Gun Metal (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Gun Metal

Gun Metal is a futuristic action-packed experience where you take control of the fully transformable prototype combat vehicle known as the Havoc Suit. The Havoc Suit, a prototype combat vehicle, remains the…

75 30 November 2002

What Gun Metal is

Gun Metal is a shooter game developed by Rage Software and released in 2002. It was published by Majesco Entertainment. It is available on Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gun Metal is a futuristic action-packed experience where you take control of the fully transformable prototype combat vehicle known as the Havoc Suit. The Havoc Suit, a prototype combat vehicle, remains the only hope to save civilization from a tireless enemy. Standing 10 meters tall, with an arsenal of devastating weaponry and the ability to transform instantly into an agile jet, only this formidable battle machine has the potential to halt the invaders! Use the Havoc Suit to battle-ground-based enemies, or transform in the blink of an eye into an agile jet and take on aircraft in high-speed dogfights. Either way, get ready for mind-blowing action and out-of-this world graphics. Key…

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Gun Metal holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 900 MHz Intel, 256 MB RAM and 64 MB. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Gun Metal launched on 30 November 2002, within three weeks of Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Metroid Fusion. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion.

Gun Metal — frequently asked questions

When did Gun Metal come out?

Gun Metal was released on 30 November 2002 for Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Gun Metal?

At minimum, Gun Metal needs 900 MHz Intel, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Gun Metal?

The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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