History VideoGame / MetalWolfChaos

* DoubleUnlock: Unlocking new weapons from the lab first requires spending money earned from clearing stages to advancing your weapon's development level, then developing those weapons by spending both money and rare metals.

* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler:Dossier on the Ultimate Weapon states, that the megamissile it carries as the last resort has a payload equivalent of "30,000 times Earth's entire nuclear stockpile - enough godlike power to shatter the planet".]]

* ElectricityKnocksYouOut: Weapons with the "SB" (Stun Bullet) suffix use a special high voltage ammo that paralyzes some enemies to a standstill. Some enemies and bosses such as Randy's mobile armor are also armed with similar high voltage weapons to paralyze Metal Wolf.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Michael still thinks there's some good left in Richard [[spoiler:despite how the latter tried to glass America. Richard just laughs at him for it in the ending.]]

* ManaMeter: The Burst Meter, indicated by the circular blue gauge. It fills up as Michael defeats enemies or picking up the Burst Unit pick-ups, and once the meter is full, players can unleash the Blaze Attack to assault enemies by unloading every weapon in front of Metal Wolf.

* NoodleIncident: While it's hinted at that Michael's presidency, Richard's evilness, and nearly every involved party's past is connected to a conflict called the Arizona Conflict or the Arizona Insurrection, we are never shown or told about what exactly happened there. All we are told (as an aside, no less) is that Michael received a Congressional Medal of Honor during that conflict. If ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' is any indication, Arizona attempted to secede from the Union only to be met with the super-weapons of the U.S., which included Michael's mobile armor.

* NoNameGiven: None of the piloted mecha are actually given names. The boss fight health bars describes them as "Mobile Armor" for whoever their pilot is. Even the player's machine is ambiguous, with "Metal Wolf" being seemingly the name the media gives Michael ''himself'' after Richard's propaganda campaign gets in gear.

* PurpleIsPowerful: The GOG.com pre-order skin, Stargaze, which paints Metal Wolf in a deep purple color with stars resembling a galaxy.

** The unlockable suit for clearing the Chicago stage on Hell mode is named Red Eye, which paints Metal Wolf primarily in red with some orange/yellow accents.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: Zig-zagged. Some of your starting weapons are old-fashioned revolvers, however they are later outclassed by newer modern standard-issue handguns further into the weapons development lab, but later players can develop a newer set of revolvers that are some of the most powerful of the Handgun-type weapons.

[[https://www.pixeldynamo.com/news/gaming/2016/01/27/95585/devolver-digital-wants-localize-metal-wolf-chaos/ In 2016]], publisher Creator/DevolverDigital announced their intent to localize the game overseas... which indeed came to pass at [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3 2018]] with [[https://twitter.com/devolverdigital/status/1006012882646007809 their announcement]] and partnership with General Arcade of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_395DCBLF0 a remastered version]], dubbed ''Metal Wolf Chaos XD'', and was released on Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, and [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through Platform/{{Steam}} and [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG.com]] on August 6, 2019, finally allowing international audiences to experience the patriotic insanity after 15 years of being an import-only console game. Since the remaster's announcement, Devolver has released various videos during its development, which are the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_395DCBLF0 E3 2018 teaser trailer]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1phfTKWzRlE release date trailer]], a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq0zoNQcaqc retrospective]] of the game's legacy, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irmphsXkxCg "Let's Party" Pre-Release trailer]] by Powerhouse Animations. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoqGLPR2Jgk "Behind the Schemes"]] was also released featuring Devolver Digital interviewing key [=FromSoftware=] staff members behind the development of ''Metal Wolf Chaos''.

* AffectionateParody: Specifically of Creator/FromSoftware}}'s other series, ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'', but also of mecha shows, American action movies, and politics in general. Some people claim it's satire, but it's much too ''cheerful'' about everything to count as that. Specifically, it seems like a parody of movies with Action Presidents such as ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''Film/AirForceOne''.

* BlowYouAway: The [=TLT750=] "TWISTER", a unique Flamethrower weapon that can create powerful tornadoes that shred apart foes instead of shooting a stream of fire.
%%* BoisterousBruiser: Michael
%%* BrokenPedestal: Twice, no less.

* DeflectorShields: Equipped on the giant spider-bot in New York.

* MetaMecha: Richard Hawk's quadrupedal mecha in the final battle.

