Heavy Metal (1988 Video Game)
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''Heavy Metal'' is a 1988 video game published by
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Gameplay

''Heavy Metal'' is a wargame which includes elements of arcade action with aspects of simulation and strategy games.


Reception

Ronald F. Williams reviewed the game for ''
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'' and stated that "''Heavy Metal'' has the high level graphics, sound and action that delight arcade enthusiasts of all ages, and offers a challenge to the budding strategist. It should be therapeutic excitement for gamers needing a momentary break from more cerebral games and be of special interest to those who collect games of artistic craftsmanship."


Reviews

*'' Info'' - Jan, 1989 *'' Amiga Format'' - Jul, 1990 *''
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'' - Jul, 1990 *''
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) ''Aktueller Software Markt'' (literally ''Current Software Market''), commonly known by its acronym, ''ASM'', was a German multi-platform video game magazine that was published by Tronic-Verlag from 1986 until 1995. It was one of the first magazine ...
'' - May, 1990 *''
Computer Gaming World ''Computer Gaming World'' (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through ...
'' - Jun, 1991 *''
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'' - May, 1991


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