Heavy Metal Thunder is an action game developed by Media.Vision and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 console. It was released in Japan exclusively. Production companies Satelight and How Full's participated in the creation of the game.
GAMEPLAY:
The game pits futuristic robots against one another in wrestling matches. The player controls a robot during battles using a four-icon menu. Three actions-strike, guard and grapple - can be executed at any time and augments the player's "beat meter". The fourth action, called "beat attack", can be performed once the beat meter is filled and inflicts special damage according to how hard the button is pressed. Icons sometime shake to indicate that they are recommended, but the player must react quickly as each turn is timed. A rock-paper-scissors set of rules determined the winner of each pair of actions.
Anime cut scenes and fictional sponsor information are displayed before the start of each match. The player's robot can be customized to alter its appearance.
PLOT:
In the year 2980, three things still haunt an alternate universe version of Japan: heavy metal music, brightly colored robots, and masses of slavering fans hungry for both vocations. Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh have long faded from the landscape but foot-long robot wrestlers have taken over the mindshare of the populace. Skilled operators control the miniature robots with simple commands in one-on-one battle to throngs of cheering onlookers.
Holding true to formulaic plot arcs found in other stories, Heavy Metal Thunder follows the trials of an underdog who grows into a world beater but works through self doubt, trepidation, and internal conflict along the way. Players step into the persona of Denki Akihabara (English Name: Wanna Be) who is an aspiring robot wrestling handler. On his 14th birthday, Denki's father gifts him with a top-notch robot. Along with the birthday present, poppy extends an invite to a high-level tournament known as The Titan Battle. There's a catch however - the loser of a Titan Battle loses his robot by way of blasting and is subsequently hanged on route to his/her burial space on an island.
In Denki's first battle, he notches an impressive victory and catches the attention of a trainer named Yamada who takes him under his wing. As Denki's skills improve with each successive duel, he'll eventually face his own trainer and other acquaintances in the arena.
MUSIC:
Although Heavy Metal Thunder shares a title with an album from Japanese metal group Sex Machineguns, the game shares little with the group other than the music featured in the game. Other rockers who contributed tracks include Marty Friedman - lead guitarist of Megadeth, who is currently touring with Aikawa Nanase, Michael Schenker - Guitarist (Scorpions, UFO, MSG, Contraband), Rolly, Garlic Boys, Marcy & Shara, Delta Throb, and many others.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Soul and burning hot blood anime and heavy metal, and idle, the robot wrestling! In the wake of a birthday present, and participated in wrestling robot "Titan Fight". The robot can be customized to reclassified parts! , And to defeat the strongest Lobo mystery "Heavy Metal Thunder", fight for more than father begins now!
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 2D & 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCIFI, Futuristic, Robots, Fighting & Anime themes.
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