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.

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

Metal Max series[]

Title Details
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 (the version of NES version)[3]
2011 – Wii Virtual Console (the version of SNES version)[4]
2013 – Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console (the version of 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 – SNES
Notes:

SNES remake

  • Metal Max Returns


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:
  • Game Boy Advance version is named Metal Max 2 Kai, which was remade and published by Now Production.[8]
  • Wii Virtual Console version was published by Enterbrain.[9]
  • Official name of the Nintendo DS remake is Metal Max 2: Reloaded, developed by Cattle Call and published by Kadokawa Games.[10]


Metal Max 3

Original release dates:[11]
  • JP: July 29, 2010
 Release years by system:
2010 – Nintendo DS[11]
Notes:
  • The trademark belongs to Enterbrain, and the game published is by Kadokawa Games.[11]



Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2011 – Nintendo DS
Notes:

DS remake

  • Metal Max 2 Reloaded


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]
Notes:
  • Metal Max Xeno



Original release date(s):
  • JP: September 12, 2020
 Release years by system:
2020 - PS Vita, PS4
Notes:
  • Metal Max Xeno Reborn


Metal Saga series[]

Title Details
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.



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).



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 in January 14, 2010[21] and in formal operation in March 18.[19]


Cancelled[]

Title Details
Metal Max Wild Eyes

Cancellation date:
2001 		Proposed system release:
2001 – Dreamcast[22]
Notes:
  • Publisher is ASCII Entertainment[23]
  • The game was tentatively named Metal Max Overdrive.[24]


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]


References[]

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  6. ^ "開発実績" (in Japanese). Kuusoukagaku Corp. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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