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Metal Fatigue

Lead one of the three warring factions to victory as one of three brothers; Jonus, Stefan or Diego. Only one faction will stand above the rest in the end; Mil-Agro, Rimtech or Neuropa. The Hedoth technology…

70 31 July 2000 from $0.89

Metal Fatigue is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Zono Inc., released 31 July 2000 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.89 at GOG.

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What Metal Fatigue is

Metal Fatigue is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Zono Inc. and released in 2000. It was published by Nightdive Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lead one of the three warring factions to victory as one of three brothers; Jonus, Stefan or Diego. Only one faction will stand above the rest in the end; Mil-Agro, Rimtech or Neuropa. The Hedoth technology will decide the course of the war, in particular the end.
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Metal Fatigue holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.89 at GOG, 85% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Metal Fatigue launched on 31 July 2000, within three weeks of Paper Mario, Grandia II, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 and Kiss: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Paper Mario, Grandia II, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000, Kiss: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Metal Fatigue — frequently asked questions

When did Metal Fatigue come out?
Metal Fatigue was released on 31 July 2000 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Metal Fatigue cost?
The cheapest current price for Metal Fatigue is $0.89 at GOG, which is 85% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Metal Fatigue?
At minimum, Metal Fatigue needs 1.8GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Metal Fatigue?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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