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{{stub}}'''''Metal Head''''' (メタルヘッド) is a [[Sega 32X]] action game developed and published by [[Sega]].
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (メタルヘッド) is a [[Sega 32X]] action game developed and published by Sega.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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''Metal Head'' is an early first-person shooter, in which the player controls a bipedal mech tasked with destroying enemies on the map. It is one of the few 32X games to take place in a full 3D environment (with textured polygons), though comes at the expense of relatively low draw distances and frame rates. There is also a large amount of digitized speech.
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''Metal Head'' is an early first-person shooter, in which the player controls a bipedal mech tasked with destroying enemies on the map. It is one of the few 32X games to take place in a full 3D environment (with textured polygons), though comes at the expense of relatively low draw distances and frame rates (averaging between 10FPS and 12FPS during gameplay). There is also a large amount of digitized speech.
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Despite the US box claiming otherwise, ''Metal Head'' is a single player game.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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''Metal Head'' was first announced in mid-1994, although at the time the game was in a very early state of production, with the only available footage being pre-rendered scenes and technical demos. It was originally planned to be a launch title for the 32X, however a series of troubles put the game back a few months until early 1995.
 
''Metal Head'' was first announced in mid-1994, although at the time the game was in a very early state of production, with the only available footage being pre-rendered scenes and technical demos. It was originally planned to be a launch title for the 32X, however a series of troubles put the game back a few months until early 1995.
  
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==Production Credits==
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==Production credits==
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~In-game~
 
  
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'''Producer:''' [[Koichi Nagata]]<br>
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==Magazine articles==
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'''Director:''' [[Masahide Kobayashi]]<br>
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'''Metal Head Team Leader:''' [[Masahiro Wakayama]]<br>
 
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'''Chief Graphic Designer:''' [[Koichi Sasaki]]<br>
 
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'''Graphics Designer:''' [[Tsuyoshi Tsunoi]], [[Tsutomu Nakatsugawa]], [[Kazuki Aizawa]], [[Maiko Kitagawa]]<br>
 
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'''Chief Programmer:''' [[Masahiro Wakayama]]<br>
 
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'''Programmer:''' Naoki Kobayashi, [[Akio Setsumasa]], [[Takeshi Sakakibara]], Nobuyuki Tanioka<br>
 
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'''Main Planner:''' [[Ryutaro Nonaka]]<br>
 
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'''Planner:''' Katsunori Yamaji, [[Hideki Anbo]]<br>
 
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'''Additional Graphics:''' [[Akio Setsumasa]], [[Norihiro Sekine]]<br>
 
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'''Sound Designer:''' [[Jun Senoue]], [[Atsumu Miyazawa]], [[Yoshiaki Kashima]], [[Teruhiko Nakagawa]], [[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]<br>
 
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'''Text Coordinator:''' [[Ryoichi Hasegawa]]<br>
 
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'''Character Voices:''' [[David Leytze]], [[Steve Burton|Steve Ray Burton]], Henry Giesen, [[James Spahn]], Scott Alexander<br>
 
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'''Special Thanks:''' [[Tatsutoshi Narita]], [[Shinji Kawahira]], [[Naoyuki Machida]], [[Norihiro Sekine]], [[Koji Umeda]], and All Testers<br>
 
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'''Presented by:''' [[Sega|Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]<br>
 
  
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~US manual~
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==Promotional material==
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'''Producer:''' Jesse Taylor<br>
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'''Marketing Manager:''' Haven Dubrul<br>
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'''Associate Producer:''' [[Greg Becksted]]<br>
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'''Lead Testers:''' Atom Ellis, Peter Clark, Dave Dodge<br>
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'''Testers:''' Rick Greer, John Melchoir, Roger Somerville, Peter Trkovksy, Mark Subotnick, Edward Riel, Jon Ries, Joe Cain, Rachel Briston, Jennifer Vernon, Patrick Tello, Arnold Feener, Jason Friedman, Erick Simonich, Dana Green, Kenneth Ratcliff, Stan Weaver, Bart Larrenaga, Leonard Sayers, Ilya Reeves, Crisi Albertson, Chris Lucich, Howard Gipson<br>
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'''Special Thanks:''' Anne Jordan, Shelly Berliner, Clint Dyer, Eric Smith<br>
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'''Manual:''' Wendy Dinsmore
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==Promotional Material==
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==Artwork==
 
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==Physical Scans==
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==Physical scans==
 
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 12 November 2024

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Metal Head
System(s): Sega 32X
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US)
Developer:
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)
Sound driver: SMPS 68000
Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad
Genre: Action Shooting[1], Action[2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega 32X
JP 		¥7,8007,800 GM-4008
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega 32X
US 		84511
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega 32X
EU 		84511-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega 32X
PT 		XJ84511
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega 32X
UK 		£59.9959.99[5][6] 84511-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega 32X
AU 		$99.9599.95[7] FMET01SXC
OFLC: G8
Sega 32X
BR 		152060
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Sega 32X
AS 		84511

Metal Head (メタルヘッド) is a Sega 32X action game developed and published by Sega.

