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''Metal Max Returns (SNES)'' - A remake of the NES game with enhanced graphics and references to Metal Max 2. Translated by Aeon Genesis.
''Metal Saga: Seijin no Kusari ([[
''Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu (DS)'' - A direct sequel to the first Metal Max (and Returns by proxy). As the son of the first game's Hunter, Lebanner, you must unravel the threat of the Noah Seed and thwart the disaster that already ruined the world once before.
''Metal Max 3 (DS)'' -
''Metal Max 2: Reloaded (DS)'' - An [[Updated Rerelease]] of Metal Max 2 which uses the same classes from Metal Max 3 and includes different vehicles. In a change from the original game, the full party can be created, picking the class and sex of the main character and two human teammates. A fan translation was released on December 8th 2021 by Metal Dreamers.
''Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva'' (3DS) - A pre-disaster [[Human Popsicle]] and his transforming robot "sister" go out to rescue their father and stop his kidnappers from activating his predisaster superweapon.
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''Metal Dogs'' (PC) - A procedurally generated action dungeon crawler starring the series' mechanized canine mascots. Had English support at launch. Unusually for the series, the game debuted on the PC ''before'' consoles in order to take advantage of Steam's "Early Access" system.
''Metal Saga: Hangyaku no Rо̄ka'' ("Switch and More") The protagonist (who, for the first time in a non-remake, can be male or female) tries to navigate the human conflicts of a post-Noah world. Non-Japanese language release was confirmed at announcement, but no specific languages (not even English) were confirmed.
''Meta Max: Wild West'' (Switch and PS4) Announced as part of a 30th anniversary event. Little is known besides a few screenshots and the protagonist being a cyborg.
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* [[Abandoned Laboratory]] - Yoshida Life Sciences Laboratory and {{spoiler|the Global Relief Center}} in Metal Max (Returns). Noguchi Chemical from Metal Max 2
* [[After the End]]
* [[
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Ranges from Class 1-2 depending on the game.
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]
* [[Arrows
* [[Arch Enemy]] - {{spoiler|Bad Valdez is Wolf's. He also counts as [[The Man Behind the Man]] since Gomez was the one who bumped Wolf off.}}
** Ted Broiler in 2
* [[Bad Boss]]: Ted Broiler roasts his own men for retreating to report to him.
* [[Betting Minigame]] - Frog races!
* BFG - Bazooka and {{spoiler|Laser Bazooka}}
* [[Big Creepy
* [[Bootstrapped Theme]] - Dr. Minche/Mortem's theme, and the Bar's music.
* [[Bonus Boss]] - 5/6ths of wanted monsters are optional. Defeating them nets the player a sizable bounty, and occasionally useful equipment as well.
* [[Brain Uploading]] - {{spoiler|
** Also, in Metal Saga, while she's already a robot, {{spoiler|if Alpha dies so many times that you can no longer revive her, you can retrieve her memory banks and turn them into a computer, then install them in a tank. It's unclear whether it's really 'her', though -- the tank can't operate itself.}}
* [[Computer Terminal]]
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* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlNPyClWg5s&fmt=18 Route 99] from Sajin no Kusari
* [[Darker and Edgier]] - Metal Max 2
* [[Death Is a Slap
* [[Door to Before]] - In Metal Max: You know that cave near the Large Cannons you had trouble destroying early on? {{spoiler|Guess where you pop out after defeating Noah?}}
* [[Energy Being]] - {{spoiler|
* [[Excuse Plot]] - The "story" of the [[
* [[Expendable Clone]] - {{spoiler|The Grapplers and Madam Muscles' mooks}}
* [[Final Death]] - {{spoiler|Wolf in Returns (Nina also, if you are driving Wolf's tank when you rescue her from Valdez). Everyone that is killed (except party members) in Metal Max 2.}}
** Also, in Metal Saga, {{spoiler|if Alpha dies more than ten times, she suffers a power failure and can't be revived... although her memory banks can be retrieved, sort of.}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]] {{spoiler|Bias
* [[Goggles Do Nothing]] - The Main character in almost every game has Goggles. Averted in ''3'' and the remake of ''2'', where the goggles are computers used to explain various special menu functions.
* [[Guide Dang It]] - Good luck finding every little event and item without a nicely detailed FAQ or map. Especially the tanks. There are also a few really bad glitches involving items a first-timer wouldn't know about unless he/she read a guide.
** {{spoiler|The Synchronizer in 2 could be overlooked, but it's mandatory to enter the final dungeon. This wouldn't be too bad, if the official guidebook didn't just ''end'' at this point.}}
* [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum]] - The Space Cannon in the remake of 2 is found with a note speculating it came from space, as its technology is beyond even Noah's level. [[Overrated and Underleveled|Even with all its missing parts installed, it's not as good as weapons found much earlier in the game.]]
