History YMMV / MetalWolfChaos

* TaintedByThePreview: Downplayed. While many were ecstatic about ''Metal Wolf Chaos'' finally getting a remaster that would be available outside of Japan, some were skeptical about the quality and direction of the ''XD'' port due to the announcement trailer featuring many missing effects and shaders from the original UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} version, most notably the very "clean" look of Metal Wolf itself versus the battle-worn and gritty look it had from the original. However, one of the developers of the remaster reassured fans and newcomers alike that they were working towards attempting to give the remaster the same look and feel of the original, with the visuals being further improved by the v1.03/v1.04 patch.

** The gameplay trailer for the ''XD'' port uses the song [[https://youtu.be/TcJaktEfEnM "Fallout"]] from the [[VideoGame/ArmoredCore Armored Core]] 20th Anniversary Soundtrack to great effect.

** The whole game ''is'' this. Foreign game has the U.S. President saving the U.S. by killing lots of people? Offensive. US President saving the US by staging a one-man war on his Vice President in a mecha suit while blowing lots of shit up and spitting out cheesy one-liners in the most hot-blooded fashion ever? Awesomesauce.

* HamAndCheese: Arguably a ''completely intentional'' version of this (as in, [=FromSoftware=] was ''aiming'' towards this effect). You can practically hear the voice actors laughing in the studios as they're recording.

** Fans often compliment this game by calling it "Too American for America", due to the ironic fact it was developed in Japan and was never officially released in the U.S. for almost 15 years.

** '''''BURNING AMERICAN FREEDOM''''' or '''''BURNING AMERICAN JUSTICE''''', the motto of Michael and Richard, respectively, which will always be in full caps and bold when possible.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: This game has an enormous fanbase among Americans. By far the single most offensive thing about the game to most Americans who have heard of it is the fact that it was a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only release]] for the longest time. Luckily, that changed in 2018, which saw an announcement of the ''XD'' port getting an international and multi-platform release, and it was finally released in 2019.

* SignatureScene: First mission: the front-flip RocketJump out of the White House. Spoiler: [[StuffBlowingUp the White House explodes behind him as a result]]. It was even used prominently in Devolver's big E3 reveal as if to say, "You're not imagining this, we're really doing it!"
* TaintedByThePreview: Downplayed. While many are ecstatic about ''Metal Wolf Chaos'' finally getting a remaster that will be available outside of Japan, some were skeptical about the quality and direction of the ''XD'' port due to the announcement trailer featuring many missing effects and shaders from the original Xbox version, most notably the very "clean" look of Metal Wolf itself versus the battle-worn and gritty look it had from the original. One of the developers of the remaster however reassured fans and newcomers alike that they were working towards attempting to give the remaster the look and feel of the original, with the visuals being further improved by the v1.03/v1.04 patch.

** ''Lord of War'', which requires unlocking and manufacturing every weapon in the game. The problem comes from ''how'' to get some of these secret weapons which [[GuideDangIt isn't hinted by the game]]. Some of them demand performing daunting and time-consuming tasks such as scoring many "COOL!" kills, racking many high chain combos, completing all stages with a total time of under 45 minutes, and have a total of under 2,200 ammo consumed among others, with a few of the secret weapons being not worth the hassle to unlock them.

** The Warner on Liberty Island. If you come here without the ideal weapons to fight this behemoth of a tank chances are you will struggle with the time limit to destroy it before the boss destroys its target.

