List of Metal Max video games

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Metal Max is a role-playing game series produced by Crea-Tech. Due to copyright problems, the series was split into two sub-series, "Metal Max" and "Metal Saga", with Metal Max being generally the main one. Metal Max was initially published by Data East, and later the "Metal Max" trademark was acquired by Enterbrain and the game was published by Kadokawa Games; Now Production and Enterbrain then published the portable versions of the games. Instead "Metal Saga" is a Success Company's trademark.

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The first release of the series is Metal Max ; it was released in NES in 1991, and was one of the first open-ended and non-linear role-playing video games.

Metal Max series

TitleDetails
Metal Max

Original release dates: [1]
  • JP: May 24, 1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Nintendo Entertainment System [1]
1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System [2]
2010 – Wii Virtual Console (NES version) [3]
2011 – Wii Virtual Console (SNES version) [4]
2013 – Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console (NES version) [5]
Notes:
  • The original was published by Data East.
  • SNES remake named Metal Max Returns was developed by Kuusoukagaku. [6]
  • All Virtual Console games were published by Enterbrain. [3] [4] [5]
Metal Max Returns

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Notes:
  • SNES remake
Metal Max 2

Original release dates: [7]
  • JP: March 5, 1993
Release years by system:
1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System [7]
2003 – Game Boy Advance [8]
2010 – Wii Virtual Console [9]
2011 – Nintendo DS [10]
Notes:
Metal Max 3

Original release dates: [11]
  • JP: July 29, 2010
Release years by system:
2010 – Nintendo DS [11]
Notes:
Metal Max 2 Reloaded

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
2011 – Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • DS remake
Metal Max 4: Gekkō no Diva

Original release dates: [12]
  • JP: November 7, 2013
Release years by system:
2013 – Nintendo 3DS [12]
Notes:
  • Metaru Makkusu Fō Gekkō no Dīva (メタルマックス4 月光のディーヴァ, lit. Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva)
Metal Max Xeno

Original release dates:
  • JP: April 19, 2018
  • NA: September 25, 2018
  • EU: September 28, 2018
Release years by system:
2018 – PS Vita, PS4 [13]
Matal Max Xeno: Reborn

Original release date(s):
  • JP: September 12, 2020
  • WW: June 10, 2022
Release years by system:
2020 - Nintendo Switch, PS4
2022 - Microsoft Windows
Metal Dogs

Original release date(s):
  • WW: August 24, 2021
  • JP: April 8, 2022
Release years by system:
2021 - Microsoft Windows
2022 - Nintendo Switch, PS4

Metal Saga series

TitleDetails
Metal Saga

Original release dates: [14] [15]
  • JP: June 9, 2005
  • NA: April 4, 2006
Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2 [14]
2006 – PlayStation 2 ("Best" version) [16]
Notes:
  • The game is known as Metal Saga: Sajin no Kusari (メタルサーガ ～砂塵の鎖～, lit. Metal Saga: Chain of Sandstorm) in Japan.
  • This spin-off used new trademark "Metal Saga" and was published by Success. [14]
  • This is the first time the game was released in North America. [15]
  • In March 2006, the "Best" version was published in Japan, being cheaper than the original version. [16]
  • The first game of series, which used 3D graphics. [14]
Metal Saga: Season of Steel

Original release dates: [17]
  • JP: June 15, 2006
Release years by system:
2006 – Nintendo DS [17]
Notes:
  • Title lit. Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu.
Metal Saga Mobile

Original release dates: [18]
Release years by system:
2007 – DoCoMo [18]
Notes:
  • Only for Japan NTT DoCoMo mobile phones. [18]
  • Also named Metal Saga: Senritsu no Rensa (メタルサーガ ～旋律の連鎖～, lit. Metal Saga: the Melody of Linkage).
Metal Saga New Frontier

Original release dates: [19] [20]
  • JP: March 18, 2010
  • CHN: 2011
Release years by system:
2010 – Web
Notes:
  • Game is a component for the social networking site Mixi. It entered beta on January 14, 2010 [21] and in formal operation on March 18. [19]

Cancelled

TitleDetails
Metal Max Wild Eyes

Cancellation date:
2001		Proposed system release:
2001 – Dreamcast [22]
Notes:
Metal Max Returns Kai

Cancellation date:
2003		Proposed system release:
2003 – Game Boy Advance [25]
Notes:
  • This game is a portable version of Metal Max Returns and was remade and published by Now Production. [25]
Metal Max: Wild West

Cancellation date:
2022		Proposed system release:
2022 – PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • The game was tentatively named Metal Max Xeno: Reborn 2.

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  2. ↑ "MetalMax概要３" (in Japanese). Crea-Tech. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 "VC メタルマックス" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  4. 1 2 "VC METAL MAX RETURNS" (in Japanese). Nintedso. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  5. 1 2 "ニンテンドー3DS｜メタルマックス" (in Japanese). nintendo.co.jp. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
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  8. 1 2 Random. "ＤＡＴＡ ＥＡＳＴ 与 ＭＥＴＡＬ ＭＡＸ" (in Chinese). 天幻网. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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  12. 1 2 "「メタルマックス4 月光のディーヴァ」のゲーム動画をテーマごとに配信する「週刊メタルマックス」がスタート。本日は予告編が公開に" (in Japanese). 4gamer.net. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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  15. 1 2 Jeff Haynes (2006-03-06). "Hands-on with Metal Saga". IGN. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  16. 1 2 "METAL SAGA ～砂塵の鎖～" (in Japanese). Success. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  17. 1 2 "METAL SAGA 鋼の季節" (in Japanese). SUCCESS. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  18. 1 2 3 "METAL SAGA MOBILE" (in Japanese). SUCCESS. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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