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  • Take to the skies in this jet dog-fighting game with realtime multiplayer.
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Editors’ Review

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MetalStorm: Online is a free--and impressively executed--multiplayer flight sim, but with a potentially frustrating in-game economy and erratically balanced matchmaking.

The interface and basic gameplay of MetalStorm are a joy: with smart use of your accelerometer and a few thumb controls on your "HUD" (arrows for brake and afterburner, buttons for guns and missiles), MetalStorm immerses you effectively in a jet cockpit for a tense dogfight experience, with cinematic music and great-looking terrain to complete the effect. You fly a modern jet equipped with an upgradeable cannon and missiles, and you can duke it out with increasing numbers of AI jets in Survival Mode (solo or with a friend), or you can play 2.5-minute matches in Versus mode, either with a GameCenter friend or a random online matchup. These matchups take into account skill level and time played, but it's not clear how or whether jet upgrades are factored in--and that raises issues about the game's "freemium" economy. As with similar free games, you have to pay in-game currency to upgrade your abilities (in this case, to increase your plane's agility, armor, damage, and the like), and you can either slowly grind out the money you earn, winning credits for playing and leveling up, or you can pay real money to accomplish this much, much faster. To add to the pain, many of the upgrades are disposable items (missiles and ammo), so progress can feel three steps forward two steps back.

Because the core game is so fun and well done, these balance issues are all the more annoying, especially with the online matchmaking. (And of course MetalStorm has the inevitable come-ons for a freemium app, in the form of ads--which can crash the app--and relentless sales and partner promotions.) That said, MetalStorm can be a lot of fun, even for free, but plan to pay up (or log a ridiculous amount of flight time) if you want to play competitively.



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GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
5.2.1
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
iOS
Operating System
  • iOS 4.3.3
  • iOS 3.2.1
  • iOS 4.3
  • iOS 6.1
  • iOS 4.1
  • iOS 6.1.2
  • iOS 5.1
  • iOS 4.3.5
  • iOS 5.0
  • iOS 4.0
  • iOS 3.1
  • iOS 4.3.1
  • iOS 3.1.2
  • iOS 6.1.1
  • iOS 6.0.2
  • iOS 5.1.1
  • iOS 4.2.1
  • iOS 4.2
  • iOS 4.1.1
  • iOS 4.3.2
  • iOS 3.2
  • iOS 4.0.1
  • iOS 3.0
  • iOS 4.3.4
  • iOS 3.0.1
  • iOS 6.0
  • iOS 7.0
  • iOS 6.0.1
  • iOS 3.1.3
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
1,211
Downloads Last Week
2

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Take to the skies in this jet dog-fighting game with realtime multiplayer.

Experience the best looking, most action packed multiplayer jet fighting game for iOS - MetalStorm: Online!

Real time multiplayer - compete against other players online on 3G and Wi-Fi.

Multiplayer, Leaderboards and Achievements powered by Game Center.

Next-gen 3D graphics with Retina Display support.

Dozens of unique aircraft to choose from.

Customize your aircraft with missiles and machine guns.

Survival Mode: obliterate waves of enemies with a friend in Co-Op multiplayer or singleplayer.

Perform advanced maneuvers by swiping in different directions.

Earn XP and level up to unlock more powerful items.

Talk with other players via the optional in-game Voice Chat system.

Full 360-degree flight in 3D space.

Gyroscope enables extra precise controls for iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4th generation devices.

Download MetalStorm: Online now and experience the best multiplayer game for iOS. Brought to you by the creators of Trade Nations. MetalStorm: Online requires an internet connection to play (WiFi or 3G).


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