<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
surviving	O
humans	O
cluster	O
in	O
underground	O
villages	O
and	O
ruins	O
while	O
"	O
monster	O
hunters	O
"	O
fight	O
the	O
monsters	O
and	O
outlaws	O
outside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
got	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metal	B-Device
Max	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Returns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
was	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
open-ended	O
and	O
non-linear	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
characteristic	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Vehicle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
name	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Rebanna	O
in	O
sequel	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noah	O
:	O
A	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
that	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
scientists	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
work	O
out	O
a	O
solution	O
to	O
saving	O
the	O
earth	O
's	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kuusoukagaku	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
new	O
bounties	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
new	O
and	O
revised	O
areas	O
,	O
references	O
to	O
Metal	B-Device
Max	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
decreased	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
many	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
later	O
found	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3DS	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
sold	O
150,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Returns	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
170	O
thousand	O
copies	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
were	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
12,800	O
yen	O
per	O
copy	O
(	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
US$165	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Aeon	O
Genesis	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
was	O
also	O
fan	O
translated	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
