Matel Gear II – Sintax Unlicensed Metal Gear Beat-’em-Up RPG for GBC | Game Boy Color

Matel Gear II – Sintax’s Unlicensed Answer to Metal Gear, Reimagined as a Beat-’em-Up RPG
Konami’s Metal Gear series built its reputation on stealth, tension, and tactical espionage. Sintax looked at all that and thought: what if it was a beat-’em-up? The result is Matel Gear II (合金裝備II), a 2003 unlicensed GBC game that borrows Snake, Gray Fox, Meryl, and Master Miller — here renamed “Black Valcano” — and drops them into an entirely different genre from the one they’re known for.
What emerges is a surprisingly substantial game for a bootleg. There are four fully distinct playable characters, each with their own combat stats, movement feel, and button combo animations. There’s an RPG levelling system — slow, but present. There are save files, an overworld map, a Colonel who briefs you on objectives, and Mei Ling prompting you to save your game. The bones of the Metal Gear experience are all here, reassembled into something thoroughly Sintax.
✅ Game Overview:

4 playable characters: S.Solid (Snake), F.Fox (Gray Fox), Meryl Silverburgh, and Black Valcano (Miller)
Each character has unique stats — speed, strength, agility
Beat-’em-up combat with 3-button input combos (B,B,B / Down+Down+B / Down+Up+B / Down+Right+B)
RPG experience and levelling system
Overworld map navigation with save files (2 slots)
Approximately 4 hours to complete
Released in both Chinese and English versions

A collector’s essential for fans of the unlicensed GBC scene and Metal Gear enthusiasts curious to see what Snake looks like when stealth is entirely abandoned.
🎮 Compatible with: Game Boy Color · Game Boy Advance · GBA SP
✅ Available in 8 shell colors: Gray, Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, Clear Blue, Green, Gold
Unlicensed game by Sintax, 2003.