<s>
Metal	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lace	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robo	I-Application
Babes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
fighting	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Megatech	O
Software	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	O
&	O
Lace	O
:	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Robo	O
Babes	O
is	O
a	O
localization	O
of	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
earlier	O
by	O
eroge	B-Application
developer	O
Forest	O
for	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
then	O
licensed	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
by	O
Megatech	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
sequel	O
titled	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lace	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robo	I-Application
Babes	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
all-female	O
eroge	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
using	O
a	O
two-button	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
moves	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
entering	O
button	O
commands	O
while	O
pressing	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lace	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robo	I-Application
Babes	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
eroge	B-Application
developer	O
Forest	O
for	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
Ningyou	O
Tsukai	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
in	O
October	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	O
&	O
Lace	O
was	O
then	O
licensed	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
by	O
Megatech	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lace	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robo	I-Application
Babes	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Génération	O
4	O
regarded	O
Metal	O
&	O
Lace	O
as	O
a	O
disappointing	O
and	O
dull	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
erotic	O
imagery	O
as	O
pretext	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
sprite	O
animations	O
and	O
repetitive	O
fights	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Cobra	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
more	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joysticks	O
Vincent	O
Solé	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
pale	O
copy	O
"	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
panned	O
its	O
poor	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
action	O
and	O
jerky	O
sprite	O
animations	O
but	O
commended	O
the	O
manga-style	O
graphics	O
and	O
CD-quality	O
voice	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Players	O
Anatol	O
Locker	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
mediocre	O
outside	O
of	O
its	O
presentation	O
and	O
graphical	O
"	O
frills	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
at	O
higher	O
matches	O
and	O
recommended	O
playing	O
Body	B-Application
Blows	I-Application
instead	O
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
extras	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
fighter	O
for	O
adding	O
tactics	O
into	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Charles	O
Ardai	O
panned	O
Metal	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lace	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robo	I-Application
Babes	I-Application
for	O
its	O
length	O
,	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
customizable	O
items	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
sluggish	O
controls	O
and	O
repeatability	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
is	O
not	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
