Wild Metal Country is an action video game developed by DMA Design. The game was published by Gremlin Interactive and released for Microsoft Windows in May 1999. A Dreamcast port, known as Wild Metal, was released in February 2000 by Rockstar Games, which later also re-released the Windows version.
| Wild Metal Country | |
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 Microsoft Windows cover art | |
| Developer(s) | DMA Design |
| Publisher(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Chris Stamp |
| Designer(s) | Jeff Cairns |
| Programmer(s) | Patrick Kerr |
| Artist(s) | Jeff Cairns |
| Composer(s) | Craig Conner |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
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Wild Metal Country is an action game designed for single-player or multiplayer play, where the player can choose different types of tanks and fight with other tanks on different planets.[citation needed]
Plot
editThe game takes place in three planets of a Theric system where machines have gone out of control. They drove out the human population and took over the planets. The humans have finally regained the strength to recover their planets. In single player, the mission is to destroy the enemy, and, more importantly, recover the stolen power cores. In multiplayer mode, all the power cores in one of the other planets have been recovered. The team of bounty hunters that recovered them are now fighting among themselves for the loot and the credit.
Release
editWild Metal Country was released for Microsoft Windows by Gremlin Interactive in Europe on 15 May 1999.[1][2] In co-operation with Matrox, subsequent releases of the game added bump mapping to enhance the game's graphical fidelity.[3] A Dreamcast port, under the name Wild Metal, was released by Rockstar Games in North America on 1 February 2000 and in the United Kingdom on 25 February.[4][5] In January 2004, the Windows version of the game, enhanced with compatibility for modern hardware, was re-released as part of Rockstar Games' "Rockstar Classics" series of freeware games, which had already included 1997's Grand Theft Auto and was available on the company's website.[6][7] Alongside Rockstar Games' entire catalogue of Windows games, Wild Metal Country was also released on digital distribution platform Steam in January 2008.[8][9]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PC | |
| GameRankings | 52%[10] | 68%[11] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PC | |
| AllGame |    [12] | [13] |
| CNET Gamecenter | 3/10[14] | N/A |
| Edge | N/A | 7/10[15] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5.375/10[16] | N/A |
| Game Informer | 3/10[17] | N/A |
| GameFan | 71%[18] | N/A |
| GamePro | [19] | N/A |
| GameSpot | 3.7/10[20] | N/A |
| GameSpy | 1.5/10[21] | N/A |
| IGN | 8.3/10[22] | N/A |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 6/20[23] | 11/20[24] |
| Next Generation | [25] | N/A |
| PC Gamer (UK) | N/A | 67%[26] |
Wild Metal Country and Wild Metal both received mixed reviews.[10][11] Writing for games website GameSpot, Ben Stahl concluded his review of the Dreamcast version, saying that the game had potential, but felt to be boring and frustrating.[20] Greg Orlando of NextGen reviewed the same console version, giving it three stars out of five, having a positive remark about its gameplay.[25]
References
edit- ^ Brooker, Charlie (May 1999). "Wild Metal Country". PC Zone. No. 76. Dennis Publishing. pp. 56–57.
- ^ "Wild Metal Country sur PC" [Wild Metal Country on PC]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Supporting the G400". Edge. No. 78. Future Publishing. November 1999. p. 67.
- ^ White, Matt (1 February 2000). "Wild Metal Deployed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Wild Metal". Chipsworld. Archived from the original on 28 May 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Calvert, Justin (6 January 2004). "Wild Metal Country now free". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (7 January 2004). "Wild Metal joins Rockstar Classics". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Bergfeld, Carlos (4 January 2008). "Rockstar Games' Entire PC Catalog Arrives on Steam". Shacknews. Shacknews Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (6 January 2008). "Rockstar's games on Steam". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Wild Metal for Dreamcast". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Wild Metal Country for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Licata, Jonathan. "Wild Metal: Reclaim the Future". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Smith, Nick. "Wild Metal Country [European]". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Ham, Tom (25 February 2000). "Wild Metal". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 23 August 2000. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Edge staff (April 1999). "Wild Metal Country". Edge. No. 70. Future Publishing. pp. 78–79. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ EGM staff (2000). "Wild Metal". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis.
- ^ "Wild Metal". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. May 2000.
- ^ Mylonas, Eric "ECM"; Ngo, George "Eggo"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (May 2000). "Wild Metal". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 5. Shinno Media. p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ iBot (3 February 2000). "Wild Metal Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b Stahl, Ben (28 April 2000). "Wild Metal Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Subskin (13 February 2000). "Wild Metal". PlanetDreamcast. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
- ^ White, Matt (31 January 2000). "Wild Metal". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ la_redaction (17 March 2000). "Test de Wild Metal sur DCAST" [Review of Wild Metal on DCAST]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ lightman (10 June 1999). "Test de Wild Metal Country sur PC" [Review of Wild Metal Country on PC]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b Orlando, Greg (April 2000). "Wild Metal". NextGen. No. 64. Imagine Media. p. 82. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Wild Metal Country". PC Gamer (UK). Future Publishing. 1999.
Further reading
edit- Rossignol, Jim (11 February 2008). "Retro: Wild Metal Country". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- Stone, Tim (31 July 2011). "Retrospective: Wild Metal Country". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- Stone, Tim (28 September 2016). "Have You Played... Wild Metal Country?". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.