Metal Torrent

"Prepare yourself for one of the most intense shoot ‘em ups to hit Nintendo DSiWare. Your mission is simple: get the highest score possible, across eight phases of fierce vertical-scrolling action. Choose from two powerful craft: Red Orion and Blue Nova, tailored for novice or experienced players. Both ships have standard blasters for unlimited fire, as well as special weapons unique to each craft. Special weapons drain your energy gauge, though, so think before you fire! Collect cubes dropped by destroyed enemies to refill your energy gauge and increase your score. Skilled pilots can boost their scores even further by collecting chains of consecutive cubes without missing any."

Being a small download there is not too much content in the game. Just 8 short yet action packed levels utilising similar 3d backgrounds. You choose from two ships which also decides the difficulty. and weapon loadout. Fight three bosses and you score is tallied up at the end of level 8.

The longplay starts out on insane difficulty and bullet hell on a little nDS screen ensues. It get crazy with so much going on but the hitbox is thankfully tiny as you are more likely to die colliding with a ship than a projectile bu. Score is achieved by not only shooting down enemies but chaining all the cube drops. For the most part, they auto gravitate to you, but some are easily missed and break the chain.

Playing on easy is an understatement as the special weapon, more of a smart bomb also acts as a last second save auto firing and destroying any projectiles near you. Just don't over use it and ensure it has some charge and you'll see the end credits.

00:00:00 Titles and ship info
00:02:09 Insane Pattern Mode Phase 1-2
00:05:28 Insane Pattern Mode Phase 3-5
00:09:50 Insane Pattern Mode Phase 6-8
00:16:42 Easy Random Mode Phase 1-2
00:19:50 Easy Random Mode Phase 3-5
00:24:09 Easy Random Mode Phase 6-8