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Medabots

Medabots (Medarot, メダロット) is a Japanese robot-battle media franchise begun with Imagineer's 1997 Game Boy RPG, featuring Tinpet-frame robots with medal brains, 3-vs-3 Robattles, a 1999 Bee Train anime, GBA RPGs Metabee/Rokusho, and recent titles Medarot S and Card Robattle RB.

Medal of Honor (1999 video game)

Medal of Honor (1999) is a DreamWorks Interactive PlayStation first-person shooter published by EA, from Steven Spielberg's concept, set in WWII Europe; it founded the Medal of Honor franchise and led to Allied Assault and Call of Duty.

Medal of Honor (video game series)

Medal of Honor is EA's first-person shooter series created from Steven Spielberg's 1999 concept, a WWII shooter that spawned the genre, launched Call of Duty via Allied Assault, rebooted in Afghanistan in 2010, and ended with Warfighter and Above and Beyond.

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is a virtual reality World War II first-person shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Oculus Studios, released in 2020.

Medal of Honor: Airborne

Medal of Honor: Airborne (EA Los Angeles, 2007) is a WWII first-person shooter for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 where Boyd Travers of the 82nd Airborne parachutes into six open arena missions, from Sicily to a flak tower in Essen.

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002), EA Los Angeles WWII first-person shooter for PS2, Xbox, GameCube; Lt. Jimmy Patterson steals the HO-IX flying wing; Metacritic 88 on PS2; PS3 HD remaster in Medal of Honor (2010).

Mega Man (character)

Mega Man (Rockman, ロックマン) is Capcom's humanoid battle robot protagonist, debuting 1987 on NES/Famicom; created by Akira Kitamura and Keiji Inafune, he copies defeated Robot Masters' weapons, with Mega Man: Dual Override due 2027.

Mega Man (ロックマン)

Mega Man (ロックマン, Rockman) is Capcom's 1987 NES action platformer franchise starring Dr. Light's robot fighting Dr. Wily; boss weapons, stage select, 45 million units sold, new entry Dual Override due 2027.

Mega Man 11 (ロックマン11 運命の歯車!!)

Mega Man 11 (ロックマン11 運命の歯車!!) is Capcom's 2018 2.5D action-platformer, the first new classic-series entry in eight years, released October 2, 2018 on PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC with the Double Gear system and eight Robot Masters.

Mega Man Battle Network

Mega Man Battle Network (Rockman EXE) is Capcom's 2001 Game Boy Advance tactical action-RPG spin-off set in an alternate network-age continuity, spanning six mainline games with grid combat and Battle Chips, collected in a 2023 Legacy Collection.

Mega Man Legends

Mega Man Legends (Rockman DASH) is Capcom's 1998 3D action RPG for PlayStation, later Mega Man 64 on N64; produced by Keiji Inafune, Metacritic 59, and its sequel Legends 3 was cancelled in 2011.

Mega Man X (ロックマンX)

Mega Man X (ロックマンX, Rockman X) is Capcom's 1993 SNES action-platformer, the first X-series game, set 100 years after Mega Man, starring the Reploid X with new dash, wall jump, and charge shot mechanics.

Mega Man X Legacy Collection

Mega Man X Legacy Collection (volumes 1 and 2) is Capcom's 2018 compilation of all eight Mega Man X games on PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC, with X Challenge mode, museum, and Rookie Hunter Mode.

Mega Man Zero

Mega Man Zero (RockMan Zero) is a 2002 Inti Creates/Capcom Game Boy Advance action-platformer starring Zero, set 100 years after Mega Man X, with mission-based progression, upgradable weapons, Cyber-Elves, and a ranking system; Metacritic 82.

Megami Tensei (女神転生)

Megami Tensei, also known as Megaten, is a Japanese RPG franchise created by Atlus in 1987, known for demon conversation, demon fusion, and Law-versus-Chaos endings.

Melty Blood (メルティブラッド)

Melty Blood (メルティブラッド) is a 2D fighting game series set in the world of TYPE-MOON's Tsukihime visual novel, developed by French-Bread. Its reboot entry, Melty Blood: Type Lumina, was released in 2021.

Metal Gear

Metal Gear (メタルギア) is Konami's stealth action franchise created by Hideo Kojima, debuting 1987 on MSX2; Metal Gear Solid (1998) made it a global hit with 60+ million copies sold.

Metal Gear (video game)

Metal Gear is a 1987 military action-adventure game designed by Hideo Kojima and released by Konami for the MSX2 in Japan, credited as the first stealth game.

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (メタルギア2 ソリッドスネーク)

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (メタルギア2 ソリッドスネーク) is Hideo Kojima's 1990 MSX2 stealth game for Konami, the second Metal Gear, in which Solid Snake infiltrates Zanzibar Land to rescue Dr. Kio Marv.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (メタルギア ライジング リベンジェンス) is a 2013 hack-and-slash Metal Gear spin-off starring cyborg ninja Raiden, developed by PlatinumGames with Kojima Productions, published by Konami, set in 2018 after MGS4.

Metal Gear Solid (メタルギアソリッド) (1998 video game)

Metal Gear Solid (メタルギアソリッド) is Konami's 1998 PlayStation stealth game, the third Metal Gear and first full-3D entry, directed by Hideo Kojima with art by Yoji Shinkawa, set on Shadow Moses against Liquid Snake and Metal Gear Rex.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (メタルギアソリッド2 サンズ・オブ・リバティ)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (メタルギアソリッド2) is a 2001 Konami PS2 stealth game by Hideo Kojima; Metascore 96, nearly cancelled after 9/11, divisive Raiden twist, later reappraised as prophetic postmodern classic.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (MGS Δ) is Konami's 2025 Unreal Engine 5 remake of the 2004 PS2 stealth classic Metal Gear Solid 3, released August 28, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam with New/Legacy styles and FOX HUNT multiplayer.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is Kojima Productions' 2014 stealth prologue to The Phantom Pain, set in 1975 at Cuba's Camp Omega, where Big Boss rescues Paz and Chico; released March 2014 on PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC, priced $29.99, and controversial for its short length.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (MGSV: TPP) is Kojima Productions' 2015 open world stealth game for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360, and PC, set in 1984 Afghanistan and Africa, with Fulton recruitment, Mother Base, FOB PvP, and no required micro-transactions.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a 2010 stealth action game by Kojima Productions for the PSP, following Naked Snake as he builds a private army in Costa Rica.

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (メタルギアソリッド ポータブル・オプス), 2006 Kojima Productions PSP stealth game set in 1970 after MGS3; introduced squad recruitment, Wi-Fi recruiting, and spawned Portable Ops Plus; Metacritic 87, non-canon per Kojima.

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection (メタルギアソリッド レガシーコレクション) is Konami's 2013 PS3-exclusive, two-disc 25th-anniversary compilation of eight mainline Metal Gear games plus Ashley Wood graphic novels, released July 2013 in Japan and North America.

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is a 2004 GameCube remake of the 1998 Metal Gear Solid, developed by Silicon Knights with Konami, adding MGS2 mechanics and Kitamura-directed cutscenes while keeping the original's levels and story.

Metal Gear Survive

Metal Gear Survive is Konami's 2018 survival spin-off of Metal Gear, set in the wormhole-torn dimension of Dite after Ground Zeroes; the first series title without Hideo Kojima, criticized for always-online DRM and microtransactions.