Metal Head
Metal Head — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Metal Head on?
- Metal Head was released on Sega 32X.
- When did Metal Head release?
- Metal Head was first released on February 24, 1995.
About Metal Head
Bullets fly and circuits try in heavy-duty cyborg techno-slaughter. You control Metal Head, the ultimate cyborg warrior, patrolling the charred urban destruction of the great war. And a murderous mecha-force is gunning for you! INCREDIBLE 3-D textured polygon graphics engulf Metal Head in searing firefights as cyber troops, hover craft and ground attack vehicles annihilate the planet! You are the ultimate tech-destroyer - with chain guns, missiles, radar tracking and Heads-up Display! Head-banging heavy-metal music amps you up for pure warfare! 24 megs of cyber-combat rock through war torn urban streets, bombed out farmland, scorched forests and bullet-riddled 'burbs!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega 32X
- Developer
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Tec Toy
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega 32X · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $50 | $58 | — |
| Japanese release | — | $52 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 5 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $1.48 in Jul 2008, $15.71 five years ago, and $15.73 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $1.23 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $3.78 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.37 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.54 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.82 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $6.97 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $6.84 | $9.09 |
| Jan 2016 | $6.99 | $14.89 |
| Jan 2017 | $9.00 | $17.00 |
| Jan 2018 | $9.72 | $17.99 |
| Jan 2019 | $10.45 | $16.39 |
| Jan 2020 | $11.82 | $24 |
| Jan 2021 | $12.59 | $26 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.74 | $29 |
| Jan 2023 | $14.43 | $25 |
| Jan 2024 | $15.31 | $30 |
| Jan 2025 | $14.49 | $31 |
| Jan 2026 | $16.95 | $33 |
| Nov 2026 | $15.73 | $33 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | February 1995 | 84511 | 010086845112 | — |
| Europe / PAL | April 1995 | 84511-50 | — | — |
| Japan | 24 February 1995 | GM-4008 | — | ¥7,800 |
| Brazil | 1995 | — | — | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP+BR
- Released
- 1995
- Authenticity
- Low
An early texture-mapped mech shooter that showed off 3D on the 32X, though critics split sharply on how well it plays.
Metal Head is a first-person mech combat game from Sega, with texture-mapped polygon robots and several camera views. It reached North America in February 1995, Europe in April 1995, Japan and Brazil, where Tec Toy published it.
Reviews pulled in opposite directions. GameFan called it an excellent early 32X game with multiple viewpoints, good music and a surprisingly fast frame rate. Sega Pro admired the polygon graphics and found it pretty playable. GamePro came away with the reverse view: it said the game offers some variety but is let down by horrible sound and erratic graphics.
How it was made
Sega developed and published Metal Head. Tec Toy released it in Brazil.
What the press said at the time
| Next Generation Issue 4 | April 1995 | ** |
| Computer and Video Games | 87/100 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5.5/10, 5/10 / 4.5/10, 4/10 | |
| Famitsu | 7/10, 7/10, 6/10, 6/10 | |
| Game Informer | 7/10 | |
| Game Players | 60% | |
| GameFan | 90/100, 89/100, 94/100 | |
| GamesMaster | 78% | |
| Mean Machines Sega | 87/100 | |
| Electronic Games | C+ | |
| Game Zero Magazine | 31.0/50 | |
| Games World | 80/100 | |
| Mega | 87% | |
| Sega Magazine | 87/100 | |
| Sega Power | 76% | |
| Sega Pro | 80% | |
| Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) | 6.25/10 | |
| Ultimate Future Games | 71% | |
| VideoGames | 8/10 |
“Everything in Metal Head is fully texture mapped and rendered in superb 3D. The frame update is pretty good as well.”
“Heavy metal 'muzak' and thundering explosions are aurally pleasing, but not enough to save Metal Head from being another poor 32X effort.”
“Metal Head is yet another mediocre 32X title. … good idea, but no follow-through.”
“The game definitely takes advantage of the 32X's improved power and colors, with realistic fighting environments and quick, snappy control of your mech.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the 32X version.
Before you buy
The US cartridge is one of the cheaper ones, sitting below the middle among US 32X games. The European cart usually costs much more than the US one, especially loose, and a complete Japanese copy usually costs noticeably more as well. Unless you specifically want an import, the US cartridge is the sensible buy.
Metal Head screenshots
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