Metal Wolf Chaos  Metal Wolf Chaos is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by FromSoftware. It was released for the Xbox exclusively in Japan in 2004. The player takes on the role of fictional President of the United States Michael Wilson piloting a mech to battle the rebelling military led by fictional Vice President Richard Hawk. Wilson's mech can be equipped with up to eight weapons selected from a set of over a hundred. In each mission, the player battles through destructible environments, destroying all enemies they come across. The Xbox's low popularity in Japan led Microsoft to team up with FromSoftware to develop a mecha game for the system. FromSoftware was primarily known at the time for the mecha combat series "Armored Core". Since Microsoft was an American company, the team worked in extensive American context and cultural references. Though the game was only released in Japan, it grew a cult following in the West due to its exaggerated themes of American patriotism. American publisher Devolver Digital began expressing interest in localizing the game in 2016. After positive fan response, FromSoftware producer Masanori Takeuchi began conversations with the company. Devolver Digital supported FromSoftware in publishing a remastered version of the game Metal Wolf Chaos XD for worldwide release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms on August 6, 2019. "Metal Wolf Chaos" is a third-person shooter. The player takes on the role of Michael Wilson, the President of the United States, piloting an armored mech with a large arsenal of weapons, and must fight their way through destructible environments full of enemy infantry, tanks, and helicopters. The goal of each mission is to destroy all enemies, sometimes within a time limit. Each stage also has optional goals of rescuing a set of hostages and collecting energy pods. Saving hostages unlocks musical tracks for the game and special weapons, while the energy pods give the player additional shields for protection from enemy attack. The player can dash for quicker mobility, but excessive dashing will drain shield power. There are over a hundred unique weapons in the game, ranging from handguns to surface-to-air missiles, but only eight can be equipped at a time. Weapons are unlocked with money collected in each stage. Destroying enemies in quick succession will generate a chain bonus, giving the player a higher score. By the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, the United States has plunged into a state of civil and economic unrest. The military launches a coup d'état, led by Vice President Richard Hawk, and succeeds in gaining control of the nation's government institutions.