History VideoGame / MetalArmsGlitchInTheSystem

* BigBad: Literally in General Corrosive, an office-building-sized psychotic machine. [[spoiler:Actually, he's really TheDragon to the real BigBad, Dr. Exavolt.]]

* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:General ''fucking'' Corrosive. Despite having been badly damaged after ''crash-landing from space'', he's still very much NintendoHard]].

* MadScientist: Dr. Exavolt
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Dr. Exavolt]]

* MoreDakka: Titans
* MrFixit: Krunk

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: General Corrosive

* NonStandardGameOver: [[spoiler:After the HQ of the Rebel Droids is discovered and invaded by mils]] if you lose too many friendly bots it results in a very depressing and possibly traumatizing cutscence [[spoiler:in which the casualties are too high and the rebels surrender.]]

* {{Precursors}}: The Morbots, creators of Iron Star. Unusual for normal precursors, [[SubvertedTrope they were said to still be around]] and just underground, generating power that seeps to the surface and is used by the Droids and Mils (though until the events of the game, everyone's still scared boltless of even trying to go see them, as "no-one has come back alive"). [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubverted But then it turns out they've all mysteriously vanished anyway]], although their cities are still in perfect condition, and they left behind swarms of tiny robobugs. It's implied they all went on an exodus into space, and since everyone's still scared of going down there because of the aforementioned "none came back alive", it may have been recent. It was also implied Corrosive was intending to follow them.]]

* SupervillainLair: Not only is this lair in {{space|Base}}, but in true supervillain fashion it's revealed [[spoiler:[[ThatsNoMoon the moon orbiting the planet isn't actually a moon at all, rather a giant disc with a space station behind it.]]]]

* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Dr. Exavolt]]

* ThatsNoMoon: [[spoiler:Quite literally. Iron Star's moon is actually a Mil space station with a big moon-shaped disc in front of it.]] Glitch does a huge DoubleTake followed by a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny disbelieving headshake]] when he finds out.

** Tragically averted in the NonStandardGameOver in the Droid Town levels. [[All surrendering Droids are executed by firing squad.]]

* IdiotBall: Glitch enters General Corrosive's lair and activates a Control Console, [[PlotHole that can control the General for some reason]], and rather than attack and destroy the tower that Glitch is in, Dr. Exavolt orders his forces to destroy the invincible General, instead.

* IdiotBall: Glitch enters General Corrosive's lair and activates a Control Console, [[PlotHole that can control the General for some reason]], and rather that attack and destroy the tower that Glitch is in, Dr. Exavolt orders his forces to destroy the invincible General, instead.

* ChekhovsGun: The brief focus on Glitch's apparent Morbot symbol likely meant the planned sequel would elaborate on his connection to the precursors. [[TheUnsolvedMystery As the sequel was cancelled, this question was left unanswered.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The brief focus on Glitch's apparent Morbot symbol likely meant the planned sequel would elaborate on his connection to the precursors. [[TheUnsolvedMystery This didn't end up happening.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The brief focus on Glitch's apparent Morbot symbol likely meant the planned sequel would elaborate on his connection to the precursors.

* TheUnsolvedMystery: We never learn where Glitch came from. The symbol on the back of his head is similar to one in the deserted underground city but that's all we get.

* TheUnsolvedMystery: We never learn where Glitch came from. The symbol on the back of his head is similar to one in the deserted underground city but that's all we get.

'''''Metal Arms: Glitch in the System''''' is a ThirdPersonShooter released in 2003.

* {{Badass}}: Glitch

* [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Turned Against His Masters]]: The General was created by a group of scientists trying to improve on existing robot brains. He immediately destroyed them all the moment he became aware. [[spoiler:At least thats what Dr. Exavolt wanted people to believe]].

* MentorOccupationalHazard: Played straight and hilariously lampshaded by the fact that the two Droids who take you through the tutorial are named Hosed and Screwed. Any Guesses what they become when they run into a grenade on a few pipes?

Much ass-kicking follows as Glitch, unsurprisingly, turns out to be quite handy blowing enemy mooks to pieces. What follows is 42 missions of shooter action featuring some vehicular destruction, controlling ally characters and hacking enemies for good measure. Due in part to its limited commercial success and its reputation for being [[NintendoHard unkind]] to the casual gamer it's something of a under-rated gem for its fans. For those who got past the tough gameplay there was a lot to like. Fun characters, novel weaponry and a light-hearted story made for a unique third-person shooter.

* AIIsACrapshoot: General Corrosive. Interesting example, as it's a robot rebelling against other robots.

* AIIsACrapshoot: General Corrosive

* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Glitch, ''the single biggest'' threat to the Milbots in existence is captured and sent off to be executed gladiator-style instead of destroyed on the spot. Somewhat justified by the fact he wasn't strictly known as the sole Bot to have taken out all those Mills before. [[OneManArmy He'd destroyed more or less every Mill witness]]. Although the policy of having rebels killed off in a grand arena seemingly ForTheEvulz, instead of quickly executing them, is definitely this trope. It seems villains are compelled to make public executions complicated.

!!''''Metal Arms: Glitch in the System'' provides examples of the following tropes: