Reviews

• Hatsune Mati

  Sep 8, 2022

  OMG I remember playing this game in the early 2000s when I was a kid and I certainly didn't pay much attention to detail back then, but even now, 20 years later I can say I didn't remember so many things that make this game be even cooler than I remembered. The attention to detail for such an old game is just outstanding, the strategy basis is solid and understandable and it keeps the "low risk=low reward & high risk=high reward" logic, I wish there were enough people to play this in multiplayer I believe it would become a top tier e-sports game in little to no time. I really wish there could be a newer version for it, it really deserves it.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 3, 2022

  i played this as a demo when the game was released.... remember when you got pc demo discs with magazines? still really good with a steep learning curve. very good
• Paulsack

  Dec 20, 2022

  This game is bad ass. Needs to be revamped with online play PLEASE STEAM GODS
• gamedeal user

  Aug 1, 2018

  Classic game. Just started playing again. No widescreen (16:9) resolution though is kind of a bummer however.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 1, 2018

  15 years ago i was a awkward teenager with a pc and this was one of my favorites. The graphics and the music haven't aged well and the resolution is "not very good". But the gameplay is still solid. One of my favorite memories is with one of the final missions of Rimtech. My base was being bombed faster than i could build defences. The only choice i had was to go underground, literally. I moved all my units underground and build my base underground, safe from the bombers, sending out tanks to conquer the tunnels and caves. After becoming king of the underground i started planning to retake the surface, occasionally sending out scouting parties to find soft spots. My factories were churning out mech parts in massive numbers, pilots prepared for combat. And then i rose again from the ashes and from underground, flooding the surface with elevators and tanks, providing cover for the constructors so that they could build construction pads for the mechs and defences to protect those pads. Within a very short time i had an army of giant robots stomping down the enemy like Gipsy Danger with Kaiju, whiping out any remaining trace of opposition. I loved this game.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 1, 2018

  I remember seeing this in the store in 2002 and it was like $5 bucks. And sure I got the look from my mom, but it was cheap so she accepted. Came home from summer camp following months, tried it and from the intro cutscene, I was sold. The campaign is set on 3 factions led by 3 brothers. They all at first were in Rimtech, surveying the area when they discovered an abandoned assembly. The youngest went to investigate when things go wrong. In the end they made it and the youngest had an ancient artifact equipped with him. The oldest wanted to take it back to RimTech for a bonus, but the youngest wanted to take it to Neuropa so he could be set for life. They fought for a bit until the middle brother broke it up. MilAgro on the other hand thought, if they cant get the tech, nobody can. So they set up a bombing run which claimed the middle aged brother. The oldest went back to Rimtech, the middle was discovered by Milagro patrolmen and brainwashed him, while the youngest fled to Neuropa and was set. Each faction has its pros and cons. Rimtech has the balanced set of tanks and combots. Milagro is of course the big offensive units with axes and chainguns. Neuropa has the alien tech and has the agile combots using some quick hit and run tactics. What makes the game different from other RTS games is that you can fight above the planet and underground thus making it interesting. Like if you cant beat them on a surface, try underground or ambush from above them. Best part is if you beat a combot, it has a chance of dropping its parts to you can gather it, take it back to base and research it to add their arsenal to your own. My favorite part in the game is a skirmish map with a malfuctioning alien combot which basically kills combots in 1-2 hits. Now there are some problems. It doesnt have the best graphics so if you're looking to buy it just for that, its not for you. And since the game is like in the 2000s, there is no 16:9 widescreen so you're stuck with what is given to you. No HD remaster and all that jazz for you guys either. Overall if you love robots just beating the crap out of each other, get the game.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 1, 2018

  I did not expect to ever see this game on steam, I'm so greatful however. This is one of those RTS games that should have been more succesful than it was, I feel like the only reason it wasn't as big as games like Red Alert and Age of Empires is because nobody knew it existed. It's certainly not a big as those games in terms of unit selection, it does however combat that by making the mechs customisable, including the ability to salvage damaged components on the battlefield of rival or even friendly mechs. It was with great effort I managed to get this game to run once with windows 7, but since then I've never been able to play it, thankfully this Steam version of the game worked flawlessly, there was an application the came up the second time I opened the game called 'nglide' that gave me the option to run the game in 1080p bordered which alowed me to give the game it's best chance with these higher resolution screens that did not exist when the game was developed. The text becomes a little difficult to read once it's scaled up to these resolutions, I was still able to get through the menus fine though. I'd recomend a purchase to RTS lovers who have never played it and fans of the original game alike, even if just to experience the game as something that was different and not very well known back in the 2000s. Also, Neuropa all the way, I don't mind you Rimtech fellas but you Milargo players can take their brain-washing practices and such a fat one.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 1, 2018

  HOLY $h^#!!! I can't believe this game is finally released on steam. I absolutely loved this game as a teen. I played this for hours with my brother. This game is one of my favorite RTS's ever. I am writing this review even before I load up the game again for this first time in years. I can not relate the excitment I have to revisit this game and the great memories I have of it. This game needs a remake or a Metal Fatigue Two. I would even settle for mods getting there hands on this and seeing what kind of awesome things are created. To any of the young gamers out there that love RTS's and want to experience an RTS while they were in there prime pick this game up and give it a go. The graphics and sound are dated but who cares! You wont regret this purchase!
• gamedeal user

  Aug 2, 2018

  If its to slow hit the plus key to speed up the game. Loved this game when it first came out. A remake would be awsome
• gamedeal user

  Aug 2, 2018

  This game was so fucking good and it's still as good as I used to remember. I just need it to have a good rework and online multiplayer, then it'll be a fucking gem. Maybe a Metal Fatigue 2 is due? Please make it so...