Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 1913670 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 5 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $3.49 (50% off from $6.99) |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 50% |
| Original price USD | $6.99 |
| Current price USD | $3.49 |
| Release date | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Developer | CITY CONNECTION |
| Publisher | CITY CONNECTION |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | Very Positive |
| Positive review percent | 96% |
| Positive reviews | 50 |
| Negative reviews | 2 |
| Total reviews | 52 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/1913670/ |
Short description
Collect NEWALONE to level up your beam, then release energy! The home console version of the incredible side-scrolling shooter Metal Black is back with online rankings. Two players can play together!
About this game
Metal Black is a 2D was originally released as a side-scrolling shooter arcade game by Taito in 1991. This game is a reproduction of the home console version released by Ving in 1996. ◆ Power-ups Level up your beam by grabbing the power-ups floating on screen called NEWALONE (round molecules colored red, blue, and yellow). There are five levels (the highest being MAX) to power up your shots. When the beam gauge is full, you can perform beam energy attacks. However, the beam gauge will decrease with each of these attacks, and once it is empty the beam energy attack cannot be used. There are two types of beam energy attacks. ・Focused Beam: Makes a focused attack to the front while the energy shot button is pressed and held. When the beam gauge is at maximum, this will fire MAX lasers. ・Release Beam: When the beam gauge level is at MAX, pressing the energy shot button will fire an attack that damages all enemies. The boss of each stage also launches beam energy attacks. When the beam from your ship collides with the beam from a boss, the interference creates a huge ball of energy, which moves from the side with a higher gauge to the side with a lower gauge. ◆Convenient features and option settings only available in S-Tribute ・Rewind Rewind gameplay a by certain amount of time and resume. ・Quick Save/Load Save game state at any point. ・Online Ranking Switch to online ranking mode in settings to enter your score into the online leaderboards and check how you compare with others. ・Unlimited Credits The limit on the number of continues can be disabled, allowing for infinite continues. ・Stage Select The game can be started from any stage. ・Scan Lines Mimics the nostalgic CRT monitor display. ◆S-TRIBUTE Reprints of classics produced and developed by City Connection with the Zebra Engine during the Saturn era. Play a variety of titles with improved controls and new features.
Supported languages
English, Japanese