We have all been ready years for the return of as soon as outstanding Japanese developer Stage-5, however you would be forgiven for being fully blind to its newest Western launch, Megaton Musashi W: Wired. Due to what looks like a close to whole lack of promoting, this awkwardly named motion RPG has sailed effortlessly underneath the radar — however it undoubtedly deserves extra consideration.
Very similar to Yo-Kai Watch, Megaton Musashi is a multimedia property from Stage-5, spanning video games and anime. It is a sci-fi story about humanity making one final stand towards an all-conquering alien menace, with Wired placing you within the pilot seat of — you guessed it — a large robotic that may lastly flip the tide of this intergalactic warfare.
The title’s break up between two distinct components. The primary has you wander round 2D environments, speaking to key characters to be able to progress the plot. The second plops you onto the battlefield in your aforementioned mech, able to kick some extraterrestrial arse throughout numerous objective-based missions.
Each the characters and the dialogue seem very trope-heavy at first, however issues do get considerably attention-grabbing in a while, because the narrative introduces a good diploma of rigidity between forged members. It is not what we would name a tremendous story, however it holds the motion collectively slightly effectively.
Certainly, it is stated motion that’ll maintain you taking part in. With impressively accessible controls and responsive gameplay, there’s lots to love about Megaton Musashi’s model of mechanical carnage. It is fast-paced and punchy — particularly while you unleash tremendous assaults — however repeated enemy sorts do take the sting off ever so barely.
As you progress, you unlock new physique components and weapons to your robotic via a beneficiant loot system, which in flip helps you to sort out more and more harmful missions. Decking out your mech with new gear does lean into make huge quantity go up territory at occasions, however it’s nonetheless an addictive course of general.
You can even hop on-line to sort out missions alongside different gamers, however on the time of penning this assessment, the sport feels borderline deserted. It is not an enormous deal given the power of the single-player providing, however it’s nonetheless one thing to concentrate on.
Megaton Musashi W: Wired is a kind of video games the place you possibly can establish its flaws in a short time, however they don’t seem to be going to cease you from having enjoyable. In the end, it is the title’s fast-flowing and easy-to-grasp fight that wins the day, bolstered by an addictive loot system and a moreish, mission-based marketing campaign.