Metal Head

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Metal Head

System(s): Sega 32X

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code

ESRB

Sega

Tectoy

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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. There is also a large amount of digitized speech.

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

Producer: Koichi Nagata
Director: Masahide Kobayashi
Metal Head Team Leader: Masahiro Wakayama
Chief Graphic Designer: Koichi Sasaki
Graphics Designer: Tsuyoshi Tsunoi, Tsutomu Nakatsugawa, Kazuki Aizawa, Maiko Kitagawa
Chief Programmer: Masahiro Wakayama
Programmer: Naoki Kobayashi, Akio Setsumasa, Takeshi Sakakibara, Nobuyuki Tanioka
Main Planner: Ryutaro Nonaka
Planner: Katsunori Yamaji, Hideki Anbo
Additional Graphics: Akio Setsumasa, Norihiro Sekine
Sound Designer: Jun Senoue, Atsumu Miyazawa, Yoshiaki Kashima, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tatsuya Kouzaki
Text Coordinator: Ryoichi Hasegawa
Character Voices: David Leytze, Steve Ray Burton, Henry Giesen, James Spahn, Scott Alexander
Special Thanks: Tatsutoshi Narita, Shinji Kawahira, Naoyuki Machida, Norihiro Sekine, Koji Umeda, and All Testers
Presented by: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

56

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Consoles + (FR)

78

^[3]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

87

^[4]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

84

^[5]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[6]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

48

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[8]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[9]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[11]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[12]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[13]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

89

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

67

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

87

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

82

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

75

^[18]

Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)

50

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

87

^[1]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[20]

Player One (FR)

72

^[21]

Play Time (DE)

70

^[22]

Power Up! (UK)

74

^[23]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[24]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

87

^[25]

Sega News (CZ)

85

^[26]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

76

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[28]

Sega Force (SE)

99

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[31]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[32]

Top Consoles (FR)

65

^[33]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

71

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

69

^[35]

VideoGames (US)

80

^[36]

	73
Based on 36 reviews

Metal Head

32X, US
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, EU
Cover
Cart

32X, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, Asia
Cover

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
↑ CD Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 126
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 122
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 90
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-06)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Famitsu, "1995-03-03" (JP; 1995-02-17), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 25
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 45
↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 14
↑ Game Informer, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 100
↑ MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 46
↑ Mega, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-xx), page 30
↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
↑ Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 76
↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 64
↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 92
↑ Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 103
↑ Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 106
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 15, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-15), page 1
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 May" (JP; 1995-04-07), page 48
↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 80
↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 35
↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 57
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 48
↑ Sega Force, "3/95" (SE; 1995-06-20), page 20
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 131
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-02), page 79
↑ Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 89
↑ VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72

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[:File:CDConsoles_FR_07.pdf_p126-2] CD Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 126

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_043.pdf_p122-3] Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 122

[:File:CVG_UK_160.pdf_p90-4] Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 90

[digitiser1995-04-06-5] Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-06)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_33.pdf_p80-6] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:EGM_US_069.pdf_p36-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[8] Famitsu, "1995-03-03" (JP; 1995-02-17), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0303.pdf_p25-9] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0804.pdf_p45-10] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 45

[:File:GamePro_US_069.pdf_p62-11] GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_10.pdf_p14-12] Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 14

[:File:GameInformer_US_024.pdf_p54-13] Game Informer, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_042.pdf_p100-14] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-04.pdf_p46-15] MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 46

[:File:Mega_UK_29.pdf_p30-16] Mega, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-xx), page 30

[:File:MegaForce_FR_39.pdf_p78-17] Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-04.pdf_p76-18] Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 76

[:File:MicroKidsMultimedia_FR_06.pdf_p64-19] Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:NextGeneration_US_04.pdf_p92-20] Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 92

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_053.pdf_p103-21] Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 103

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-05.pdf_p106-22] Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 106

[23] Power Up!, "Saturday, April 15, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-15), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-05_19950515.pdf_p48-24] Saturn Fan, "1995 May" (JP; 1995-04-07), page 48

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_14.pdf_p80-25] Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 80

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p35-26] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:SegaPower_UK_65.pdf_p57-27] Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_UK_43.pdf_p48-28] Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 48

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1995_03.pdf_p20-29] Sega Force, "3/95" (SE; 1995-06-20), page 20

[:File:SSM_JP_19950301_1995-03.pdf_p131-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 131

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:TodoSega_ES_24.pdf_p34-32] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_03.pdf_p92-33] Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_05.pdf_p79-34] Ultimate Future Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-02), page 79

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-04.pdf_p89-35] Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 89

[:File:VideoGames_US_75.pdf_p72-36] VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72

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Metal Head

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Production Credits

Physical Scans