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PS2 Metal Arms Glitch in the System in Box

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Metal Arms: Glitch in the System on PS2, complete in box, published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Swingin' Ape Studios in 2003. This is a CIB copy, case and disc intact, and the original retail sticker is still on the box. Third-person action shooter, robot protagonist, PS2 era. The copy in front of us is one of one.

Swingin' Ape Studios had a short run. They built Metal Arms as their flagship, shipped it in November 2003, and Microsoft acquired the studio the following year. The game never got a sequel. What it got instead was a reputation, slow-burning through the mid-2000s on forums and in used-game bins, the kind of title that turns up on "most underrated PS2 games" lists fifteen years after the fact because the people who played it remember it clearly. The 2003 holiday season for PS2 was genuinely stacked. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, True Crime: Streets of LA, and Jak II all released that same window. Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando hit retail the same fall. Metal Arms moved units but not headlines. Sierra distributed it quietly. The result is a game with real mechanical depth, a full single-player campaign, co-op, and a multiplayer mode that holds up, packaged in a case that most people passed at the time.

A robot rebellion that deserved a sequel, preserved complete in its original PS2 case.

This copy is complete and the box shows honest shelf wear. The disc is present. The manual, if included, should be checked against the spine before purchase. The retail price sticker on the outer box reads $17.99, which is a timestamp in itself. Color on the box art is strong, the yellow of Glitch's chassis still reading clearly against the background without the fade you see on copies that spent years in direct light. Turn the case over and check the bottom edge of the spine for any cracking at the hinge seam, which is the first place a well-played PS2 case shows its age.

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A robot rebellion that deserved a sequel, preserved complete in its original PS2 case.
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This ps2 metal arms glitch in the system in box originates from the y2k era[01], represents PlayStation[02]'s output, . Each piece in the shop is a single unit, inspected by hand in Las Vegas before listing. The data manifest to the right records the fields on file for this lot; where a field is empty it has been omitted rather than guessed.

PlayStation 2 case for "Metal Arms: Glitch in the System" by Sierra Entertainment. The standard PS2 DVD case features the game's protagonist Glitch. A small, scrappy yellow and silver robot with glowing blue eyes. In a heroic pose with weapons raised. Other robot allies and enemies fill the background amid explosions and sci-fi chaos. "METAL ARMS" in large metallic text with "GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM" subtitle. Sierra Entertainment publisher logo in the lower right. Teen (T) ESRB rating. A yellow price sticker reads "$17.99" with "PO-METAL ARMS PS" on the upper right.

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (2003) by Swingin' Ape Studios is one of the most underrated games of the PS2 era. A third-person shooter starring a little robot named Glitch who fights to free his fellow robots from an evil dictator. The game featured excellent level design, creative weapons (including a device that let you take control of enemy robots), and a surprisingly sharp sense of humor. Sierra published it, and Swingin' Ape Studios was later acquired by Blizzard Entertainment. That's the pedigree behind this overlooked gem. Critics loved it, but it got lost in the crowded 2003 holiday season. A cult classic that deserves its flowers.

PlayStation 2 game in original case with price sticker. Pre-owned. See photos for condition.

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