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Brings Halo Gaming Goodness to the PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: October 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System is absolutely awesome! Why, when I played a demo at Toys-R-Us, I was hooked instantly. My mom had to drag me out of there, and when I went back home, I went straight to this site just to check out when it's coming out(around November, just in time for Christmas :)).

Anyhow, why is this game so good?

You've got to play it to believe it. Halo fans, when I say that it brings Halo gaming goodness to the PS2, it seriously does! MA:GitS has all the right moves so that, when you play it, it instantly reminds you of Halo. MA:GitS has the best - and only the best - elements from Halo - weapons, crazy-as-hell enemies, awesome gameplay, etc. etc. etc.

However, MA:GitS is not a Halo clone. Its got it own bag of tricks, too. I mean, the plot, the graphics, the weapons: everything in MA:GitS holds as its own, even if they give even a SLIGHT reminiscence of Halo.

So, is MA:Gits going to be a hit? Should be. Give MA:GitS a try.

Metal Arms is great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Metal Arms is one of the greatest games ive ever purchased, and ill admit that it was by accident. But when i tried it, it was fun, hilarious, and awesome. Definately a recommended buy, especially for the low price tag.

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.

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.

the best game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game RULES!!!! i played a demo at sams club,and i was hooked. too bad they were out of stock. i begged my mom to buy it for me. finally,after 2 weeks of hard chores,when i got my hair cut we went to T.R.Us and bought it. i was so exited i didn't bother to go home and open it. i had the disc in my hand at the door.this game is fun and also a little challenging.when they say you can climb into other bots there not ling. i strongly reccemend this game.
P.S have you notice that the word "was" on a keyboard is in triangle?

He says his name is Glitch.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System is an absolutely amazing game!
There are about 17 weapons to choose from, vehicles, multiplayer, an insane robot madman, and my favorite, the ability to hijack evil robots to get behind enemy lines and to dismantle them limb by limb. I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes a fun game with a bit of a challenge!

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.

Pay Attention!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So Far it looks like people love, or hate this game, I mean really everyone has given it a 5 excet a couple of people who brag about how great this game is then they forget to put stars. You're hurting this great game.

Metal Arms, Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Excellent game for 20 bucks. Reminds me alot of the Transformers game, though the graphics and AI aren't as good. The variety of weapons and the ability to jack into other bots and control them is great. Definately worth picking up for 20 bucks.

I bought this game at 11:am and played till 7:00 the next da

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For all halo fans this is the perfect game for you. It is funny, fun, and the best part is you can watch the other bots go boom! This is the most fun game i've played. you get to go to 41 different places and you get to choose how hard from easy (which is still pretty hard) medium, hard, and nuts of steel. In nuts of steel i cant get past the second stge. THIS GAME IS AWSOME!

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