An original Crea Tech Japanese JRPG built around tanks and bounty hunting. Post apocalyptic, free, funny, essential for UFO seekers.
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RPG1 player12+
Description
Post-apocalyptic RPG in which adventurers in tanks traverse a devastated world. Published by Data East, released in Japan in 1993. Customizable tank driving, varied recruits and open post-apocalyptic world. A little-known original RPG on Super Famicom.
Metal Max 2 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Dropping the player into an open post-apocalyptic world with no marked path encourages free wandering aboard tanks customized part by part. Recruiting varied companions, hunting optional bosses and upgrading your vehicles add side goals that stretch well beyond the main plot. That freedom, unusual for its time, earns this overlooked RPG a stubborn reputation as a generous gem to explore at leisure.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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An underrated gem
An RPG with freedom rare for its time, it drops the player into a post-apocalyptic world aboard fully customizable tanks, with no chosen hero or imposed quest. Never translated and technically modest, it stayed confidential outside Japan. Its offbeat tone and open structure will satisfy RPG fans who like to chart their own course.
Is Metal Max 2 still worth playing in 2026?
A tank-driving JRPG with a post-apocalyptic world and a non-linear tone, where you hunt bounties aboard fully customisable vehicles. The freedom of exploration, the absence of an imposed hero and the armour customisation break sharply from the more directed RPGs of the era. The system looks dated, but the sandbox spirit still appeals. Best kept for Japanese readers after an atypical, free, machine-focused RPG.
