In the late 1990s, Data East ran into financial trouble and sold the games' remake rights to help them survive. Now Production received the rights to remake SNES title "Metal Max 2" and "Metal Max Returns" for Game Boy Advance. "Metal Max 2"'s remake version was published in June 20, 2003 and named "Metal Max 2 Kai"; "Kai" is literally translated as "modified", referred to add some wanted and rent tanks. Due to bugs in the game "2 Kai", Now Production recalled all of the cartridges, and the publishing of version 1.1. Just 5 days after "2 Kai" was released, Data East declared bankruptcy, then the trademark was registered by Shinjuku Express, and insolvency representative of Data East court failed. Shinjuku Express was terminated from Data East's bankruptcy trustee and "Metal Max Returns Kai" was cancelled.