* SharedUniverse: With ''VideoGame/NinjaBlade'', another game made by [=FromSoftware=]. According to the manual, Special Agent Michael Wilson is none other than the protagonist's father (which makes him President Michael Wilson Jr.).
* StealthyMook:
** Shaq's, Paul's, and Randy's mobile armor use a special camouflage to bend in the environments while using a radar jammer to prevent them from being detected... until Michael destroys the jammer and towers supplying power to their camouflage.
** The Stealth Soldiers seen late in the game are special infantry soldiers whom wear special stealth uniforms that makes them harder to see, but can be easily dispatched like any other foot soldier.

** Small kamikaze drones, which will jump onto you and blow up as soon as they get close enought to you.

* SpiritualAntithesis: To the ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' series, which features a much more serious, futuristic, and sometimes post-apocalyptic {{real robot|genre}} storylines throughout the series, in-depth mecha customization features, mechs that handle like walking tanks, missions that tasks players to perform various objectives while being mindful of their resources, and a grading system where your performance in battle, whether its victory or failure, can impact your income from completing missions. ''Metal Wolf Chaos'', on the other hand, features a story that is an over-the-top parody of American politics bordering on the {{super robot genre}}, stripping down the customization features to simply unlocking and advancing weapons development (and unlockable {{palette swap}}s post-game), mechs having the mobility of a beefed-up PoweredArmor, arcade-styled gameplay that encourages players to cause as much destruction as possible, and lacks any long-term penalties for failure.

* AbnormalAmmo: Things Michael can fire from some of the unusual guns that can be unlocked includes high-speed baseballs, bouncing and exploding footballs, water bubbles, confetti, festive Japanese fireworks, spiritual dragons, shark missiles, or create tornadoes.
* AceCustom: Both Metal Wolf and Richard Hawk's mobile armour are custom, improved variants of mobile armour you can encounter as EliteMooks in later levels. Richard also has a line of custom-made weapons, which are recognizable with the "RH" suffix and usually the highest-tier weapon you can unlock in each category.

* AffectionateParody: Specifically of Creator/{{From|Software}}'s other series ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'', but also of mecha shows, American action movies, and politics in general. Some people claim it's satire, but it's much too ''cheerful'' about everything to count as that. Specifically, it seems like a parody of movies with Action Presidents such as ''Film/IndependenceDay'' or ''Film/AirForceOne''.

* BeardOfEvil: See Richard Hawk's beard [[http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/square_small/0/3564/456747-richardhawk_face.jpg here]].

* {{BFS}}: The [[VideoGame/KingsField Moonlight Sword]], a secret Bazooka-type weapon that fires a devastating {{magi|tek}}cal {{sword beam}} with lighting following its path, similarly to its magic attack from the first (and Japan-only) ''King's Field''.

-->''Eat my flame of justice!''

-->''[US Army soldiers armed with rocket launchers storms the underground Air Force One hanger]''\\

* DieChairDie: ''Metal Wolf Chaos''[='=]s gameplay ''revels'' in destructibility. Nearly every inanimate object in any given stage, ranging from barrels, crates, fences, concrete walls, street signs, lamp posts, parked vehicles, shrubbery, and even trees can be demolished by Metal Wolf's weapons, charging into them, or air stomping them to oblivion. Even your secondary end-stage rankings grades you based on how much property damage you've done and how much money the damage was worth.

* DisproportionateRetribution: The Government Policy Promotion Department's final broadcast announces that the following are subject to arrest and execution - Insurgents, Metal Wolf sympathizers, their families, their friends and acquaintances, anyone who has ever attended any form of school with them and any co-workers.
* DoubleUnlock: Buying new weapons from the lab first requires spending money earned from clearing stages by first advancing your weapon's development level, then developing those weapons by spending both money and metals.

* EliteMooks: The {{Cyborg}} enemies, unmanned Mobile Armor troopers that are capable of taking a lot of punishment unlike standard infantry units, and wield higher powered weapons.

* EverythingBreaks: And unlocking [[RewardingVandalism a couple of secret weapons]] demands that you [[RandomPowerRanking S-Rank]] the amount of property and financial damage you do throughout the course of the game.

** There are a few mistakes outside song titles, however. "Aim for the caterpillar - kill the legs first, that's an iron-clad battle tactic" indeed.

* GunsAkimbo: Metal Wolf can duel-wield many one-handed weapons with both hands, including weapons that would require two hands by humans such as shotguns, assault rifles, and miniguns. Some weapon types however, such as Railguns, Flamethrowers, and Multimissible Launchers, use up both hand slots.

