Posted on: December 31, 2022
.frosty
Verified ownerGames: 47 Reviews: 3
Hard not to give 5 stars (imho!)
At a first glance Metal Fatigue looks bland: I mean, the units you can build are basically the same except from some cosmetic features; even the building are similar if not straight the same! So what's the catch with this game? Metal Fatigue has two key elements that make it unique: the three layered map and the combots. As far as my memory goes, no other game allows you to sneak underground, surface and backstab your enemy, or launch bombers from the orbit to carpet bomb factories on the surface. Or again launch tectonic warheads to cripple underground activities or orbital bombs to strip your enemy of those valuable solar panels. It's not just three separate maps, gameplay flows from one layer to the other seamlessly. When it comes to combots, it's not just the 4 parts combination (legs - torso - left arm - right arm), it's the weapons you choose to counter your enemy: every combot part does (or protects from) energy or kinetic damage and chosing the right parts does make a difference in a combot fight. You manage to destroy your opponent? Bring a hovercraft to take the remaining parts at your base, research them and use them against your foe! Or eject one of your combot's arms to equip that severed enemy arm. You can also use nemesis vehicles to stun enemy combots to deal damage undisturbed, or fire a neutron bomb at them to kill the crew and claim the combot as yours by sending one of your crews to pilot it. There's more: pilot crews can be leveled before the game starts from level 1 (trainee) to 5 (ace): the more the experìence, the more the damage! Level 4 and 5 crews can be identified by cosmetic details (pauldrons for Rimtech, a banner for MilAgro and three horns for Neuropa). So what's gonna be? A rotary blade / sniper with camouflage torso from Neuropa? A dual laser sword Rimtech with hand-to-hand damage upgrade legs? Or a fearsome howitzer torso gattling / hammer from MilAgro? This game provides surprisingly deep gameplay, don't miss it!
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