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Console:	Nintendo NES
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Year:	1991
RFG ID #:	U-027-S-04170-A
Part #:	NES-4M-USA
UPC:	715664190041
Developer:	Tamtex
Publisher:	Irem
Rating:
Genre:	Action
Sub-genre:	2D Action Platformer
Players:	1
Controller:	Standard Controller
Media Format:	Cartridge

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• 208 of 7639 collectors (2.7%) have this game in their collection
• 38 of 7639 collectors (0.4%) have this game in their wishlist.
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What people are missing out on by not playing this game is something pretty neat though. Wait for it................................upside down platforming. It might sound a little hokey at first, but its actually a ton of fun. At any time during the game you can switch from a gravity obeying mech warrior to an upside down robot with a gun.

Each stage has some form of rooftop so that you can always bounce back and forth as desired. Sometimes this is to collect powerups, other times for tactical strategy and others yet for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Most of the levels are designed pretty straightforward, but stages 4 and 6 really stand out to me. In level 4 you play the whole area, including boss, trapped in a box. The box moves around the screen at (mostly) stationary enemies. Some you can kill and some you cannot. This makes for some very interesting platforming even though your stuck in a box.

Level 6 gets even better yet. The level scrolls downward constantly while you trek to the right of the screen. I have a hard time describing how cool it is so I found a video to help me out.

To get to the stage 6 part just skip ahead to about 2:30:

Metal Storm probably gets lumped in with a lot of other games because of the style and theme which I think is unfair. It actually translates the Sci-Fi setting into a really cool and playable game play mechanic. Definitely check it out if you haven’t yet. It can be a little harder to track down than some other NES games, but if you can find it for under $15 you've got yourself a solid deal.

Console	Reg.	Type	Title	Publisher	Year	Genre
Nintendo Famicom		S	Juuryoku Soukou: Metal Storm	Irem	1992	Action
Nintendo NES		S	Metal Storm [Rerelease]	Retro-Bit	2019	Action
Nintendo NES		S	Metal Storm [Collector's Edition - Transparent Blue]	Retro-Bit	2019	Action
Nintendo NES		S	Metal Storm [Rerelease]	Retro-Bit	2019	Action
Nintendo NES		S	Metal Storm [Collector's Edition - Metallic Silver]	Retro-Bit	2020	Action
Nintendo NES		S	Metal Storm [Collector's Edition - Galactic Blue]	Retro-Bit	2019	Action