Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

 GameCube
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32
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  1. RobD.
    Mar 13, 2004
    10
    This game has everything, it absolutly rules all! The only thing i can say that they could have done to make this game better is: more levels (theres alot but why not more!), more MIL bots that you can take controll of, more vehicles, and last, more weapons... but even without these, the game is awesome!
  2. GustavoC.
    Mar 8, 2004
    10
    A very solid shoot 'em-up action game. It is a very good game I recommend it.
  3. NikoO.
    Mar 3, 2005
    0
    Stupid game. Boring. Repetitive.
  4. BenU.
    Dec 1, 2003
    10
    Great!
  5. ChrisO.
    Nov 20, 2003
    9
    Wonderful game. Controls are quite comfortable for a shooter on a console. Lot's of great weapons, especially the control tether. My advice: Don't let this great game slide by you in the holiday release shuffle.
  6. IsaacD.
    Dec 10, 2003
    10
    Very good game I couldn't belive how cool the grafics where. I assure you this was the best game that ever came out.
  7. LukeK.
    Jan 18, 2004
    10
    This game couldn't get any better. You blast through your enemies with 17 devistating weapons. What more could you want and it's not one of those games you can beat in a week. This game is tight.
  8. MikeJ.
    Nov 13, 2003
    10
    The game is top notch from beginning to end. Tons of weapons, cool vehicles to drive and great graphics. Also, the environments are very interactive and destructible. Quality oozes out of this game at every turn.
  9. ROFLTURKEY92
    Apr 20, 2021
    9
    I remember being beyond hyped when I saw the trailer as a kid. And for good reason the game was excellent, character designs were on point, the shooting was great, the driving segments (which I found pretty tough) were also fun. I was obssessed with blasting out robot joints and watching them sfire uncontrollably in every direction. To me a critical shot to the enemies shoulder andI remember being beyond hyped when I saw the trailer as a kid. And for good reason the game was excellent, character designs were on point, the shooting was great, the driving segments (which I found pretty tough) were also fun. I was obssessed with blasting out robot joints and watching them sfire uncontrollably in every direction. To me a critical shot to the enemies shoulder and watching them flail about was more satisfying than any headshot in any other shooter of that age.… Expand
  10. RatingALLGames
    Feb 5, 2023
    9
    This game is fun as long as your opponent doesnt cheat in multiplayer like the little (this is not about his overall height ifykyk) cheater he is.

Awards & Rankings

28
#28 Best GameCube Game of 2003
44
#44 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003
13
#13 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. AceGamez
    100
    Imaginative graphics and superb sound, a sprawling adventure packed full of neat touches and cool weapons, great humour and an accomplished multiplayer; Glitch embodies what games are really all about - challenge, entertainment and fun.
  2. Edge Magazine
    80
    This is ballsy, brash, confident gaming at its best - a lesson in how games don't have to be perfect to be brilliant. [Christmas 2003, p.102]
  3. games(TM)
    70
    Highly entertaining and, above all, fun. Despite being filled with all manner of videogame cliches, Metal Arms somehow feels refreshingly new and not at all like the cobbled together title that it so undoubtedly is. [Christmas 2003, p.103]
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