<s>
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
mech	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
32X	B-Device
add-on	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
fully	O
texture-mapped	O
3D	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
box	O
states	O
"	O
1	O
or	O
2	O
Players	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
has	O
confirmed	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
typographical	O
error	O
and	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
is	O
single	O
player	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
's	O
levels	O
are	O
broken	O
down	O
into	O
missions	O
,	O
though	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
are	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
that	O
particular	O
area	O
using	O
the	O
Mech	O
's	O
various	O
projectile	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
6-button	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
looking	O
through	O
the	O
windshield	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
'	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
 '	O
mechs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
peace	O
the	O
Federation	O
Armed	O
Forces	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Federation	O
Police	O
,	O
build	O
fully	O
armed	O
,	O
bipedal	O
Mechs	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Metal	B-Application
Heads	I-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
's	O
success	O
causes	O
a	O
heavy	O
militarization	O
of	O
the	O
countries	O
of	O
the	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
(	O
in	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
)	O
is	O
sent	O
in	O
with	O
his	O
team	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
early	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
praised	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
multiple	O
camera	O
angles	O
similar	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
said	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
striking	O
aspect	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
backdrops	O
being	O
"	O
nothing	O
short	O
of	O
spectacular	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
detailed	O
3D	O
backdrops	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
equally	O
detailed	O
"	O
enemy	O
troops	O
including	O
robots	O
and	O
jeeps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
GameFan	O
magazine	O
's	O
Dave	O
Halverson	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
first	O
generation	O
"	O
32X	B-Device
game	O
while	O
Nick	O
Rox	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Merrett	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
impressive-looking	O
32X	B-Device
game	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
Smooth	O
and	O
fast-moving	O
detailed	O
polygon	O
cityscapes	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
thoughtful	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
that	O
shows	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
the	O
32X.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
could	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
thinking	O
man	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
is	I-Application
"	O
better	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
sides.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Game	O
Zeros	O
review	O
team	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
boring	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
found	O
it	O
reasonably	O
fun	O
and	O
compared	O
its	O
visuals	O
favorably	O
to	O
contemporary	O
mech	O
game	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
agreed	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
controlling	O
a	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
