<s>
It	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
low	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
led	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
FromSoftware	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
mecha	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
was	O
primarily	O
known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
mecha	O
combat	O
series	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
released	O
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
XD	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
retaking	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
Wilson	O
pursues	O
Hawk	O
to	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
but	O
Hawk	O
escapes	O
aboard	O
a	O
Space	O
Shuttle	O
and	O
goes	O
to	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
nuclear	O
missile	O
at	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
successful	O
in	O
Western	O
regions	O
but	O
had	O
not	O
gained	O
a	O
foothold	O
in	O
Japan	O
or	O
other	O
Asian	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
FromSoftware	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
exclusive	O
mecha	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
was	O
mostly	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
mecha	O
combat	O
series	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
borrowed	O
influence	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
recreate	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Otogi	B-Application
games	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
team	O
provided	O
input	O
for	O
how	O
to	O
incorporate	O
mecha	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	O
employee	O
suggested	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
being	O
that	O
a	O
rhythmic	O
three-word	O
name	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
Western-focused	O
audiences	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
American-inspired	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
took	O
between	O
eight	O
and	O
eleven	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
30	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
had	O
the	O
intent	O
for	O
worldwide	O
localization	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
targeted	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
2005	O
with	O
competitive	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
gotten	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
making	O
available	O
a	O
secret	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
through	O
a	O
demo	O
disc	O
in	O
issue	O
39	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Zach	O
Huntley	O
of	O
Kakehashi	O
Games	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
publisher	O
working	O
with	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
on	O
the	O
2019	O
remaster	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
long	O
development	O
period	O
left	O
its	O
release	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
already	O
shifting	O
their	O
focus	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
remained	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
selection	O
of	O
Japanese	O
exclusives	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
limited	O
regional	O
availability	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
grew	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Takeuchi	O
heard	O
rumors	O
about	O
Westerners	O
asking	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
why	O
they	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
an	O
old	O
Xbox	B-Device
game	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
their	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
American	O
publisher	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
posted	O
a	O
message	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
offering	O
to	O
help	O
localize	O
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
targeted	O
for	O
release	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
(	O
GameSpot	O
)	O
and	O
Chris	O
Carle	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
expressed	O
their	O
opinions	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
based	O
upon	O
a	O
demo	O
they	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
wrote	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
as	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
insanely	O
patriotic	O
"	O
game	O
ever	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
American	O
game	O
ever	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
considered	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
American	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
XD	O
has	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
