Metal Head[a] is a first-person shooter mech simulation video game developed and published by Sega, and released in 1995 for the Genesis/Mega Drive's 32X add-on, allowing for fully texture-mapped 3D polygons.

In an early preview of the game in December 1994, Computer and Video Games praised the use of multiple camera angles similar to Virtua Racing and said the "most striking aspect" is the 3D graphics, with the backdrops being "nothing short of spectacular" and "the most detailed 3D backdrops" on the Mega Drive, as well as the "equally detailed" enemy troops including robots and jeeps.

The "second opinion" reviewer Mark Patterson said it looks good but is hindered by weak explosions and slow gameplay, with the player normally only facing one enemy at a time.

[8] GamePro instead focused its criticisms on the graphics and sound, calling the digitized talking heads "laughable" and complaining of the rasping quality of the audio.

The reviewer remarked that the missions are varied but ultimately boil down to the same actions, and summarized the game as "a promising programming experiment not taken to fruition.

"[11] Next Generation said that its graphics look good in screenshots, but that the game suffers from slow pacing, glitchy explosions, bad controls, pop-up, a poorly designed change-view feature, and clunky combat.