* ThatOneLevel: Alcatraz. It's a TimedMission where you have ten minutes to rush to destroy a huge railgun before it fires on San Francisco, and it's packed with stuff to slow you down. For one, there are a number of charging stations that you can destroy to "slow down the cannon's charge", in quotation marks because the stations' defenses get ridiculous deeper in: toward the beginning of the mission, there are a couple that take one or two bazooka shots to destroy, while the last couple of stations are so bulky you'll likely spend more time trying to destroy them than you'll earn back by doing so. One section of the main path is dotted with near-invisible mines that will blast a health bar and a half away, and since you're rushing to get to the cannon in time it's very easy to slam into them, and it culminates in a hard-hitting tank that soaks up tons of damage and is flanked by two equally burly defense towers.. There's tons of side paths that hold valuable hostages to free or power cells, and traversing them will eat up so much time there's next to no way to get them all on the first run, necessitating multiple playthroughs. The complete package is an absolute nightmare, and a reminder that "[[NintendoHard Oh yeah, this is a [=FromSoftware=] game.]]"

* NightmareFuel: Shooting the President statue in the White House and Fight House stages will cause the echoing sound of Michael Wilson's father scolding you.

* SoBadItsGood: This game ''embodies'' this. If it was a movie, it'd be the single greatest BMovie ever made. Only applies to the storyline, though; the actual gameplay is quite solid, being behind the same development studio as ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore''.

* SoBadItsGood: This game ''embodies'' this. If it was a movie, it'd be the single greatest BMovie ever made. Only applies to the storyline, though; the actual gameplay is good, by all accounts (e.g. Scribe's playthrough of this game with his friend Mike).

** ''Lord of War'', which requires unlocking and manufacturing every weapon in the game. The problem comes from ''how'' to get some of these secrets weapons which [[GuideDangIt isn't hinted by the game]], and some of demand performing daunting and time-consuming tasks such as scoring many "COOL!" kills, racking many high chain combos, completing all stages with a total time of under 45 minutes, and have a total of under 2,200 ammo consumed among others, with a few of the unlockable weapons being not worth the trouble that they're worth.

-->'''Michael:''' "'''LET'S PARRRTYYYYYYYYY!!!'''"

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The initial release of the ''XD'' remaster, which suffered from a number of problems as well as missing a number of visual effects and bland-looking graphics compared to the original Xbox release. After many months after its release, the v1.03 (PC)/v1.04 (console) patch was released which addressed some of the port's issues and restored many of the visual features of the Xbox version back into the remaster.

* SoBadItsGood: This game ''embodies'' this. If it was a movie, it'd be the single greatest BMovie ever made. Only applies to the storyline, though; the actual gameplay is good, by all accounts (e.g. LetsPlay/{{Scribe}}'s playthrough of this game with his friend Mike).

* CompleteMonster: [[PresidentEvil Vice President]] [[BigBad Richard Hawk]] ousts the heroic [[ActionPolitician Michael Wilson]] from office, proceeding to turn the U.S. into a military dictatorship under his control. Using prisoners of war as [[HumanShield shields]], Richard proceeds to order them gunned down while also attacking American cities in an attempt to kill Michael, now piloting the mechanical armor known as Metal Wolf. Richard reinstitutes slave labor, selling people in Miami into white slavery, and attempts to frame Metal Wolf by using [[DeadlyGas poison gas]] to wipe out Chicago before also using a giant mech to try to wipe out New York. When Michael defeats him, Richard attempts to flee to space, where he has prepared the Ultimate Weapon to [[NukeEm wipe out all of the United States]] out of spite at his loss.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The initial release of the ''XD'' remaster, which suffered from a number of problems as well as missing a number of visual effects with bland looking graphics compared to the original Xbox release. After many months after its release, the v1.03 (PC)/v1.04 (console) patch was released which addressed some of the port's issues and restored many of the visual features of the Xbox version back into the remaster.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Vice President Richard Hawk]] ousts the heroic [[ActionPolitician Michael Wilson]] from office, proceeding to turn the US into a military dictatorship under his control. Using prisoners of war as [[HumanShield shields]], Richard proceeds to order them gunned down while also attacking American cities in an attempt to kill Michael, now piloting the mechanical armor known as Metal Wolf. Richard reinstitutes slave labor, selling people in Miami into white slavery, and attempts to frame Metal Wolf by using [[DeadlyGas poison gas]] to wipe out Chicago before also using a giant mech to try to wipe out New York. When Michael defeats him, Richard attempts to flee to space, where he has prepared the Ultimate Weapon to [[NukeEm wipe out all of the United States]] out of spite at his loss.

