Max Steel: Covert Missions

Max Steel: Covert Missions is a video game based on the television series and action figure of the same name. It was released for the Dreamcast. A version planned for the Game Boy Advance was cancelled.[1] As with the TV series, Christian Campbell voiced Max Steel.

Max Steel: Covert Missions
Developer(s)Treyarch
Publisher(s)Mattel Interactive
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • NA: May 30, 2001
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

Infused with superhuman powers and nano-technology, Max Steel battles the evil forces of D.R.E.A.D and his evil cyborg nemesis Psycho. Now, armed with a fierce new bio-weapon, D.R.E.A.D plans to ravage and take over the world.

Reception

"Covert Missions" was released May 30, 2001 for the Dreamcast. The game received mixed-to-negative reviews. Critic site Metacritic gave the game a 56/100, based on 5 reviews.[2] IGN gave the game a negative 3.5/10, stating, "Max Steel is easily one of the most disappointing games of the year!" and "Max Steel should be at the bottom of everyone's wish lists (or steel-toed boots, whichever you prefer)."[1] Luke Barnes at Allgame gave the game a lukewarm 2/5, saying, "Regrettably, Max Steel completely misses the mark when it comes to the simple concept of "enjoyment."" On a positive note, he praised the game's graphics and soundtrack.[3] GameSpot gave the game a positive review, scoring it 7/10.[4] Shin Force said "A natural progression in software quality is assumed. Max Steel looks and plays like a game released 8 months ago. At the very least, it's interesting and fun to play. That's how I would base your decision as to whether Max Steel is right for you... "[5] Cheat Code Central said "If you are a real Max Steel fan, then you might get something out of this. Max Steel is all about selling toys, not selling you an experience. Remember in the good old days (way before my time) when cartoons and TV shows were made because they were cool ideas and not because they could be slapped onto a back pack or underwear? Max Steel is as cold and unfeeling as The Power Rangers, Power Puff Girls and whatever other marketing creations are out on toy store shelves right now."[6]

Kevin Rice reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "White it's definitely fun and there's very little to complain about, it's all got a passé feel. It's fast-paced and it looks good, but it's nothing that hasn't been done before."[7]

References
  1. "Max Steel". IGN. Archived from the original on December 9, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  2. "Max Steel". Metacritic. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  3. "Max Steel". Allgame. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. "Max Steel". GameSpot. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. "Max Steel: Covert Missions Review (Shin Force: Games: Reviews: Sega Dreamcast)". Shin Force. December 15, 2000. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. "CCCP Dreamcast Reviews". Web.archive.org. December 8, 2004. Archived from the original on December 8, 2004. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  7. Rice, Kevin (March 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 3. Imagine Media. p. 84.
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