Konami's obscure 1993 beat 'em up Metamorphic Force will be heading to the Nintendo Switch & PS4 later this week (as reported by Famitsu!).
The game will be released in Japan on October 24th and is expected to hit some western storefronts shortly after.
Metamorphic Force, in case you've never heard of it, was a game built using the same hardware as Konami's ninja-themed beat 'em up Mystic Warriors. It follows four young men who have been summoned by the goddess Athena to put a stop to an evil lord, with each individual being bestowed with the ability to morph into an anthropomorphic beast to help them on their quest.
Due to the game lacking a noticeable license and thanks to it being one of the last beat 'em ups Konami developed for the arcades (along with Violent Storm), it tends to be overlooked when people discuss the company's output. Nevertheless, this new release should help give people a chance to rediscover it for themselves and find out how matches up to the company's other big hitters.
[source famitsu.com, via x.com]
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Good to see Arcade Archives bringing out more 90s arcade games. Pretty much all of the Mystic Warriors board-based games are brilliant, now all we have left are Gaiapolis, Martial Champions, Monster Maulers, and Violent Storm.
It has been a while since the last major (=popular) release, so it's a welcome addition. Now, let's hope Violent Storm comes too!
What a game, love it, have it on my Mame setup. If your into side scrolling beat em ups you'll love this. Fast action, great characters, brilliant sound!! Definitely a hidden gem from Konami that most probably don't know existed.
This game is based on the X-Men arcade game so if you enjoyed that one you'll probably like this game as well.
Wait, wait, wait. So back in '93 we had a game about 4 dudes that get isekai'd, given special powers, and are sent off to defeat some evil force? LOL '93 would be some serious OG isekai if they decided do an anime of the IP.
Never heard of this, but if it's from the Mystic Warrior team and hardware, should be worth a look.
This one is really good, if you like the signature Konami style of beat-em-up games. I like that it incorporates some ideas of Altered Beast and Golden Axe as well. The music is pretty good too. It is very similar to X-Men in terms of the look and feel, including hitting enemies on the ground which is very satisfying. Konami added grab moves to Metamorphic Force, but I think X-Men is better for not having it since it's very easy to abuse the move even against bosses. Whenever I play it, I try to not use it too much. Aside from that, it's a great game of this type.
No doubt they were hoping for an animated cartoon series tie-in.
I thought about getting a few hundred in eshop cards and just downloading Arcade Archives releases.
Seems cheaper than a MISTer at this point.
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