* HarmlessFreezing: The Freezethrower, WRE-RH, and SHARK Launcher that can freeze enemies in place.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: [=Peter MacDonald=]]] spends most of the game as a reporter on Richard's side, until he sees Michael stop a giant tank from destroying the Statue of Liberty. Then he proceeds to claim that he was always a supporter of Michael.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Jodie. She serves as Michael's MissionControl and secretary, but her manner of speaking is eerily detached from the stakes more reminiscent of a game show host's assistant, and she gets ''way too'' gleeful about massacring "traitors" (which include the US Military who is JustFollowingOrders) and doesn't seem to mind about wrecking the country in the process. Her lines when fighting bosses are [[AxCrazy borderline nuts]], to the point that Michael, for all his own patriotic quirks, is much more human than she is.
* HomingProjectile: Missile Launchers can lock-onto an enemy and track them down once fired. The DRG Railgun can also home-in onto enemies when charged. Some enemy mechs and military vehicles also use homing missiles against Metal Wolf, which can be shot from the air by shooting at them.

* LethalJokeItem: Some of the joke weapons, such as the bubble blower, surprisingly have a high damage rating and for the bubble blower, it's classified as small arms so it can be used equally to lay waste upon enemies and also freeing hostages.

* LudicrousPrecision: Jody flat-out ''guesses'' it will take the [[WeaponisedLandmark Alcatraz Cannon]] four minutes to recharge. This turns out to be accurate to the nearest hundredth of a second.

* OperationBlank: Jodi gives a callname for every mission, accompanied by a drumroll. They can be rather odd, like "Operation Bring Fashion Back to the Street" in Beverly Hills.

** Paul's mobile armor is painted in red-and-black camouflage is outfitted with incendiary missiles that can set Michael's mobile armor on fire according to his dossier.

* SexySecretary: Jody, of course. Also a SassySecretary.

* ShieldBearingMook: The aptly named Shield Soldiers, whom can block some of your attacks and can withstand Metal Wolf charging into them.

* ShortRangeShotgun: The Shotgun line of weapons, many of which are lacking in range with a rank of E or D in range, but their spread can deal a decent amount of damage to enemies up close and can help intercept oncoming missile attacks.

** An achievement in the ''XD'' remaster is called "[[Webcomic/OnePunchMan One Punch Wolf]]". Another achievement, "Medal of Honor", features an icon of a bald eagle wearing [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann a familiar pair of sunglasses]]. Another is named "[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening Motivated]]", and there's also one named "[[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII This is Metal Wolf]]".

** [[spoiler: The [[FinalBoss Ultimate Weapon]], upon receiving enough damage, switches from tank mode into a spider-like walker. It has both DeflectorShields and several miniaturized [[WaveMotionGun wave cannons]], in addition to launching craploads of missiles. And this time, there are no targets to be destroyed to disable the shields and guns of it.]]

* SprintMeter: The Boost Meter, represented by the yellow power meter. It drains as players use the boosters of Metal Wolf to get around places quicker, dashing, or hovering, but will steadily consume the Boost Meter and eventually [[CastFromHitPoints burn into the Shield Meter]] if they continue to use the boosters after depleting the former, though it stops draining if the Shield Meter is nearly burnt out. Weapons that uses energy rounds, as well as certain weapon types such Flamethrowers and Railguns, also require energy from the Boost Meter.

** [[spoiler:Richard Hawk's last ditch effort to wipe out the United States of America with what was left of his Ultimate Weapon involves launching a planet-buster megamissile that has a payload equivalent to '''''30,000''''' ''times'' the Earth's nuclear stockpile.]]

** Main gun of Casparaitis also qualifies:
-->"TAKE A BITE FROM ITS SUPER ENERGY WAVE PHASER. IT'LL GET YOU HIGH ENOUGH TO REACH HEAVEN!"

* WhatTheHellHero: Surprisingly enough, [[AxCrazy Jodie]] (of all people) will call out Michael if he opts to use explosions and his DivingKick on a cage containing civilian [=POWs=], which results in all of their deaths. This is perhaps the ''only'' instance where she shows some form of disapproval towards his actions.

* AbnormalAmmo: Things Michael can fire from some of the unusual guns that can be unlocked includes high-speed baseballs, bouncing and exploding footballs, confetti, festive Japanese fireworks, spiritual dragons, shark missiles, or create tornadoes.