--->'''Michael:''' "'''LET'S PARRRTYYYYYYYYY!!!'''"
* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: This game has an enormous fanbase among Americans. By far the single most offensive thing about the game to most Americans who have heard of it is the fact that it was a [[NoExportForYou Japan-only release]] for the longest time. Luckily, that changed in 2018, which saw an announcement of the ''XD'' port getting an international release and was finally released in 2019.
* NightmareFuel: Trying to shoot a president statue in the first game (impossible unless done deliberately) will cause the echoing sound of Michael Wilson's father scolding you.

* TaintedByThePreview: Downplayed. While many are ecstatic about ''Metal Wolf Chaos'' finally getting a remaster that will be available outside of Japan, some were skeptical about the quality and direction of the ''XD'' port due to the announcement trailer featuring many missing effects and shaders from the original Xbox version, most notably the very "clean" look of Metal Wolf itself versus the battle-worn and gritty look it had from the original. One of the developers of the remaster however reassured fans and newcomers alike that they are working towards attempting to give the remaster the look and feel of the original.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The initial release of the ''XD'' remaster, which suffered from a number of problems as well as missing a number of visual effects and bland visuals compared to the original Xbox release. After many months after release, the v1.03 patch was released addressed some of the port's issues and restored many of the visual features of the Xbox version back into the remaster.

* ThatOneAchievement: ''Medal of Honor'', which requires you to defeat [[spoiler:Richard's Ultimate Weapon]] [[NoDamageRun without losing a single unit of Shield]]. You can take ''some'' damage during said boss fight, but you can't let it deal enough damage to cause Metal Wolf to lose Shields, which is easier said than done due to the sheer amount of [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]] it throws at you and some of its other nastier tricks to catch you off guard.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The initial release of the ''XD'' remaster, which suffered from a number of problems and missing features and effects from the original Xbox release (see PortingDisaster below). After many months after release, the v1.03 patch was released addressed some of the port's issues and restored many of the visual features of the Xbox version back into the remaster.

* FoeYay:
** Richard and Michael's relationship is very...[[http://tinyurl.com/4v9wx8 charged]], to say the least. Richard even points this out during one battle. Later that same battle, he sounds like he confirms this with the line "I'll...hug you to death!" However, his delivery of this line might suggest that he's just running out of [[OneLiner effective taunts]] [[IncomingHam to begin the fight with]], especially because he delivers this line late in the game. But then again, that theory gets thrown out of the window later in that same fight...
** ... Are those mechs ''arm-wrestling?'' Over the podium with the President's seal? While onlookers cheer them on?

* PortingDisaster: For ''Metal Wolf Chaos XD'', unfortunately: at launch, there were several issues:
** like the game flat-out refuse to run for the PC version and gets stuck in a black screen. The problem is how the PC version doesn't support fullscreen for some resolutions, and it unfortunately defaults to exclusive fullscreen on first run. Workaround exist by setting to 640x480 in compatibility mode, and then go to option to set to windowed, and then exit and disable the compatibility mode, and then borderless fullscreen with native resolution can be set.
** As for the game itself, it was sadly missing many shading and visual effects in several key areas, not only making most of the game brighter than usual, but also drab and lifeless compared to the original Xbox version, and there are also audio issues such as sound effects desyncing or they are straight up missing/broken with voice-overs skipping due to uneven frame-rate (it was meant to be capped to 30). The version 1.03 patch in November 2019 at least restored much of the original lighting and shading effects.
** A couple of the game's text also hasn't been translated properly or rendered in complete gibberish. Some players also have ran into issues where sometimes items down't spawn when they should or the game completely crashing on them.