Gameplay

Metal Head is an early first-person shooter, in which the player controls a bipedal mech tasked with destroying enemies on the map. It is one of the few 32X games to take place in a full 3D environment (with textured polygons), though comes at the expense of relatively low draw distances and frame rates (averaging between 10FPS and 12FPS during gameplay). There is also a large amount of digitized speech.

Despite the US box claiming otherwise, Metal Head is a single player game.

History

Development

Metal Head was first announced in mid-1994, although at the time the game was in a very early state of production, with the only available footage being pre-rendered scenes and technical demos. It was originally planned to be a launch title for the 32X, however a series of troubles put the game back a few months until early 1995.

Production credits

Main article: Metal Head/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Metal Head/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Keep Devilishly Warm This Winter flyer back NL.png
NL flyer
Keep Devilishly Warm This Winter flyer back NL.png
MD MD32X GG IT promo.png
IT advert (1995)
MD MD32X GG IT promo.png
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-03: "March 1995" (1995-02-08)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #43: "Abril 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg

Artwork

  • JP cover

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 [8]
Sega 32X
 78
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
56
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
78
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
87
[4]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
84
[11]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
58
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
48
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[14]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
91
[15]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
60
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
60
[17]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[6]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[18]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
67
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
87
[21]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
82
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[23]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
50
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
87
[5]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[25]
Player One (FR)
72
[26]
Play Time (DE)
70
[27]
Power Up! (UK)
74
[28]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
68
[29]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[30]
Sega News (CZ)
85
[31]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[33]
Sega Force (SE)
99
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[36]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[37]
Top Consoles (FR)
65
[38]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
71
[39]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[40]
VideoGames (US)
80
[41]
Sega 32X
 73
Based on
36 reviews

Metal Head

32X, JP
Metalhead 32x jp backcover.jpgMetalhead MD JP BoxSpine.jpgMetalhead 32x jp frontcover.jpg
Cover
Metalhead MD JP CartTop.jpg
Metal Head 32X JP cart.jpg
Cart
MetalHead 32X JP manual.pdf
Manual
32X, US
MetalHead 32X US Box Back.jpgMetalHead 32X US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Metal Head 32X US cart.jpg
Cart
Metalhead 32x us manual.pdf
Manual
32X, EU
MetalHead 32X EU Box Back.jpgMetalHead 32X EU Box Spine.jpgMetalHead 32X EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Metal Head 32X EU cart.jpg
Cart
Metal Head 32X EU manual.jpg
Manual
32X, FR (Blister pack)
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Cover
32X, PT

32X, AU
MetalHead 32X AU front.jpg
Cover
Metal Head 32X EU cart.jpg
Cart
32X, BR
MetalHead 32X BR Box.jpg
Cover
MetalHead 32X BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Metalhead 32x br manual.pdf
Manual
32X, Asia
MetalHead 32X Asia Box Back.jpgMetalHead 32X Asia Box Spine.jpgMetal Head 32X AS box front.jpg
Cover
MetalHead 32X Asia Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Metal Head/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ File:Metalhead 32x jp frontcover.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/32x/soft.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-19 13:31)
  3. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 136
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 90
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 66
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 14
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 28
  8. ↑ GamesMaster, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 68
  9. ↑ CD Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 126
  10. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 122
  11. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-06)
  12. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  14. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-03-03" (JP; 1995-02-17), page 1
  15. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 25
  16. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 45
  17. ↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 62
  18. ↑ Game Informer, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
  19. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 100
  20. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 46
  21. ↑ Mega, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-xx), page 30
  22. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
  23. ↑ Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 76
  24. ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 64
  25. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 92
  26. ↑ Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 103
  27. ↑ Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 106
  28. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 15, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-15), page 1
  29. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 May" (JP; 1995-04-07), page 48
  30. ↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 80
  31. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 35
  32. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 57
  33. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 48
  34. ↑ Sega Force, "3/95" (SE; 1995-06-20), page 20
  35. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 131
  36. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  37. ↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
  38. ↑ Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
  39. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-02), page 79
  40. ↑ Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 89
  41. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72


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