* CutscenePowerToTheMax: In one of the cutscenes, Richard, standing on top of the helicopter, uses two MML-RH multi-missile launchers simultaneously and appears to suffer no recoil. In the game itself, MML-RH is a two-handed weapon and has a recoil so powerful it can easily push the user several meters back. [[spoiler: {{Justified}}, since this cutscene shows a DNN propaganda video.]]

* EquipmentBasedProgression: In ''Metal Wolf Chaos'', players become stronger through investing and then developing higher-powered weapons for their arsenal, starting from old-fashioned or standard military-issue firearms to advanced high-tech ones. However in some instances it is mandatory for the player to upgrade their weapons not only because what they need to destroy will shake off most of the damage, but in situations where the player is on a time limit (e.g. Chicago, Liberty Island), they wouldn't be able to put out enough damage to destroy their targets in time or simply run out of ammo. Players can also upgrade Metal Wolf's Shield, Boost, and Burst Meters by collecting Energy Pods hidden throughout the stages.
* EverythingBreaks: And unlocking [[RewardingVandalism a couple of secret weapons]] demands that you [[RandomPowerRanking S-Rank]] the amount of property damage you do throughout the course of the game.

* FireBreathingWeapon: The Flamethrower-type weapons, in a nutshell. These weapons however require both hands to operate and consume Boost Meter along with their own fuel, but can roast many enemies to cinders, especially heavily armored ones and live ammo-resistant structures.

* MeaningfulName: Richard Hawk and film star Money-Money Gold. No, seriously.

* NonstandardGameOver:

** Additionally, any level with some sort of a TimedMission has one such, if you fail to finish it in time. The Alcatraz Cannon willing to shoot San Francisco, the Warner will ram the Statue of Liberty, the poison gases flooding Chicago killing innocent civilians and being blamed for it, and so on.

* OperationBlank: Jodi gives a callname for every mission, accompanied by a drumroll. They can be rather odd, like Operation Bring Fashion Back to the Street in Beverly Hills.

* PainfullySlowProjectile: The Taihou cannons fire cannonballs that slowly fall on the ground compared to the rest of the Bazooka-type weapons.

** All the boss mecha in the game, Richard's mech nonwithstanding, are named after important U.S. athletes:

** The final assault rifle in the game, the BR "Beam Rifle", resembles one that was used by the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam RX-78-2 Gundam]].

** The "RH" Vice-President variant of weapons are named after the Zodiacs of western astrology.

* BoringButPractical: Quite often, a lot of boss enemies and target areas can be cheesed by hiding somewhere and charging up the railgun to full power, then walking to the target and shooting it. Provided right firing angle, it's quite possible to destroy multiple buildings in a single volley or [[OneHitKill one-shot a boss]]. [[spoiler:Even the Ultimate Weapon is not immune to this tactic, though it's harder due to the insane amount of missiles it launches and deflector shields damping the damage.]]

* CartoonBomb: The cannonball shots from the Taihou bazooka resemble this.

* CheckpointStarvation: Should you lose at any point during a stage, you'll be booted back to the beginning of the stage if you decide to continue.

* RewardingVandalism: The game justifies Michel Wilson going around causing thousands to ''millions'' of dollars worth of damage in a miniature mech as "liberating America" from Richard Hawk's corruption on the country, and players are also graded based on the amount of destruction caused at the end of each stage.

* ScoringPoints: The game features a scoring system for each stage but it is hidden on the HUD by default. Players can rack up President Points by defeating enemies, but extra points can be earned by scoring Chain Combos and Rush Combos. The end stage results gives bonus points based on their K.O. Points, any damage sustained, highest Chain Combos and Rush Combos, which are tallied into their total score along with a grade based on their performance.

** All the boss mecha in the game, Richard's mech nonwithstanding, are named after important US athletes:

* ThemeNaming: The "RH" Vice-President variant of weapons are named after the Zodiacs of western astrology.

* VideoGameFlamethrowersSuck: Subverted; while some Flamethrower-type weapons have woefully short range, require your Boost Meter to fire, and use up ammo quickly, but can make up for it by sheer damage output, which can be effective against structures that are resilient to live ammo, and whatever is set on fire will take damage over time for a while.

%%* Yandere: Richard notes that since Michael chased him to outer space that it's an act of love. Richard responds that he loves Michael too and that the love is so strong that he wants to kill Michael.

