Review: Metal Wolf Chaos XD (PlayStation 4)

Metal Wolf Chaos XD is a modernized re-release of FromSoftware’s 2004 mech shooter with upgraded visual fidelity, refined controls, and gameplay, a new save system, and 4K + 16:9 support for modern displays.

Pros:

• Awesome graphics.
• 8.37gb download size.
• Five HUD layouts.
• Eight control schemes.
• Sensitivity sliders.
• Online leaderboards.
• 3 save slots.
• Platinum trophy.
• Cheese arcade atmosphere.
• Full voice work that screams late 90s arcade game.
• 3rd person Mech shooter action game.
• End of level breakdown complete with rank.
• Garage(in between missions)-change BGM, view 3d models of encountered enemies/items, save, fund weapon research, stats, develop new weaponry and change loadout.
• Can replay missions.
• Earn cash by finishing levels.
• Ammo/health drops in-game.
• Guilty pleasure.
• Find crafting materials and guns in the level.
• Can destroy parts of the level like cars tanks and crates.
• Cutscenes are absurdly brilliant.
• You play as the President of the United States in a Mech suit!
• Rescue prisoners by breaking open the cages.
• Mission types and boss battles.

Cons:

• No proper tutorial.
• Difficulty spikes.
• Confusing UI with a lot of bars and numbers.
• Never quite sure what’s going on.
• Nothing is explained.
• No checkpoints.
• Navigating the level can be hard.
• A few instances of levels going on too long.