at the same time into an exercise in frustration akin to patting your head and rubbing your stomach simultaneously. Sure it's possible but it feels weird doing it.

Had the developers used a point-and-go system, the game would have been much more approachable.

The second strike against this game is the graphics. This game was released in November 2003, around the same time as Jak II and Ratchet & Clank 2, and falls far short of those titles. The motion in the game feels jerky, and the refresh rate seems to be below what's considered acceptable for other PS2 titles. (Perhaps the fact that this game is cross-platform means less time was spent optimizing the engine for any particular system?)

Overall, you'd be better off spending your gaming time playing the Ratchet & Clank series. Ratchet may not be a robot, but he does know how to blow up robots, and isn't that what's really important here?

BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great!!!!!If you like NONstop shooting I say this game Is the game for you.It's probably one of the best games for the PS2!!The graphics are great!!This game is rated TEEN!!Which means TEENS ONLY!!!It is rated TEEN for MILD LANGUAGE VIOLENCE BLOOD.NO BABIES ALOUD!!I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY. A LOT OF HEADS FLY OFF.

Avoid Like The Plauge

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game SUCKS! The controls are horrible and don't work when I want Glitch to do something. The graphics belong to game systems that were around before PS1.(My friend acually has one of them.) The characters do curse, but when they say the F-word they beep it out so it sounds like, "Fu-BEEP-ing". If they're going to curse, just curse! I don't know why the game designers put it in, and if it's for humor, it's not funny, just stupid. The games story is probably the worst I've ever heard. A science project gone ary, a scientist goes missing, the science experiment becomes a general, starts a group of robots. Meanwhile, the scientist starts a rebellion. All these reasons are probably why no one knows or buys this game. To the people reading this review, this games retarded and avoid it like the plauge.

My 13yr old loves it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My son received this for his birthday from his aunt and loves it! My husband does as well, and all he likes to do is shoot and blow up things. Yeah the beginning movie sequence and some game play has some profanity but most of it is censored, but it's 'bleep'ing hilarious. The soundtrack is great, the graphics are just as good as other games we've bought with the same price tag. I see the only people not really liking this game are the ones who are use to having to press 'X', 'O', 'L2', and 'R1' all at the same time to walk. It truly is a great game, it's just as fun to watch your kid play it as playing it yourself. Highly recommended.

Filthy Language

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: September 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game seemed ok but the fowl language in the game made it unacceptable for a childrens game. Got rid of it before my kids ever had a chance to play. If the game makers insist on such language they need to offer a way to disable that part in the form of parental controls.

Worthy game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I can see how this game was overshadowed by Halo and other wannabe Halos, its unfortunate because this game rocks and anyone with a GC or PS2 and even X-Box Halo fans will really enjoy it.

Gameplay wise its a combination of Jet Force Gemini (N64) and Halo (Xbox). Both games which I played a lot. MA:GITS borrows the good bits and adds a lot of good bits of its own.

There is always lots of intelligent action happening as enemy robots chase you down... or run away screeming when they are faced with extreme firepower of your assorted weaponry. The bigger robots take no crap, snipe a shot at them from far away and they will immediately pay you back... and boy are some of them intimidating, plenty a time when I see (or sometimes dont see) big robots coming towards me I think "its gonna get hot" and hell begins. This sort of terror later turns to pure joy when you "posses" one of these powerful robots and you realise the sort of hell you can unleash at your enemies, great fun!

The graphics are nice and atmospheric, with some slowdown but it does not get in the way of gameplay. Sound effects are great and the music, when it plays is quite good too, but not enough of it as there is a lot of silence in the game.

I played this game on Easy setting and its still provides a rewarding challenge, but its not about the challenge its about the fun and there is plenty of fun on offer here. The difficulty curve is spot on. There is always plenty to do and you never feel like you are up against impossible odds, be they a puzze or hard enemies.

I have been playing video games since the early 80s, so it takes one heck of a game to hold my attention for longer than a day, this one does because its just so much fun.

There's a reason why nobody bought this game.....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: June 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

After reading so much about how great and underappreciated Metal Arms is, I went to ebay and purchased a copy of it. Oh how I regret it. Metal Arms is a mediocre, uninspired shooter. The graphics are decent. Environments are ok but there are a lot of jagged edges and it could have used some polish. The sound is ok and all the standard sound effects are here, but there is nothing memorable at all. Even the gameplay is weak. Sure you can hijack robots but they are generally overpowered and you can easily jack out of them meaning that you can take just enough damage to leave the robot and run away to a new one. There are a variety of weapons though, and the perspective is done well although I would have preferred a first person view.
I could have forgiven all of that, but two things absolutely kill this game. First and foremost is the framerate. I haven't played the Xbox or Gamecube versions, but the PS2 version has such a terrible framerate problem that it completely destroys any fun a person can have. The environments aren't even high res and when there are only two characters onscreen, the framerate takes a nosedive. Just try playing multiplayer and from the moment both players take a step, the framerate plunges. I understand that the PS2 is aging hardware, but I've seen some damn beautiful games run perfectly on it. They really should have made 60 FPS a top priority. The other thing that kills the game is the steep difficulty. Bottom Line: this game is cheap. You start out with only a miniscule amount of health, and your enemies are many and powerful. Good luck resisting the urge to break your controller and the disc in half. Where as the Xbox has too many good shooters, the PS2 has not even one good one to date. Metal Arms is just another terrible shooter. I've read that the GC and Xbox versions run smoothly so those might be worth a try, but don't come within 5 feet of the PS2 version.

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