Metal Angel - Best Shoot'em Up
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Julien meyer | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
How to play MetalAngel :
- Use accelerometer to fly your ship accros the univers.
- Double screen tap to drop atomic bomb (green lanterns [ B ])
- Grab as many weapons improvments (golden lanterns [ B ] )
- Grab all gems (mini and maxi gems) to make bonus and combos
Reviews
Regretfully bad
jaisor
I regretted the purchase 30 seconds into the game. The graphics are very poor, jittery and sprite-like - what a waste for OpenGL power. And to top it all the refresh rate was unbelievable slow. The controls are limited to just a tap that "teleports" the player to the tapped coordinates in a very annoying and unrealistic manner with no animation whatsoever. The ship constantly shoots with a slow rate of fire an no control. I could not hear any sound or music either and the main screen contains just two buttons "play" and "quit" but hitting them (or anywhere) just takes you into the game. Overall, very high expectations and very bad experience.
fun for about 1/2 a minute
Nate543
if that... I got it because it looked like a comp game I used to play. and it is a lot like it but it's just not fun any more. you use your finger to navigate your little bitty ship on the screen. no controls to shot (it does it automatically) and ur really just sitting there looking at the same thing over and over... and over. and to people writing reviews without buying the game, quit wasting your time and ours. just move on.
Fair game
Helengirl
Start with the good 1. Graphics 2. Control Now the bad 1. Needs sound!!!! 2. Needs different backgrounds Hope an update happens to add my bad comments then I would give it 5 stars. Great potential here
Meh...
jcde7ago
I bought this with the expectation that it would be a vertical shooter in the vain of 1942 and would offer some good fun...and while it accomplishes this concept on paper, the execution is rather poor. The only 2 options on the main menu are "Play" and "Quit," the other "Levels", which are described by random names are not at all explained and appear to do nothing when pressed. In fact, pressing ANYWHERE on the main menu takes you directly to the game...there are no settings or options whatsoever. If you're lucky, you'll get a screen to pop up at RANDOM moments before starting a game which asks you to choose a ship, but when you attempt to choose one, you're just instantly thrown right into the game...uhh...what? Gameplay itself is somewhat subpar at the moment...moving the ship around with your fingertips is fairly accurate, but the ship tends to lag and disappear in and out of view too often..it is extremely buggy. The background could also use a change at some point, as it gets old fast. A bit of variety with the enemy couldn't hurt either. Finally, there is absolutely NO SOUND AT ALL IN THIS GAME! Even free apps have some music/sound effects, and this $4.00 game can't even provide that...i cannot tell you how annoying it is to play a game like this, which always seems to have so much going on in-game, in utter silence. Bottom line, if you're planning on buying this...hold off until these issues are addressed in an update. Otherwise, you will be sorely disappointed at what you get for the cost...you're better off spending the $3.99 on a few .99-cent apps that offer so much more than this game.
Until it gets fixed, avoid at all costs
rjay179
This is an incredibly broken game that is not even worth downloading for free, let alone the $3.99 pricetag. It's actually robbery that this game is still up. It doesn't even work. Apple allowing this in the App Store is a real shame. Since it's been out a while, without an update fixing this mess of a game, I doubt we'll ever see one.
Even with update, this game still needs work.
fighter piloter
I bought this game intitially when it was controlled by the touchscreen. I actually preferred that control scheme over the tilt control in the new version. Its just too hard to control when the screen is full of bullets and enemies. I'd like to see an option menu to choose control method and shot speed. Otherwise, its a very beautiful game and quite fun. The controls just needs to be perfected! Thanks!
September 2008 Update is Very good...
Sound & Vision
A very good update.. Thank you! I would still like to see some Music and better sound effects upon first opening up the app (just to add a little more polish to it).. This game is now very playable and more enjoyable due to the addition of switching between motion and touch control (i prefer the touch control).. Well done, if you like vertical scrollers you'll be pleased.
Underrated
DefaultGen
The gameplay may be a bit slow, but the tilt controls are fine and the auto shooting is the best you can expect from an iPhone game (Do you really want to frantically tap your screen?) The framerate has it's dips but it's a MAJOR improvement over what this game was at launch and the sprites look great! If you like shooting games I'd totally check this out. Looking forward to updates!