* GuideDangIt: Many of the game's items and [=POWs=] are usually hidden in straightforward locations, however, there are a couple of these collectibles that are ''very'' well hidden, often being in places many wouldn't suspect to look at.

* HarmlessFreezing: The Freezethrower, WRE-GH, and SHARK Launcher that can freeze enemies in place.

* ManOnFire: Flamethrowers and certain other weapons that use incendiary ammo can set enemies and structures on fire, causing them to take damage over time.

** Losing to Richard in the final level will result in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GVzrZBlwCo#t=9m22s him humiliating you when you are dying]].[[ItsAWonderfulFailure "Way to go, Meester President!"]]

* NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: Completely averted. Cutscenes display Michael's suit with the skin and weapons equipped by the player.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: Zig-zagged. Some of your starting weapons are magnums, however they are later outclassed by newer modern standard-issue handguns further into the weapons development, but later players can develop a newer set of magnums that are some of the most powerful of the Handgun-type weapons.

*** Likewise, the giant spider mech, Casparaitis, is named after former NHL left defence Darius Kasparaitis, who played for four different teams in his tenure, and was famous for his aggressive playstyle, knocking Eric Lindros out for 18 games while on the Pittsburgh Penguins, and represented Russia in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

* ShortRangeShotgun: The Shotgun line of weapons, many of which are lacking in range, but their spread can deal a decent amount of damage to enemies up close and can help intercept oncoming missile attacks.

* SuperDrowningSkills: A real pain in the ass when dealing with a cruiser off the coast of Miami requires you to take aim from [[MadeOfExplodium perfectly destructible gunboats]] parked just outside the shallow water Metal Wolf can safely navigate.

* HeroicComedicSociopath: Jodie. She serves as Michael's MissionControl and secretary, but her manner of speaking is eerily detached from the stakes more reminiscent of a game show host's assistant, and she gets ''way too'' gleeful about massacring "traitors" (which include the US Military who is JustFollowingOrders) and doesn't seem to mind about wrecking the country in the process. Her lines when fighting bosses are [[AxCrazy borderline nuts]], to the point that Michael, for all his own patriotic quirks, is much more human than she is.

* SharedUniverse: With ''VideoGame/NinjaBlade'', another game made by [=FromSoftware=]. According to the manual, Special Agent Michael Wilson is none other than the protagonist's father (which makes him President Michael Jr.).

* WhatTheHellHero: Surprisingly enough, [[AxCrazy Jodie]] (of all people) will call out Michael if he opts to use explosions and his DiveKick on a cage containing civilian [=POWs=], which results in all of their deaths. This is perhaps the ''only'' instance where she shows some form of disapproval towards his actions.

* AmericanRobot: One of the greatest examples IN AMERICA.

* ArmiesAreEvil: Though they are always referred to as the "coup d'etat forces", most of the entire United States Military seems to be in on the coup. They also have a nasty habit of making [=POWs=] out of random civilians.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Jody. Competent enough to be the President's secretary and provide MissionControl during his OneManArmy rampage against Richard, while also speaking in a manner eerily detached from the stakes more reminiscent of a game show host's assistant. Some of her dialogue during boss fights has her sounding [[AxCrazy fucking nuts at times]].

* HeroicComedicSociopath: Jody seems to enjoy watching her boss wreak havoc across the country a little ''too'' much.

* HotBlooded: [[SuperRobotGenre Super robot]]-levels of it.

* HyperspaceArsenal: Metal Wolf carries a downright silly number of guns

* NonstandardGameOver: Losing to Richard in the final level will result in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GVzrZBlwCo#t=9m22s him humiliating you when you are dying]].[[ItsAWonderfulFailure "Way to go, Meester President!"]]

* PsychoSupporter: While Jody doesn't really ''do'' anything outside her support role, her dialogue reaches AxeCrazy levels with the way she cheers on your carnage during boss fights, and shows a love for violence even Michael doesn't share. Then there's her alien-themed rendition of "Ten Little Indians".

* WhatTheHellHero: If you try to destroy POW cages with explosives or ShockwaveStomp, you will kill everyone in them. [[AxCrazy Jodie]] [[EveryoneHasStandards will even scold you for that]]!

* {{Engrish}}: Bizarre version. The voice-acting is done by native English speakers, but the dialogue is ''incredibly'' cheesy. Having tons of phrases clearly translated from Platform/JapaneseStockPhrases, which few Americans would use in actual conversation, is a big factor.

