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1991

You pilot a mech through a side-scrolling shooter with platforming sections, fighting your way into a runaway computer fortress. Its gravity-flipping and vertical shooting segments give it a distinctive, punishing feel.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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The closest matches for Metal Storm are C: The Contra Adventure, Alien Rampage and Stargunner. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Metal Storm special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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C: The Contra Adventure

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1998PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Metal Storm: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and a demanding difficulty.

You blast through ten levels of alien-infested jungle as Ray, mixing run-and-gun shooting with jumping sections and a large arsenal of weapons. It is a relentless, old-school action shooter from the late PlayStation era.

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Alien Rampage

Shooting and gunplay

A classic 90s 2D run-and-gun shooter where you play an angry alien blasting through hordes of creatures to escape a hostile planet. Large animated sprites and parallax backgrounds deliver straightforward arcade action.

Stargunner

Sci-fi setting

A classic 1990s DOS side-scrolling space shooter where you pilot an elite ship to strike enemy strongholds on a hostile planet. Fast arcade action with weapon upgrades.

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2

Sci-fi setting

A fast, old-school 2D action platformer where you play as Gunvolt and his rival Copen, tagging enemies and unleashing flashy lock-on attacks. It emphasizes tight stages, boss fights and score chasing with an anime flavor.

Duke Nukem II

Sci-fi setting

A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

VectorMan 2

Sci-fi setting

A fast run-and-gun platformer where the orb-bodied VectorMan blasts and transforms his way through an abandoned research facility. Its pre-rendered 3D orb-model look was distinctive for the era.

Super Cyborg

Challenging difficulty

An old-school, relentless run-and-gun shooter in the vein of 90s classics: as an elite cyborg you blast through aliens on a mysterious island. Fast action and steep challenge are the focus.

CortexGear:AngryDroids

Sci-fi setting

A sci-fi run-and-gun shooter in a 3D sidescroller style where you use mouse and keyboard together to fight hostile droids. It adds an emotional story, but the focus is on fast action.

Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X

Challenging difficulty

You dash, jump and shoot through a futuristic world of rogue robots as Reploid X. This enhanced PSP remake of the first Mega Man X brings precise platforming action, new features and redesigned stages.

Intrusion 2

Challenging difficulty

A fast-paced sci-fi action platformer in the spirit of classic 16-bit side-scrollers, mixing quick shooting with modern physics and animation. You fight through the facilities of a hostile military corporation on a remote planet.

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