Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game reminiscent of Kung-Fu Master and The Ninja Warriors, where players assume the role of a policeman taking control of a SlaveGear mecha suit known as Hound Dog through six stages of varying themes set in Artemis City in an effort to defeat a rogue SlaveGear model called Rising Dog, stop a rogue artificial intelligence named Omega, who has become rogue against humankind and destroy its army of robot enemies as the main objective. Gameplay screenshot from the original Sharp X68000 version. A conversion for the Sega Mega Drive was in development and previewed, however it did not receive an official release to the public until Columbus Circle published it on September 2020.ĭespite its late initial launch, Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth received positive reception from critics who praised multiple aspects such as the graphics, sound design and gameplay, becoming a relatively popular title among the X68000 userbase from Fill-in-Cafe that would lead it in being nominated for a " Game of the Year" award by Japanese magazine Oh!X before ultimately losing against other titles on the system. Both the X68000 and PlayStation versions have since been re-released through download services such as Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Network respectively.
In 1997, the title was substantially remade for the PlayStation.
Though it was initially launched for the X68000, Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth was later ported to other home computers and consoles such as the FM Towns and PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM², with each one exhibiting several changes and additions compared to the original incarnation, while all versions of the game are Japanese-exclusive. Its gameplay mainly consists of action mixed with fighting elements using a main two-button configuration. Set in a futuristic post-war setting during the year 2142, players assume the role of a policeman taking control of a SlaveGear mecha suit named Hound Dog in an effort to protect the fictional city of Artemis by defeating another SlaveGear model known as Rising Dog and stopping Omega, an artificial intelligence that has turned antagonistic against humankind. It is the fourth game to be created and released by both Fill-in-Cafe and Family Soft for the X68000 platform late into its commercial life span, after being discontinued in 1993. Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth is a 1994 side-scrolling beat 'em up game developed by Fill-in-Cafe and published by Family Soft in Japan for the Sharp X68000.
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