Metal Unit

 Switch
  • Publisher: Neowiz
  • Release Date: Jun 17, 2021
  • Also On: PC
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Video Chums
    Jun 15, 2021
    80
    Diving deeper and deeper into the customization elements of Metal Unit makes its tight action-packed gameplay thoroughly enjoyable.
  2. Starbit
    Jul 2, 2023
    60
    Metal Unit is a roguelike action game with plenty of options and control over the settings, including ways to make the experience more adequate to less experienced players, as well as very thrilling boss fights. At the same time, Metal Unit does not manage to stand out from its peers when it comes to the vast majority of the action, its level strutrue is rather repetitive, and its visual inconsistencies make this an experience more suitable for long-running roguelike fans, rather than for a broader audience.
  3. Switch Player
    Aug 20, 2021
    60
    Metal Unit offers quick combat and a multitude of cool weapons, but beyond that it fails to leave much of an impact. It’s fun to play, but you’ll forget the storyline as soon as you turn the game off.

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  1. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    6
    Out of the gate, while perhaps holding me back from the action a tad too long, I’ll at least give Metal Unit credit for going all in on tryingOut of the gate, while perhaps holding me back from the action a tad too long, I’ll at least give Metal Unit credit for going all in on trying to get its story going. It’s undoubtedly on the tropey side and familiar on a high level, but I’ll admit that it helped suck me in. In the early stages that’s a bit of a help as well, since until you get a bit deeper into the game you’re in the growth stages of your power and the action tends towards being more generic. The good news is that if you give it some time, while the action doesn’t necessarily become transcendent by any means it does get more varied and interesting since you’re really able to customize your overall build to your liking. Now, while the weapon and skill variety are helpful to pull the game above some of its competition, that isn’t to say it approaches the games in the space that have a much better and more intense flow. Mechanically it just plays a bit too set and simple, and perhaps the enemies are on the simplistic side, but while Metal Unit offers a good retro challenge it fails to carve out a space for itself in parallel with its more polished contemporaries.

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