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Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Metal titans, Iron Man and X-O Manowar, come together for the first time ever to tackle one heavy-duty cosmic crisis! It's an apocalyptic meltdown of furious action, with the ultimate in Super Hero power and…

30 4 September 1996

Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal is a platform developed by Real Time, released 4 September 1996 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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What Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal is

Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal is a platform game developed by Real Time and released in 1996. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Metal titans, Iron Man and X-O Manowar, come together for the first time ever to tackle one heavy-duty cosmic crisis! It's an apocalyptic meltdown of furious action, with the ultimate in Super Hero power and realism! Featuring Bi-Directional firepower, Chest-Beam blasts, multi-hit combos and Z-axis shooting, ultimate boss battles and enhanced weapon power!
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Iron Man series

Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal is the first of 47 entries we hold in the Iron Man series. The next entry was Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal in 1996. Its critic score of 30 is 30 points below the series average of 60. The highest-rated entry is LEGO Marvel Super Heroes at 85.

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How it was received

Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal holds a critic score of 30 out of 100. That places it above 1% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 40 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal launched on 4 September 1996, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Die Hard Trilogy and Death Rally. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Die Hard Trilogy, Death Rally.

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When did Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal come out?
Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal was released on 4 September 1996 for PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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