| Metal Wolf Chaos | |
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| Developer(s) | FromSoftware[a] |
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| Director(s) | Keiichiro Ogawa |
| Producer(s) | Masanori Takeuchi |
| Designer(s) | Kazuhiro Hamatani |
| Programmer(s) | Tatsuyuki Satō |
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| Release | Xbox
PS4, Windows, Xbox One
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Metal Wolf Chaos[b] is a third-person shooter video game developed by FromSoftware. It originally released in 2004 in Japan for the Xbox. The player takes on the role of fictional United States President Michael Wilson piloting a mech to battle the rebelling military, led by fictional Vice President Richard Hawk. Wilson's mech can be equipped with up to eight weapons selected from a set of over a hundred. In each mission, the player battles through destructible environments, destroying all enemies they come across.
The Xbox's low popularity in Japan led Microsoft to team up with FromSoftware to develop a mecha game for the system. FromSoftware was primarily known at the time for the mecha combat series Armored Core. Since Microsoft was an American company, the team worked in extensive American context and cultural references. Despite the game only being released in Japan, it grew a cult following in the West due to its exaggerated themes of American patriotism. Publisher Devolver Digital released Metal Wolf Chaos XD, a remastered version of the game, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in August 2019.
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