{"id":7007,"date":"2021-12-03T18:21:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=7007"},"modified":"2021-12-03T18:43:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:43:34","slug":"20211203-7007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211203-7007\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Max Wild West spin-off Metal Dogs to release on PS4\/Switch April 2022 in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211203-184553\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (publication date: 2021-12-03 18:00 JST)<br>by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Kadokawa Games announced the release date for <em><strong>Metal Dogs<\/strong><\/em> on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. It will come out on April 8, 2022, for 3900 yen (around $35) in Japan. The overseas release plan is yet to be determined, according to Kadokawa Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010METAL DOGS\u3011\u65e9\u671f\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u7248\u30c8\u30ec\u30a4\u30e9\u30fc\/Early Access Launch Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFSUlitMZcM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>*Steam Early Access Launch Trailer released in August 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Metal Dogs <\/em>is a top-down 3D roguelite action game where players take control of heavily armed dogs. It\u2019s a spin-off of <em>Metal Max Wild West, <\/em>which is also scheduled to come out in 2022. The game is set in post-apocalyptic Japan and takes place prior to the events of <em>Metal Max Wild West.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is also a sequel to <em>Metal Max Xeno Reborn<\/em>, and tells the story of Pochi, a cute Shiba Inu who appeared in <em>Xeno Reborn<\/em>. Pochi was revived by a mysterious scientist named Dr. Minchi near a village at the foot of Mt. 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There are three slots to assign weapons to, and you can customize your load-out to your liking. Weapons and armor perks are randomized, as well as the dungeon structures and chest placements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Metal Dogs<\/em> is being developed by 24Frame and entered <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1036740\/METAL_DOGS\/\">Ste<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1036740\/METAL_DOGS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1036740\/METAL_DOGS\/\">m Early Access<\/a> in August of this year. The Early Access version currently features over 25 quests, over 35 types of weapons, and more than 5 types of elite monsters referred to as \u201cWANTED.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1036740\/view\/2905375726403318067\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patch 0.2.0<\/a> which released in September introduced hard mode, and the recently released <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1036740\/view\/3145198204724711649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patch 0.3.0<\/a> introduced Dog View mode, new dog costumes, and new S-E (special equipment). The Steam version is currently 16% off until December 12.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-003-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211203-184553-004-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em><a href=\"http:\/\/metalmaxxeno.com\/metaldogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metal Dogs<\/a><\/em> is set to release on PS4 and Nintendo Switch on April 8, 2022, in Japan. The overseas release plan is yet to be determined. The special physical edition of <em>Metal Dogs<\/em> announced for Japan includes dog-themed merchandises and a soundtrack CD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metal Max Wild West spin-off roguelite game Metal Dogs to release on PS4\/Switch April 2022 in Japan.  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