Metal Mutant

Metal Mutant
Developer(s)	Silmarils
Publisher(s)	Silmarils
Designer(s)	André Rocques
Platform(s)	MS-DOS Amiga Atari
Release date(s)	1991
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single player
Media/distribution	Floppy Disk

Metal Mutant is a side-scrolling action-adventure game developed and published for MS-DOS, Amiga and Atari ST by Silmarils and released in 1991. It is similar to Sierra's Thexder in that it allows you to transform at any time into three different robot forms (Cyborg, Dino and Tank).

Character

Right from the start the player has a possibility to instantly transform into 3 mechanical robots, each possessing unique abilities:

• Cyborg
  • From the start: Jump, Recharge, Trident
  • Later: Axe, Graping Hook, Energy Blast
• Dino
  • From the start: Bite, Flame, Flame tail
  • Later: Shield, Remote Mechanical Fly, Bionic Eye
• Tank
  • From the start: 360° Laser Gun
  • Later: Heavy Torpedo, Boss Energy Signature Detector

Upgrades are performed either by finding and picking them up as modules, or programming via terminals.

Plot

You control Metal Mutant, the ultimate battle machine, which was sent to the heavily protected high-tech planet Kronox to find and destroy the tyrant AROD 7. On the way to this goal, you need to solve puzzles and combat hostile lifeforms and enemy robots.

External links

• Metal Mutant entry at The Hall of Light: The Database of Amiga Games
• Cross-stitched landscape based on Metal Mutant screenshot