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[vdub_bobby]

From destroying tiny germs to blowing up giant robots - yes, it's time to play Metal Storm!

Post a score and let's get this thing rolling!

Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point. No continues - only games played from the beginning count!

And if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it.

This week's competition ends in a week on Wednesday (September 10th) at approximately noon PST.


This week's scores:
476,104 aikainnet (+10 pts)
87,600 Atari5200 (+8 pts)
61,500 darkthur (+6 pts)
16,700 vdub_bobby (+4 pts)
8,200 Wickeycolumbus (+2 pts)
3,800 LarcenTyler (+1 pt)


Twin Galaxies High Scores

1,666,554 Tom Votava


Standings

1. darkthur (36 pts)
2. Wickeycolumbus (32 pts)
3. vdub_bobby (15 pts)
4. RJ (14 pts)
5. LarcenTyler (12 pts)
6. atari2600land (10 pts)
7. Shannon (4 pts)
7. Jibbajaba (4 pts)


Game Info

Originally released by Irem in 1991.

Other platforms: None

Prequels/sequels/spinoffs: None


Tips

None yet.

Edited by vdub_bobby, Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:14 PM.

[vdub_bobby]

I've been trying to pick well-known, popular games the last few weeks so that more people will participate but, though AFAIK this game isn't especially well-known, it is so dang good that I picked it anyway.

[vdub_bobby]

I'll start things off: 16,700



Died at first boss. Anybody know what the powerups do? As far as I can tell, the P upgrades your weapon, another one (can't remember which) is armor (can get hit without dying) and another makes you turn into a fireball when you reverse gravity - I assume that makes you invincible, though I'm not sure.

[Atari5200]

87,600, playing on my BlackJack so I can't take a screen shot. I love this game, it's so much fun, but it does take practice. It took me a long time to get passed level 2, I made it to 3-2 this time around.

[darthkur]

61,500

Thanks for bringing this game to my attention. The gravity reversal dynamic is quite unique. It's a good challenging game. I like it.

[Atari5200]

yeah Metal Storm is fricking awesome.

[LarcenTyler]

3,800

For a game like this, one hit kills? Give me a break!

[Atari5200]

with the shield, 2 hits kills.

[aikainnet]

Here ya go. My score is 476104!

[Atari5200]

did you get that score by camping? This game you can just sit there and let the infinite enemies come to you. Tape down the shoot button and come back in a couple of hours.

EDIT: I tried camping on level 3-1, too see if it would work and I couldn't do it, I didn't realize this game had a time limit, so unless there's a point with enemies that score a lot more than the one on level 3-1 camping wont work as the enemies don't score enough to get a decent score before time runs out. I can't get past level 3-2 so...if you didn't camp, share your secrets please.

Edited by Atari5200, Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:17 PM.

[Wickeycolumbus]

8200.

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[vdub_bobby]

Updated scores posted above and we're done! Hope you had fun playing Metal Storm this week!

[aikainnet]

No I didn't camp at all, I ran through the normal mode of the came and continued onto the hard mode. Getting to level 3-1 I believe.