[[https://www.pixeldynamo.com/news/gaming/2016/01/27/95585/devolver-digital-wants-localize-metal-wolf-chaos/ In 2016]], publisher Creator/DevolverDigital announced their intent to localize the game overseas... which indeed came to pass at [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3 2018]] with [[https://twitter.com/devolverdigital/status/1006012882646007809 their announcement]] and partnership with General Arcade of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_395DCBLF0 a remastered version]], dubbed ''Metal Wolf Chaos XD'', and was released on UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG.com]] on August 6, 2019, finally allowing international audiences to experience the patriotic insanity after 15 years of being an import-only console game. Since the remaster's announcement, Devolver has released various videos during its development, which are the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_395DCBLF0 E3 2018 teaser trailer]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1phfTKWzRlE release date trailer]], a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq0zoNQcaqc retrospective]] of the game's legacy, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irmphsXkxCg "Let's Party" Pre-Release trailer]] by Powerhouse Animations. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoqGLPR2Jgk "Behind the Schemes"]] was also released featuring Devolver Digital interviewing key [=FromSoftware=] staff members behind the development of ''Metal Wolf Chaos''.

See also ''VideoGame/LiberationMaiden'' for another game about a fictitious presidential figure piloting a mecha to save their country. Absolutely not to confused with nor related to the 2002 Princess Soft sci-fi visual novel, ''Metal Wolf''.

* {{Engrish}}: Bizarre version. The voice-acting is done by native English speakers, but the dialogue is ''incredibly'' cheesy. Having tons of phrases clearly translated from UsefulNotes/JapaneseStockPhrases, which few Americans would use in actual conversation, is a big factor.

-->"TAKE A BITE FROM ITS SUPER ENERGY WAVE PHASER. IT'LL GET YOU HIGH ENOUGH TO REACH HEAVEN!"

* HardModePerks: Hell mode makes the enemies even stronger, but gives opportunities to uncover hidden unlockables that weren't in the Normal mode, and clearing a stage for the first timer rewards you with a new suit for Metal Wolf.

[[WidgetSeries A game this American could only have been made in Japan.]]

* AbnormalAmmo: Things Michael can fire from some of the unusual guns that can be unlocked includes high-speed baseballs, bouncing and exploding footballs, festive Japanese fireworks, spiritual dragons, shark missiles, or create tornadoes.

** Fathers and Sons: Destroy father's statue.[[labelnote:*]] Fathers and Sons XD is unlocked for destroying it a second time.[[/labelnote]]

** It should be noted that a good chunk of the weapons are regular firearms that have been upscaled for use with Metal Wolf.

* DieChairDie: ''Metal Wolf Chaos''[='=]s gameplay ''revels'' in destructibility. Nearly every inanimate object in any given stage, ranging from barrels, fences, concrete walls, street signs, parked vehicles, shrubbery, and even trees can be demolished by Metal Wolf's weapons, charging into them, or air stomping them to oblivion. Even your secondary end-stage rankings grades you based on how much property damage you've done and how much money the damage was worth.

* GatlingGood: The later end of the Machine Gun category of weapons are made up of miniguns, with variants that can fire off ''even more'' bullets on their own.

* AbnormalAmmo: Things Michael can fire from his guns includes high-speed baseballs, bouncing and exploding footballs, festive Japanese fireworks, spiritual dragons, or create tornadoes.

* CrateExpectations: Since the Metal Wolf armor is so large, shipping containers serve the role usually taken by crates in shooting games. They can contain funds, unique weapons, or temporary powerups.

* TauntButton: The D-pad or T key by default in the ''XD'' remaster can be used for Michael to shout various phrases and sounds.

* MookMaker: Some military vehicles, such as the M939 Cargo Trucks and the transport helicopters in the White House stage, will dispatch and endless supply infantry soldiers or autonomous mechs like the Kamakazes unless they're taken care of.

* {{Eagleland}}: This game is ''drowning'' in it, and it shows: 1up has labeled this as the Number 1 Most Insanely Patriotic Game. And Michael Wilson is the Number 1 President.

* WunzaPlot: He's the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking President of the Great United States of America]]. She's his secretary with [[AxCrazy an appetite for random destruction]].

