List of Metal Max video games

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". 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 origin was published by Data East.
  • Portable version in SNES named Metal Max Returns and developed by Kuusoukagaku.[6]
  • All Virtual Console games were published by Enterbrain.[3][4][5]
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 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 Saga series

Title Details
Metal Saga

Original release dates:[13][14]
  • JP June 9, 2005
  • NA April 4, 2006
 Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2[13]
2006 – PlayStation 2 ("Best" version)[15]
Notes:
  • The game 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 published by Success[13]
  • This is the first time game released in North America.[14]
  • In March 2006, the "Best" version published in Japan, its cheaper than origin.[15]
  • The first game of series used 3D effect.[13]
Metal Saga: Season of Steel

Original release dates:[16]
  • JP June 15, 2006
 Release years by system:
2006 – Nintendo DS[16]
Notes:
  • Title lit. Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu.
Metal Saga Mobile

Original release dates:[17]
 Release years by system:
2007 – DoCoMo[17]
Notes:
  • Only for Japan NTT DoCoMo mobile phones.[17]
  • 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:[18][19]
  • JP March 18, 2010
  • CN 2011
 Release years by system:
2010 – Web
Notes:
  • Game is a component for the social networking site Mixi. It beta in January 14, 2010[20] and formal operation in March 18, 2010[18]

Cancelled

Title Details
Metal Max Wild Eyes

Cancellation date:
2001		 Proposed system release:
2001 – Dreamcast[21]
Notes:
Metal Max Returns Kai

Cancellation date:
2003		 Proposed system release:
2003 – Game Boy Advance[24]
Notes:
  • Game is Portable version of Metal Max Returns and remade and published by Now Production.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 "MetalMax概要１" (in Japanese). Crea-Tech. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  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.
  6. ↑ "開発実績" (in Japanese). Kuusoukagaku Corp. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  7. 1 2 "MetalMax概要２" (in Japanese). Crea-Tech. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  8. 1 2 Random. "ＤＡＴＡ　ＥＡＳＴ 与 ＭＥＴＡＬ　ＭＡＸ" (in Chinese). 天幻网. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  9. 1 2 "VC メタルマックス2" (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  10. 1 2 "メタルマックス2:リローデッド" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  11. 1 2 3 "メタルマックス3- 【製品情報】" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  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.
  13. 1 2 3 4 豊臣和孝 (2005-06-30). "賞金稼ぎとして自由奔放に生きていくRPG 「メタルサーガ ～砂塵の鎖～」" (in Japanese). Impress. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  14. 1 2 Jeff Haynes (2006-03-06). "Hands-on with Metal Saga". IGN. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  15. 1 2 "METAL SAGA ～砂塵の鎖～" (in Japanese). Success. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  16. 1 2 "METAL SAGA　鋼の季節" (in Japanese). SUCCESS. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  17. 1 2 3 "METAL SAGA MOBILE" (in Japanese). SUCCESS. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  18. 1 2 "正式サービス開始のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Success. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  19. ↑ "重装机兵之新战线" (in Chinese). 泰圣思. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  20. ↑ "オープンβテスト開始について" (in Japanese). Success. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  21. ↑ "Metal Max Wild Eyes". IGN. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  22. ↑ "MetalMax概要４" (in Japanese). Crea-Tech. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  23. ↑ "Metal Max Comes to the Dreamcast". IGN. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  24. 1 2 "ナウプロダクション、タイトルと発売日を正式決定 GBA「メタルマックス R 改」、「メタルマックス 2 改」" (in Japanese). GAME Watch. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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