<s>
Metal	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
independent	O
Australian	O
developer	O
Walk	O
Thru	O
Walls	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
classic	O
adventure	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
and	O
throughout	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
interface	O
,	O
comedic	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
are	O
all	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
and	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
counted	O
among	O
its	O
influences	O
are	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
zombie	B-Application
films	O
and	O
heavy	O
metal	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
protagonist	O
Malcolm	O
and	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
Ronnie	O
driving	O
down	O
zombie	B-Application
infested	O
streets	O
in	O
a	O
beat-up	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
inside	O
the	O
facility	O
,	O
Malcolm	O
meets	O
Doctor	O
Fritz	O
Von	O
Fechenheim	O
,	O
a	O
stereotypical	O
German	O
mad	O
scientist	O
who	O
sends	O
him	O
on	O
an	O
errand	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
friends	O
reunited	O
,	O
Malcolm	O
and	O
Ronnie	O
vow	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
cause	O
and	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
which	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
converging	O
on	O
the	O
MediGeniTech	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
came	O
in	O
at	O
number	O
9	O
on	O
com	O
's	O
list	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
10	O
Indie	O
Adventure	O
Games	O
of	O
2012	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
