Platforms
- PCAug 6, 20197.4playscore6.917 Critics8.2489 Players
- PlayStation 4Aug 6, 20197.4playscore6.521 Critics9.1744 Players
- Xbox OneAug 6, 20197.2playscore6.710 Critics8.362 Players
37 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
Your enjoyment of Metal Wolf Chaos XD is dependent on your tolerance for old game design and cheesy dialog. The lack of checkpoints and auto-saving during missions is going to hurt once you're in the back half of the game. Its humor is also hit-and-miss, depending on whether you take it seriously. Its absurdity pairs nicely with some solid gameplay mechanics, and it has enough of that conviction to make you overlook the flaws and give the game a fair shake.
Cody Medellin · Oct 18, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewNot so bothered about a quirky piece of niche comedy bundled within a clunky action-shooter? Then it probably has your vote of no confidence. Instead, perhaps consider Platinum Games’ Vanquish, re-released on Steam in 2017, which is a fun and frenetic mech-styled shooter with all the class and trimmings expected from a Platinum release. Yet this reviewer cannot deny that despite obvious flaws and frankly boring interludes in Metal Wolf Chaos XD’s gameplay, it is a game that will be remembered fondly.
Nathan Rowland · Sep 20, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewMetal Wolf Chaos XD is a ridiculous game and I love that we live in a time where something like this can come back. Players need to know what they are getting into before jumping in though. This is an awkward game from a different time and this remaster adds little outside of some sharper visual flare. It is still a truly interesting piece of gaming history and I am thrilled it can exist for players today to experience.
Ken McKown · Aug 27, 2019 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewMetal Wolf Chaos is an old game with a wild reputation, and though it lives up to it in some ways, it's not good in general. At best, it's a curio that helps inform the story of From Software's trajectory over the years. At worst, it's a frustratingly shallow experience that fails to capitalize on it's best qualities. The From Software of yore deserves applause for punching up so confidently, and in style, to a degree, but Metal Wolf Chaos doesn't live up to the hype that's been building for well over a decade.
Peter Brown · Aug 15, 2019 Reviewed on PC, PS4Read full reviewIt was a struggle to play this game for multiple reasons. It’s weird story and awkward gameplay just haven’t aged anywhere near well enough to hold up. If you’ve always been curious, and didn’t live in Japan in 2004, then you might find some worth here; but somehow I doubt the wait will have been worth it.
Anthony Cole · Aug 09, 2019 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewI’m overjoyed that Metal Wolf Chaos is finally available legitimately in the country than appreciates it most. I also really didn’t have a great time revisiting it for this review. Considering that I’m someone who appreciates the unique quirks of the Original Xbox more than most, I can only imagine what an average player would think. If you’re just down for a history lesson on From Software, you could do worse. If you’re down for The Room-style comedy or a supremely old school mech game, Metal Wolf Chaos XD might still be for you.
Alex Santa Maria · Aug 07, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewThe premise and the execution are wildly disparate elements. The pacing is stuttered and archaic. The mechanics at play are padded yet flat. I can’t fault that timeless voice acting either way, though. My thoughts on the game aside, hearing president Wilson and co. deliver their lines is absolute delight. Metal Wolf Chaos XD is a weird, wonky game you should almost definitely, probably, see for yourself.
James Paley · Aug 07, 2019 Reviewed on PS4Read full reviewDevolver Digital and General Arcade have slapped a new coat of USA flag paint on From Software's patriotic action game without smoothing out any of the imperfections that come with a combat system that's aged less than gracefully over the past decade.
Kai Powell · Aug 07, 2019 Reviewed on PS4Read full reviewMetal Wolf Chaos XD should be a relatively easy recommendation – and if you choose to buy it for the meme, knowing that the entertainment you get from it is more of the “so bad it’s good” variety, that the gameplay isn’t anything too special to make up for how the game is deliberately putting its worst put forward in favor of a joke, then yes, it’s actually pretty funny in how ridiculously and hyperbolically bad it is, with the at-times strangely engaging gameplay, and the game’s occasionally sharp wit acting as additional advantages to the purchase.
Pramath · Aug 07, 2019 Reviewed on PS4Read full reviewMetal Wolf Chaos needed a remake instead of a remaster. The general premise and FromSoftware’s commitment to its ridiculousness is almost worth the trip in and of itself, but the levels tend to be either offer no challenge or such a steep one that players will have to grind to get past it. Yet despite this, it’s still great to see it being released worldwide for the first time.
Tyler Treese · Aug 06, 2019 Reviewed on PS4Read full review
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About the game
The country is in peril as President Michael Wilson defends the nation against a full-scale rebellion led by Vice-President Richard Hawk and the mechanized legions he commands. As the 47th President of the United States, it is your sworn duty to take your country back by any means necessary and end this unjust coup d'etat! Battle in your advanced mech - armed to the teeth - across iconic American landscapes including the Brooklyn Bridge, the Grand Canyon, and the front steps of the White House.