In 2008, Enterbrain approached producer with a new title, but trademark problem was found after six months. In April 2009, Enterbrain registered the trademark "Metal Max", and "Metal Max 3" was released in July 2010 by Kadokawa Games for the Nintendo DS, 17 years since predecessor numbered title "Metal Max 2" was released. Considered that there were many light new users, and grinding might be boring, the protagonist have a high statistics with game starting. Based on "Metal Max 3" engine, Nintendo DS remake of "Metal Max 2" was released in 2011 and named "Metal Max 2: Reloaded".