Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-20786; SLUS-29081 (Demo)
Release date:	November 18, 2003
CRCs:	62F503AB
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SLES-51758
Release date:	December 5, 2003
CRCs:	AF399CCC
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Developer(s): Mass Media
Publisher(s): Vivendi Universal Games
Genre: Action, Shooter, Arcade
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 81/100
Game description: Blast your way to victory as Glitch, the gun-slinging, half-ton menacing bot of Droid City. Found as scrap metal, but transformed into destructive machinery, Glitch is determined to free his people from the evil clutches of General Corrosive and his maniacal army of Mil bots. As you venture through 40 missions, you'll find 17 deadly weapons, a variety of vehicles, and enemy bots that you can control. Annihilate the General's sinister plan to dominate the world and salvage the robot race.
Metal Arms is set on a fictional planet known as Iron Star, which was built by an ancient race, known as the Morbots, out of scrap metal and space junk. The Morbots are rumored to inhabit Iron Star's core to the present day, where none of the surface dwellers dare venture, for fear of deactivation and destruction.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5452	GSdx 5442 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Hangs after intro loading screen.	General-Plot
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i7 4770 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 770 4096MB	1.1.0 (SVN) r5670	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), EE/VU Clamp: Full/Normal, Enable INTC Spin Detection, Played through the first level of the campaign without issues (aside from minor graphical glitches, see bugs section)., Minor graphical glitches - occasional flashing textures and polygons flickering across the screen as you move around. Occurs in both software and Direct3D11 (Hardware) modes.	Dreadmoth
PAL	Windows 8.1 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4570 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650	r5875	GSdx r5875	SPU2-X r5830 LilyPad r5875	The game is playable with mVU Flag Hack disabled, default settings and 2x resolution.	Ratchet66
NTSC-U/PAL	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3 Git 28 of May	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Blinks on Menu(hardware and software not make much difference...)Possibles some blinks of some part of terrain far away,not affect the gameplay and the fun play experience.	DESTRUIDOR

Known Issues

Graphical glitches

Status: Active
Type: Minor
Description: There are numerous graphical glitches when looking around. They persist even in software mode.
Workaround: Disable mVU Flag Hack