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Metal Saga: Season of Steel^[a][2] is a post-apocalypticrole-playing video game developed by Crea-Tech and published by Success in 2006. It was released for the Nintendo DS, and it is a full touchscreen-controlled game.^[1]

Hagane no Kisetsu is the fifth game of the Metal Max series. Unlike its predecessor Metal Saga, the game wasn't released in North America. In 2007, a sequel was released on mobile phone as an incarnation of Metal Saga and was released in Japan in 2007.

This entry is very different from the other entries in the series. For example, multiple characters sit in only a tank instead of one person sit in one,^[3] and using 'durability' instead of tank's armor.^[4]

Gameplay[edit]

Like most role-playing video games, players travel around the world, buy powerful equipment, battle with monsters and save the world. Unlike all predecessors, the world map uses a 45-degree angle view, and using a point instead town or dungeon' pigeon hole, with the only way from a point to a point; once the player completes the task, the next location will appear on the map.

Combat is individually turn-based, players can choose to combat enemies by foot or with a tank. All party members can equip multiple weapons, and can choose the one to attack enemy in one turn. On the other hand, if the party members choose to fight whilst being in the tank, every character will need to use different weapon to attack enemy in each turn. Each weapon and monster has their own property, like fire, light etc. Allelopathy property will affect the attack effect.^[5]

Plot[edit]

In the near future, the world was devastated by a supercomputer named Noah. However, remnants of humanity survived this cataclysm, naming the event Great Destruction. Noah continued its intent to wipe Earth clean of humanity in this post-apocalyptic world. However, a hunter named Rebanna ^[6] destroyed Noah before its ambition was fulfilled. Noah foresaw the possibility of its demise, and so devised 'Noah consciousness awakening program' in this unlikely event and stores it within indestructible super-alloy shell called 'Noah Seed.' Under this threat, Rebanna's children undertake the task to fight the resurrected supercomputer.^[7]

Reception[edit]

Japanese game magazine Famitsu scored the Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu 27/40.^[8] In its released year, Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu was sold 26,000 copies.^[9]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'ミヤ王こと、宮岡寛氏がゲームデザインを担当！　伝説的RPG復活！　『メタルサーガ 鋼の季節』' (in Japanese). famitsu.com. 2006-03-11. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
2. ^http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/08/metal-saga-set-for-ds
3. ^Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu Instruction Manual (in Japanese). Success. 2006. pp. 31–32.
4. ^Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu Instruction Manual (in Japanese). Success. 2006. pp. 33–34.
5. ^Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu Instruction Manual (in Japanese). Success. 2006. pp. 27–28.
6. ^Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu Instruction Manual (in Japanese). Success. 2006. pp. 5–6.
7. ^'METAL SAGA　鋼の季節' (in Japanese). Nintendo. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
8. ^'最新FAMI通版即将上市游戏评分公开' (in Chinese). Sina games. 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
9. ^'2006年テレビゲームソフト売り上げTOP500（メディアクリエイト版）' (in Japanese). 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2013-03-09.

External links[edit]

• Official website(in Japanese)

Contents.Gameplay The game mechanics are similar to that of most role-playing video games. Players travel between points of interest on an overworld map, during which point in time they can be attacked by randomly encountered foes. Within towns, players can rest, repair vehicles, sell items, and other typical activities. The in the title are usually caves or abandoned buildings. Such hostile locations are relatively small, with much of their complexity being due to their maze-like nature (and the lack of an auto-mapping feature).Combat is individually turn-based, utilizing a staggered initiative system (e.g., characters on foot are faster than those in tanks). Any canine member of the party acts on his or her own, automatically attacking foes at random.

For the remaining characters, players choose among a limited number of actions. While characters do have some skills which can be used during combat, these cost money to use (rather than using a separate mana/skill point pool) and often cannot be used when within a tank. As a result, skills are not necessarily as attractive as in other such games. Although certain weapons are clearly intended to be used against certain foes, characters cannot change arms or armor during combat.Tanks All of the characters, with the exception of the dogs, can be placed within tanks to further improve their combat performance. While fighting from within a tank, characters use the on-board weapons instead of their hand weapons, and suffer damage to the tank, rather than to their person.

This provides an additional layer of defense, in that characters can exit the tank and continue to fight if the tank becomes inoperable. When not in combat, one additional tank can be towed and used to store spare parts or used as a spare vehicle.There are a total of 15 tanks in the game.

Neo geo pocket logo. While the game uses the term 'tank' to refer to all such vehicles, several of them are not actually tanks. These include a (complete with ladder) and a. Nonetheless, most of the tanks are more traditional, such as a German, or two tanks. While the different tank models are generally similar in practice, they each have slightly different innate characteristics.The tanks can not only be equipped, but also customized on a very sophisticated level. Players select and purchase primary guns, (Referred as MAIN—limited in ammunition) secondary guns, (Referred as SUB or Sub Gun—unlimited ammunition) and special-purpose weaponry (Referred as SE or Special Equipment—very limited in ammunition).

Each item includes a weight value, with the tank's engine only able to drive a certain total amount of weight. As such, a balance must be struck, since every unit of weight not used for weaponry can be used to add additional armor tiles. Furthermore, money can be spent to modify each part of the tank, e.g., to increase the amount of ammunition which a given weapon carries (again at the cost of a further weight increase).Vehicle parts are categorized into several different categories;.

Chassis: The vehicle chassis. This is the outer casing that holds everything together. Different chassis offer different levels of protection and speed. (FAVs will offer less protection but the highest speed, whereas main battle tanks will offer the highest degree of defense at a lower mobility.). Engine: The engine determines the maximum loadout for the vehicle.

The lower the rating, the less tonnage that the engine can handle. Engines do not affect the mobility of the vehicle. C Unit: The computer unit enables vehicles to be handled by a single crew member. Without it, the vehicle cannot function, as it combines various aspects of vehicle controls, such as weapons systems, so that a single crew can operate the vehicle. It is mentioned by one of the NPCs in the game that a vehicle can be operated without a C Unit although that would require three people to operate the vehicle.

C Units also provide additional defenses for the vehicle, which is combined with the defensive rating of the chassis to form the total amount of defense rating of the vehicle. Accessories: Accessories are optional components for vehicles that are not required for the vehicles to operate.

They range from Teleporters, which allow the players to travel between towns and get them out of hostile area (such as tunnels and dungeons crawling with enemies) to decorative decals to special add-ons which, when combined with special ability of the player, can damage the enemy. (For example, dozer blades.). Weapons: Although vehicles can function without any weapons mounted, the vehicles will not be able to attack the enemy effectively, if at all. Many of the weapons have distinct capabilities. For example, anti-tank main guns offer the most balanced attributes in terms of firepower, range and accuracy, while anti-aircraft main guns allow for very accurate and reliable engagement of low-altitude airborne opponents. Others include MLRS mounts that can reach out and hit enemies that are out of range for other weapons, CIWS for devastating counter against enemies that are flying at high-altitude, huge rockets that can damage enemies even through the toughest defenses, beam weapons for hitting cloaked enemies, and other various weapons that allow for the vehicles to become tremendous force-multipliers to the player.

Armor tiles: Armor tiles are the first line of protective layer for the vehicle. Armor tiles will absorb a limited amount of damage before being worn out and prevent other internal components mentioned above from being damaged by enemy attacks. Although effective against most attacks, it will not protect the components against specialized attacks that are designed to either bypass or penetrate the armor, such as enemy armor-piercing warheads or intense freezing temperature. 豊臣和孝 (2005-06-30). (in Japanese).

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