<s>
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
inspired	O
merchandise	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
's	O
battles	O
are	O
unique	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
billiard-style	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
move	O
their	O
Metal	B-Application
Walkers	I-Application
across	O
the	O
battlefield	O
by	O
hitting	O
them	O
into	O
items	O
,	O
walls	O
,	O
or	O
enemy	O
Metal	B-Application
Walkers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2013	O
mobile	O
game	O
Monster	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
has	O
a	O
similar	O
concept	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
but	O
is	O
otherwise	O
unconnected	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
console	O
RPG	O
,	O
battles	O
are	O
fought	O
in	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
or	O
billiards-like	O
atmosphere	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
each	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
starts	O
,	O
players	O
decide	O
which	O
direction	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
will	O
move	O
and	O
how	O
hard	O
they	O
will	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
form	O
strategies	O
that	O
allow	O
Metal	B-Application
Walkers	I-Application
to	O
hit	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
,	O
bounce	O
off	O
a	O
wall	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
hit	O
another	O
enemy	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
items	O
are	O
used	O
when	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
hits	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capsules	O
and	O
healing	O
items	O
strengthen	O
and	O
heal	O
Metal	B-Application
Walkers	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
attack	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Napalm	O
,	O
are	O
only	O
useful	O
when	O
the	O
enemy	O
hits	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
also	O
exist	O
Analyzers	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
Scan	O
Data	O
for	O
any	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
that	O
is	O
bounced	O
into	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scrap	O
metal	O
won	O
after	O
the	O
battle	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Scan	O
Data	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
Metal	B-Application
Walkers	I-Application
or	O
purchase	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
enemy	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
will	O
gain	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
an	O
item	O
might	O
be	O
obtained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
runs	O
out	O
of	O
Hit	O
points	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
lose	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
carried	O
scraps	O
and	O
have	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
save	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
carry	O
one	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
follow	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
on	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
defeating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bosses	O
,	O
players	O
earn	O
Core	O
Units	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
Metal	B-Application
Walkers	I-Application
to	O
evolve	O
into	O
new	O
,	O
stronger	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
Century	O
when	O
a	O
valuable	O
and	O
evolving	O
metal	O
known	O
as	O
Core	O
is	O
discovered	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
and	O
his	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
Meta	O
Ball	O
,	O
must	O
then	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
father	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
found	O
praise	O
among	O
its	O
critics	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
"	O
science	O
fiction	O
spin	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerald	O
Valloria	O
of	O
GameSpot.com	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
more	O
than	O
worthwhile	O
endeavor	O
for	O
anyone	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
between	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
serve	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
for	O
those	O
fans	O
of	O
RPGs	O
that	O
might	O
be	O
too	O
ashamed	O
to	O
look	O
someone	O
in	O
the	O
eye	O
and	O
say	O
,	O
"	O
Yeah	O
,	O
I	O
'm	O
playing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
what	O
of	O
it	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
earned	O
a	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
engaging	O
"	O
,	O
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
shameless	O
Pokémon	B-Application
rip-off.	O
"	O
</s>
