Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack

Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack

A Japan-only beat-em-up, based on the anime of the same name. Originally, an American release was planned (to be titled Metal Jack: Armored Police), but this version was eventually cancelled. Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack was also released for the Game Boy. It was developed by KID and published by Takara.

Overview

Kikou Keisatsu ("Armored Police") Metal Jack is a beat 'em up developed and published by Atlus for the SNES and Game Boy platforms. It is based on the sci-fi anime of the same name, which focuses on a mecha-enhanced police force of the future, similar to Patlabor.

A US version was announced, and several elements of the game's setting had already been switched (such as changing the character names to be more American, and changing the city from Tokyo to Los Angeles) but the project was cancelled during its localization process. The game is currently only available on the Japanese Super Famicom.