Metabee Shot
Metabee Shot (メタビーショット) is a medal-based arcade game developed by Natsume and distributed by Banpresto in 2001. The game has the player control a Saikachis and take on a number of other Medarots, primarily from Medarot 2.
Because of the machine's rarity and the game being unplayable in arcade emulators due to its token-reception "hopper" mechanism being unemulated, the game is rather elusive and most information below is sourced from second-hand recordings.
Gameplay
Metabee Shot is a simple timing-based game. Upon inserting a medal, the player is presented with a number of Medarots and must select one of them to fight. The Saikachis is found on the foreground while the opposing Medarot is in the background alongside three crosshairs on the left, right and center fields. When the enemy Medarot moves close to a crosshair, it becomes active and pressing the action button makes Saikachis fire a missile at the spot the crosshair is at. Players must time their button presses to hit the opposing Medarot as it moves in the background.
When the opposing Medarot attacks, the crosshairs disappear and the player must press the same button in a timely fashion to block or dodge the attack. Players have three missiles per bout; if the player exhausts their ammunition, they are automatically defeated by the opponent Medarot. If the player wins, they are taken back to the Medarot selection screen to repeat the process.
Medarots featured
Some videos feature a different Medarot selection, suggesting which opponents the player can fight is randomized to an extent. As such, the below list may not be comprehensive.
- Sailor-Multi
- Dorcus
- Warbonnet
- Sumilidon
- Arcbeetle
- Cyandog (Medarot Navi design)
- Peppercat
- Keithturtle
- Fligflag
- Charlie Bear
- Frappé
- Beast Master
- God Emperor
- Megaphant
- Kanehachi
- Sabotenna
- Noctobat
- Macdosnake
External links
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| Main series / Parts Collections |
Medarot 1 (PC / PC2) - Medarot 2 (PC) - Medarot R (PC) - Medarot 3 (PC) - Medarot 4 Medarot 5 - Medarot DS - Medarot 7 - Medarot 8 - Medarot 9 |
| Side games | Medarot Navi - Shingata Medarot - Medarot S: Unlimited Nova |
| Remakes | Medarot Perfect Edition - Medarot 2 Core |
| Action games | Metabee Shot - Medarot G - Medabots AX - Medarot Brave - Medarot Dual - Medarot Girls Mission |
| Collections | Medarot Classics - Medarot Classics Plus |
| Other games | Medarot Cardrobottle - Pocket Robottle - Robattle 3D - Medarotch |
