5 Little-Known Japanese Gaming Gems You Need To Play

4. Metal Wolf Chaos (Xbox) (2004)

http://youtu.be/gE_T4eAzuA4 You play a giant mech piloted by the president of the United States. Do I need to say any more? Where to begin? Metal Wolf Chaos is unique for several reasons.Firstly, it's a Japanese Xbox game. Only twenty-four Xbox games were ever exclusively developed in Japan. Microsoft never managed to allure the Japanese public with their debut console. Secondly, despite never been released outside of Japan, the game features full English voice acting. It's a cheesy as you can imagine. Thirdly: YOU PLAY AS THE POTUS CONTROLLING A GIANT MECH. A third person action game developed by From Software, known for Chrome Hounds and the Armored Core franchise, MWC took every Over-the-top idea from Hollywood and Anime and smashed them together in a game that has to be seen to be believed. As President Michael Wilson, relative of the 28th U.S President Woodrow Wilson and non to subtle parody of George W Bush, You are forced to mech-suit up and liberate an occupied America from the clutches of your former Vice President Richard Hawk (I'm not making this up) With voice acting rivaling the original Resident Evil and a completely nonsensical plot, Metal Wolf Chaos will forever be one of the most memorable games ever developed. Japanese copies of the game can still be found, with some currently being sold on auction websites for as 'little' as $200. That may seem like an ridiculously high amount for an Xbox game, but let me be clear: President. Mechs.
 
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