** Among other things, the massive assault helicopter/floating fortress is named Olajiwon, after Hakeem Olajuwon, the star of the Houston Rockets during the 90's who led the team to winning back-to-back world championships. The physical design of the Olajuwon bears a striking resemblance to the Variblune from ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger''.
** Likewise, the Casparaitis is named after former NHL left defence Darius Kasparaitis, who played for four different teams in his tenure, and was famous for his aggressive playstyle, knocking Eric Lindros out for 18 games while on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

* AceCustom: Both Metal Wolf and Richard Hawk's mobile armour are custom, improved variants of mobile armour you can encounter as EliteMooks in later levels. Richard also has a line of custom-made weapons, which are recognizable with the 'RH' prefix and usually the highest-tier weapon you can unlock in each category.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The protagonist and antagonist are the ''President'' and ''Vice President'' of the '''United States'''.

** The kings of those, however, are railguns, sporting the meanest punch amongst most weapons, at the price of long chargeup time to fire the more powerful shot.

* DieChairDie: ''Metal Wolf Chaos''[='=]s gameplay ''revels'' in destructibility. Nearly every inanimate object in any given stage, ranging from barrels, fences, concrete walls, street signs, parked vehicles, and even trees can be demolished by Metal Wolf's weapons, charging into them, or air stomping them to oblivion. Even your secondary end-stage rankings grades you based on how much property damage you've done and how much money the damage was worth.

%%* GoodHairEvilHair

* MookMaker: Some military vehicles, such as the M939 Cargo Trucks and the transport helicopters in the White House stage, will dispatch and endless supply infantry of soldiers unless they're taken care of.

* TauntButton: The D-pad can be used for Michael to shout various phrases and sounds.

* VocalDissonance: For such a badass president, much like UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt, Michael has a somewhat high-pitched voice.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Should you accidentally kill any [=POWs=] or didn't rescue the ones in time-bomb cages before it exploded, you can revisit the stage later and rescue them again.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Jody. Competent enough to be the President's secretary and provide MissionControl during his OneManArmy rampage against Richard, while also speaking in a manner eerily detached from the stakes more reminiscent of a game show host's assistant. Some of her dialogue during boss fights has her sounding borderline AxeCrazy.

* TheEvilArmy: Though they are always referred to as the "coup d'etat forces", most of the entire United States Military seems to be in on the coup.

* FictionalCounterpart: DNN serves as this for CNN although their way of journalism is more similar to ''Fox News''.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: DNN is no actual concerned with real journalism and instead acts entirely as Richard's propaganda mouthpiece.

* WhatTheHellHero: If you try to destroy POW cages with explosives or ShockwaveStomp, you will kill everyone in them. [[AxCrazy Jodie]] will even scold you for that!

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: While the writing may be fantastically cheesy {{Engrish}}, the actual voice actors are native English speakers.

* LighterAndSofter: Considerably, compared to practically every ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' title barring ''Formula Front'' and [=FromSoftware=]'s collabrative works on ''VideoGame/AnotherCenturysEpisode''.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Richard at one point comments about having his afternoon tea. For some reason, he mispronounces "Darjeeling" tea as "Darjileeng."

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: The Warner battle tank in Liberty Island, which has Michael cornered on the Brooklyn Bridge between it and its approach towards the Statue of Liberty which is where Jody and Michael's co-workers are being captive.

* TheyFightCrime: He's the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking President of the Great United States of America]]. She's his secretary with [[AxCrazy an appetite for random destruction]].

* StrawmanNewsMedia: DNN is no longer actual concerned with real journalism and instead acts entirely as Richard's propaganda mouthpiece.

* {{Engrish}}: Bizarre version. The dialogue is actually pretty good English; it's just that it is horrifically cheesy ([[SoBadItsGood but not]] [[NarmCharm necessarily bad]]) English. Having tons of phrases clearly translated from UsefulNotes/JapaneseStockPhrases, which few Americans would use in actual conversation, is a big factor.

* LighterAndSofter: Considerably, compared to practically every ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' title barring ''Formula Front''. (And if we're counting From Software's collaborative works, a couple notches softer than ''VideoGame/AnotherCenturysEpisode'' too.)
* LifeMeter: The Shield Meter, indicated by green power units with secondary green meter underneath. Players start with 6 Shield Units, each worth 1,000 HP each, but can increase it through picking up Energy Pods hidden throughout each stage or rescuing [=POWs=]. The green meter can recover over time if players can avoid damage, but it will not recover any lost units of shield.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: While the writing may be [[NarmCharm fantastically cheesy]] {{Engrish}}, the actual voice actors are native English speakers.