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Custom Mech Wars
Released On: Dec 14, 2023
53
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Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
53
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
75% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Custom Mech Wars is a fun game if you like creating and testing mechs and repeating this cycle over and over again. It is a title aimed at this niche of player and, in addition, it lacks important options such as publishing your mechs online or a greater variety of scenarios in the campaign. I hope D3Publisher continues with the idea, as it has the potential to be something special.
I really wanted to love Custom Mech Builder. Earth Defense Force and customizable giant robots is everything I should want. Alas, Custom Mech Builder doesn't have much going for it. If you like creating giant anime robots to smash enemies, there are better choices. If you like over-the-top explosion-fests, there are better options. Pretty much the only thing Custom Mech Builder has going for it is how easy it is to make a bullet train with drill arms, but that amusement quickly wears out its welcome. As a budget $20 title, Custom Mech Wars might be worth the cost for the amusing builder, but mech fans can find better games that cost less.
Custom Mech Wars is all about construction and experimentation. There’s a dense system for putting mechs together, and all of it feels friendly and approachable. You have a ton of options, a lot of freedom, and multiple ways to test things out. But that’s sort of where the good times dry up. The campaign is crazy boring otherwise, and the multiplayer options are equally threadbare. If you can get a good group together for playing online, you might find more fun than I did. But on your own, Custom Mech Wars has limited appeal. If you’ve got a lot of mechs in your heart begging to be built, you’re in for a good time. Otherwise I can’t really recommend this game.
Custom Mech Wars is an underwhelming mech game that's plagued by issues like repetitive mission design, a boring story, and an underwhelming visual presentation.
Overall, Custom Mech Wars is a mediocre mecha game that gets the customization somewhat right but fails on dealing with how the combat should work. While the Earth Defense Force games have their low budget infused charm, they are at least fun to play. Custom Mech Wars sadly lacks this redeeming feature and is just an arduous chore.
Custom Mech Wars clearly shares some DNA with the EDF games but it fails to deliver on the promise. If you see it a lot cheaper, there's some fun in seeing what sort of mechs you can make but taking them into combat is such a flat, empty experience that in the end you'll wish they took the combat out and just made this a mech-designing sim.
With the promise of a Multiplayer component upon final release, the title may offer something for a particular subset of players to enjoy. But, as a single-player experience, Custom Mech Wars lacks the overall polish and gameplay elements to justify the time required by players who wish to experience the full breadth of its titular concept.
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Summary Take customization to the extreme with the Omega Customization System and battle with one-of-a-kind combat units in this all-new third-person shooter mecha game. Not being restricted to bipedal builds, you can freely customize your mechs to include multiple heads, legs, and arms in whatever positions and angles you choose. Depending on ...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 5
Initial Release Date: Dec 14, 2023
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- D3Publisher
Publisher: D3Publisher
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