<s>
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Success	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
a	O
fire	B-Application
truck	I-Application
(	O
complete	O
with	O
ladder	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
bus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
tanks	O
are	O
more	O
traditional	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
German	O
Panzer	B-Application
,	O
or	O
two	O
anti-aircraft	B-Application
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
anti-tank	O
main	O
guns	O
offer	O
the	O
most	O
balanced	O
attributes	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
firepower	O
,	O
range	O
and	O
accuracy	O
,	O
while	O
anti-aircraft	B-Application
main	O
guns	O
allow	O
for	O
very	O
accurate	O
and	O
reliable	O
engagement	O
of	O
low-altitude	O
airborne	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
vehicles	O
can	O
mount	O
special	O
designated	O
weapons	O
while	O
others	O
cannot	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Flakpanzers	O
Wirbelwind	O
and	O
Gepard	O
can	O
mount	O
anti-aircraft	B-Application
main	O
guns	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
mount	O
anti-tank	O
main	O
guns	O
,	O
while	O
main	O
battle	O
tanks	O
and	O
other	O
AFVs	O
can	O
mount	O
anti-tank	O
main	O
guns	O
while	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
mount	O
anti-air	O
main	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
,	O
though	O
presenting	O
a	O
less	O
serious	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
harsher	O
representations	O
seen	O
in	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
or	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
or	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
or	O
Nausicaa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environment	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
seems	O
to	O
be	O
relatively	O
unscathed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
generally	O
healthy	O
ecosystem	O
and	O
no	O
apparent	O
areas	O
of	O
radioactive	O
contamination	O
,	O
perhaps	O
since	O
the	O
apocalypse	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Great	O
Destruction	O
)	O
happened	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
humanity	O
to	O
actually	O
save	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
meets	O
Rosa	O
Beldaire	O
,	O
a	O
wealthy	O
heiress	B-Language
who	O
collects	O
tanks	O
and	O
becomes	O
Syu	O
's	O
rival	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mysterious	O
man	O
named	O
Alex	O
who	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
cohorts	O
Bonnie	O
and	O
Clyde	O
,	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
searching	O
for	O
something	O
among	O
several	O
ruins	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reaching	O
the	O
frontier	O
town	O
of	O
Alice	O
One	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
Syu	O
's	O
father	O
Eddy	O
,	O
a	O
famous	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
,	O
puts	O
Syu	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
Leon	O
,	O
a	O
researcher	O
who	O
has	O
discovered	O
evidence	O
of	O
a	O
pre-Great	O
Destruction	O
facility	O
codenamed	O
,	O
"	O
Ziggurat	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
cities	O
,	O
Leon	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Bonnie	O
and	O
Clyde	O
,	O
who	O
ransack	O
his	O
house	O
;	O
he	O
informs	O
Syu	O
that	O
they	O
took	O
his	O
information	O
on	O
Ziggurat	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gives	O
Syu	O
the	O
facility	O
's	O
location	O
near	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Hell	O
's	O
Keep	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
western	O
desert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syu	O
travels	O
to	O
Ziggurat	B-Application
,	O
revealing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
massive	O
missile	O
silo	O
containing	O
an	O
intact	O
ICBM	O
from	O
before	O
the	O
Great	O
Destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
past	O
Bonnie	O
,	O
Clyde	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
defenses	O
,	O
Syu	O
encounters	O
Alex	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
he	O
is	O
actually	O
an	O
android	O
built	O
by	O
"	O
Noah	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
which	O
caused	O
the	O
original	O
Great	O
Destruction	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
humanity	O
to	O
prevent	O
an	O
ecological	O
disaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
became	O
bankrupt	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
trademark	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
"	O
was	O
registered	O
by	O
Shinjuku	O
Express	O
,	O
so	O
this	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
new	O
trademark	O
—	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
producer	O
,	O
Hiroshi	O
Miyaoka	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
make	O
anymore	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
I	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
dying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
has	O
the	O
makings	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
to	O
tie	O
it	O
all	O
together	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
received	O
a	O
respectable	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
sequels	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sequel	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Metal	B-Application
Max	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
New	O
Frontier	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
browser	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
sequel	O
is	O
Metal	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Wastes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
