Metallic Child
{{Short description|2021 video game}}
{{Orphan|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Metallic Child
| publisher = HIKE
| developer = Studio HG{{efn|Studio HG is a group within development studio Action Square.}}
| platforms = Windows, Nintendo Switch
| image = Metallic_Child_Cover_Art.jpg
|modes=Single-player
}}
Metallic Child (stylized as METALLIC CHILD) is an isometric action roguelite video game developed by South Korean one-man team{{Cite web |first=Pete|last=Davison|title=Metallic Child is your new action roguelike obsession |url=https://ricedigital.co.uk/metallic-child-review/ |date=2021-09-27|access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=Rice Digital |language=en}} Studio HG and published by HIKE. It was released for Nintendo Switch and Windows via Steam on September 16, 2021.
Plot
Gameplay
Metallic Child is a hack and slash video game where the player can attack enemy robots, pick them up, and throw them. The player can find Cores, sometimes by defeating enemies, which can give positive effects or negative effects, such as slowing down the player.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| title = Reception
| OC = 77%{{Cite web |title=Metallic Child Reviews |url=https://opencritic.com/game/11990/metallic-child |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=OpenCritic |language=en}}
}}
Metallic Child has received praise for its smooth controls and good visuals, along with criticism for its repetitive gameplay, which earned it an aggregate score of 73% from Metacritic.{{Cite web |title=Metallic Child |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/metallic-child/ |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=Metacritic |language=en}} Stuart Gipp of Nintendo Life considers it a spiritual successor to Mega Man and Mighty No. 9.{{Cite web |last=Gipp |first=Stuart |date=2021-09-20 |title=Review: Metallic Child - A Robot Smashing 'Roguelite' Anime Adventure |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/metallic_child |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}} Shaun Musgrave of TouchArcade criticizes the repetitive nature of this game while praising the other aspects.{{Cite web |last=Musgrave |first=Shaun |date=2021-09-28 |title=SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Metallic Child' Review, Plus 'Dandy Ace', 'UnMetal', and Today's Other New Releases and Sales |url=https://toucharcade.com/2021/09/28/switcharcade-round-up-metallic-child-review-plus-dandy-ace-unmetal-and-todays-other-new-releases-and-sales/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=TouchArcade |language=en-US}} Aaron Rodriguez of MeriStation praises the unique core mechanic of this game.{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez |first=Aarón |date=2021-12-23 |title=Metallic Child, análisis. Un roguelite con personalidad |url=https://as.com/meristation/2021/12/23/analisis/1640263183_369990.html |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Meristation |language=es}}
This game has received the Best PC & Console made with Unity awards for 2019 and Official Selection for BitSummit 7.{{Cite web |title=METALLIC CHILD on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490610/METALLIC_CHILD/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}
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