Metal & Lace: Battle of the Robo Babes
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Metal & Lace: Battle of the Robo Babes is a 2D
fighting game
released by Megatech Software
for MS-DOS
on May 29, 1992. It was a localization of an all-female fighting game titled originally released by the eroge
company Forest. It was later followed by a Japan-exclusive sequel titled , which was first released for the PC-98
and later for PC
. The original game company has since gone under and the game is considered abandonware
.
and as each were defeated, the user was rewarded with an image of each girl. Once a level was cleared, the player would fight all the same girls again on a harder difficulty setting and the user was rewarded with another image of the girl they fought in an increasingly revealing state of undress.
2D computer graphics
2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models and by techniques specific to them...
fighting game
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
released by Megatech Software
Megatech Software
Megatech Software was the first licensor of anime games in the United States, and the first licensor of hentai games or eroge in English.-History:...
for MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
on May 29, 1992. It was a localization of an all-female fighting game titled originally released by the eroge
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
company Forest. It was later followed by a Japan-exclusive sequel titled , which was first released for the PC-98
PC-98
PC-98 may refer to:*PC-98, a 1998 computer guideline by Microsoft and Intel, see PC System Design Guide*NEC PC-9801, a line of Japanese computers by NEC from the 1980s to early 1990s...
and later for PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
. The original game company has since gone under and the game is considered abandonware
Abandonware
Abandonware are discontinued products for which no product support is available, or whose copyright ownership may be unclear for various reasons...
.
Gameplay
Metal & Lace was a simplistic 2D fighting game which featured some very basic controls and special moves. The game was divided up into different levels in which the player had to fight a series of pretty anime girlsBishojo
is a Japanese term used to refer to young and pretty girls, usually below university age. Bishōjo is not listed as a word in the prominent Japanese dictionary Kōjien...
and as each were defeated, the user was rewarded with an image of each girl. Once a level was cleared, the player would fight all the same girls again on a harder difficulty setting and the user was rewarded with another image of the girl they fought in an increasingly revealing state of undress.