Except the first "Metal Saga" and "Metal Max Xeno", none of the titles were released outside Japan. "Metal Saga" got a mixed reception in western media, which ranked 64% and 62% on the review score aggregator sites GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively. While the game's sense of humour, music and solid hours of gameplay won it some positive marks, reviewers scoffed at the dated graphics, lack of plot, and missing feeling of progression. GameSpot noted that ""Metal Saga" has the makings of a good role-playing game, but there's nothing to tie it all together".