Meh... – Metal Angel - Best Shoot'em Up Review

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.
Review by jcde7ago on Metal Angel - Best Shoot'em Up.