| Metal Mech: Man & Machine | |
| Developer: | Sculptured Software[1] |
| Publisher: | Jaleco |
| Platforms: | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Composer: | Paul Webb |
| Designer: | Joe Hitchens |
| Programmer: | Ken Grant |
| Genre: | Action |
| Modes: | Single-player[2] |
Metal Mech: Man & Machine (known in Japan as) is a 1990 action video game developed by Sculptured Software and published by Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In May 2023, the game was included via the Piko Interactive Collection 3 compilation for the Evercade by Blaze Entertainment.
The player controls the driver of a vehicle that is similar to the ED-209 of the RoboCop franchise.[3]
The player must clear levels filled with randomly generated enemies in an unnamed city in order to survive.[3] Items that can upgrade the firepower and defense of the vehicle are hidden in crates.[3] Players must spend as much time outside of the armored unit as they do inside because the mecha fighter is a bigger (but tougher) target.[3] They must also leave the mecha to climb ladders that lead to necessary items and to advance the game's storyline.[3] However, veteran gamers of this genre have noted more than a few similarities to Blaster Master.[4] The "little person" has a virtually identical appearance to Jason in the Blaster Master video game. Controlling the person is easier than controlling the mech.[4] Players have to collect radiation symbols around the city.[4]