Metal Storm (JP,US) (Action Platform) (NES)

1991 · action · NES · The Data Archivist V0.01

MANUAL (JP,US) : https://archive.org/details/irem-metal-storm-manual-retrobit/mode/2up VIDEO LONGPLAY : https://archive.org/details/NES_Longplay_398_Metal_Storm Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Storm_(video_game) Metal Storm [a] is an action - platform video game developed by Tamtex and published by Irem for the Nintendo Entertainment System . The story takes place in 2501, when a laser weapon at a defense outpost on Pluto has malfunctioned and begun destroying the Solar System . The player takes on the role of the M-308 Gunner, which storms into the defense base in order to activate the self-destruct system before the laser gun destroys Earth . The M-308 is equipped with a gravity control device which allows the player to flip between the floor and ceiling, a main feature of the game. Metal Storm received positive reviews from gaming publications. Gameplay The M-308 seen using reversed gravity in stage 6–2. Metal Storm is an action-platform game featuring six stages with two acts each, and a final boss rush stage. The player takes on the role of the M-308 Gunner, an all-purpose combat robot with a specially equipped gravity control device. [1] By hitting "Up" and "jump" buttons at the same time, the player can flip from the floor to the ceiling and vice versa. [1] [2] Other games feature a "reverse gravity" gameplay, such as Mega Man 5 , and Strider , but Metal Storm is one of the few games to be built entirely around this concept. [2] The player is also equipped with a gun to destroy enemies. The player can pick up various power-ups including a power booster for the gun, a shield, and a fireball ability for when flipping gravity. [1] When a stage is finished, a password is provided which saves the score, special weapons, and number of lives left. [1] Plot In the year 2501, mankind has colonized the Solar System , but all is not well. On a defense outpost on Pluto, a robot-controlled laser gun built to protect Earth from alien invaders has begun to malfunction. It has turned against the human race, and begun destroying the Solar System. Most recently, the people of Earth watched helplessly as Neptune was destroyed. Attempts to activate the station's self-destruct system have failed. In a last ditch effort, the player must storm the Pluto base with the most sophisticated weaponry available, the M-308 Gunner, and enable the self-destruct device. [1] [3] After the final boss is destroyed, the leaders of Earth grant the M-308 Gunner immortality, with the duty to protect mankind from future threats. [4] Metal Storm North American box art Developer(s) Tamtex Publisher(s) Irem Retro-Bit/ Limited Run Games (re-release) Director(s) Kengo Miyata Producer(s) Hiroshi Futami Programmer(s) Hikaru Yamashita Composer(s) Toru Watanabe Platform(s) NES Release NA : February 1991 JP : April 24, 1992 WW : October 2019 Genre(s) Action , platforming Mode(s) Single-player