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]] - In MMR: For tanks, {{spoiler|the White Muu.}} For on-foot weapons, {{spoiler|the Laser Bazooka with all four lenses.}}
* [[Kill It
* [[Kill Sat]] - {{spoiler|The BS Con can act as a remote for a satellite cannon in Metal Max Returns}}
* [[Laser Blade]]
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* [[Lost Forever]] - Certain bosses may (or may not) drop their items. Some of these items may (or may not) be completely unique.
** Metal Max Returns gives you Item, Equipment and Monster lists for your BS-Con, giving you a way to measure your progress towards 100% completion. Bonus points for the Strawberry Lipstick, a useless novelty item that nonetheless has a convoluted process to acquire within a limited portion of the storyline.
** In Metal Saga, you only get one shot at each bounty boss. If you lose, you get revived and can continue the game (as usual), but you can never fight that boss again, which means you can never collect their reward, never get any items they drop, and miss out on any plot developments related to defeating them. Ouch.
* [[Mad Scientist]] - Dr. Minche/Mortem and Dr. Optica
* [[Meaningful Name]] - Flamethrower wielding bad guy Ted ''Broiler''.
* [[More Dakka]] - Many of the weapons that hit all enemies.
* [[Nail
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] - The monsters you fight. Even some bounty bosses.
** The series itself qualifies, too -- it's a [[Sci Fi]] [[After the End]] [[The Western|Western-themed]] [[Eastern RPG]] about [[Bounty Hunter|Bounty Hunters]] who use World War II-era tanks to hunt bounties (with the occasional firetruck or more futuristic tank thrown in for good measure.)
* [[Noodle Incident]] - The "Great Destruction", which is the apocalyptic event which lead to the current world in the series. {{spoiler|Environmental catastrophes occurred, and the computer systems [[Turned Against Their Masters]]. A scientist known as Professor Brad presumed to have vanished right around this time.}}
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]] - In ''Seijin no Kusari'', you can receive one at the very beginning of the game if you [[Red Pill,
** {{spoiler|Actually it is the same for all the other games, the only difference is that you are given an option to Return Home after you set out. Metal Max 3 is the first game to not have this right from the start of the game.}}
** You can also ask either Misha or Rachel to marry you, which will end the game.
* [[Only Mostly Dead]] - As long as the corpse is fresh, Dr. Minche/Mortem can revive you or your allies at ''no cost'' (since the process is experimental).
* [[Penal Colony]] - {{spoiler|Death Cross in Metal Max 2}}
* [[Prequel]] - ''2''s introduction refers to the acts of the final boss of the first game as present tense. Beyond this, the only sign of such is that some very old men in ''2'' were alive before the Great Destruction, which occurred over a century before the first game.
* [[Recycled Soundtrack]] - The series has a lot of recurring songs between installments (understandable, since every game in the series is pretty much a remake of the first, often scene-for-scene). Most noticeable is the bounty boss theme, which has been exactly the same in every installment. Compare: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcQviKe8yZ8 Metal Max 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI1XqEyVowo Metal Max Returns] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR_AncWskUk Metal Saga] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVREatanr_E#t=7m53s Metal Max 3]
* [[Rocket Punch]] - Your characters can equip a rocket-propelled fist as their personal weapon.
* [[Robot Girl]] - {{spoiler|Marilyn in ''2''. Alpha in ''Saga''}}
* [[Secret Government Warehouse]] - Ghost Base in ''Metal Max'' {{spoiler|which also houses the best tank}}. The buried building in ''2'', and the Space Cannon bunker in its remake.
* [[Serial Romeo]] - The player character in ''2: Reloaded'' is given dialog options to flirt with any adult female they talk to long enough to have dialog options with that isn't introduced as in a relationship (and even a few of those). Even if you play as a female character.
* [[Showdown At High Noon]] - {{spoiler|Rodriguez}} is Version B. It is also a [[Duel Boss/Duel To The Death|Duel Boss]] complete with [[Dramatic Wind]] and tumbleweeds.
* [[Shoot the Fuel Tank]]: Animated Jerry can enemies will explode, damaging their allies, if hit with bullets or fire damage.
* [[Tank Goodness]] - Naturally. The characters' use of armored vehicles can be likened to [[Final Fantasy VI]]'s use of Magitek Armor, but pre-date it.
* [[Those Two Guys]] - The Pichi Pichi Bros
* [[The Igor]] - Dr. Minche/Mortem's Assistant is literally named Igor. He drags your corpse to the Doctor
* [[Video Game Flamethrowers Suck]]: Averted, the flamethrower you can pick up in the first town of ''Metal Max 2: Reloaded'' is one of the best weapons for a ''long'' time. Even after officially being outclassed it remains useful for far longer thanks to its large arc and doing fire damage, which many enemies are far more vulnerable to than bullets (this is particularly true because you can equip 3 weapons and change between them in battle without penalty). Naturally averted when Ted Broiler uses them against anything {{spoiler|unless you acquire a barrier specifically designed to protect against such attacks}}.
* [["Wake
* [[Wave Motion Gun]] - {{spoiler|Noah's strongest weapon in its' final form.}}
* [[Wide Open Sandbox]] - Metal Saga can make you feel pretty lost with all the choice you're given so early on in the game.
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