<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
,	O
Cattle	O
Call	O
and	O
24Frame	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2018	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Metal	O
Max	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
titled	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Xeno	I-Application
:	O
Reborn	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
alongside	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Xeno	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
location	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
Bay	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
desert	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Distokio	O
by	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
approximately	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Annihilation	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
NOA	O
attempted	O
to	O
destroy	O
human	O
civilization	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
further	O
ecological	O
disasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoNs	O
:	O
An	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
"	O
Spawn	O
of	O
NOA	O
"	O
,	O
SoNs	O
are	O
machines	O
designed	O
and	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
NOA	O
for	O
the	O
express	O
purpose	O
of	O
destroying	O
human	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NOA	O
:	O
A	O
massive	O
,	O
hyper-intelligent	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
developed	O
by	O
Vlad	O
Corp	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
mounting	O
ecological	O
disasters	O
plaguing	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Xeno	I-Application
was	O
first	O
teased	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
via	O
a	O
trailer	O
published	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
YouTube	O
channel	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
"	O
True	O
End	O
of	O
Century	O
,	O
Born	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
confirmed	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Q1	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gekko	I-Application
no	I-Application
Diva	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
series	O
creator	O
Hiroshi	O
Miyaoka	O
got	O
acquainted	O
with	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
team	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
mobile	O
game	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fireworks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considering	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
4	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
ended	O
up	O
having	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
Miyaoka	O
decided	O
to	O
go	O
"	O
back	O
to	O
basics	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
deciding	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
Metal	O
Max	O
game	O
,	O
thus	O
commencing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Xeno	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
,	O
an	O
ATB	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
altered	O
vehicle	O
physics	O
titled	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Xeno	I-Application
:	O
Reborn	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
10	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
10	O
June	O
2022	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
Xeno	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
