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Metal Drift is the first game produced by indie developer, Black Jacket Studios. It takes place in the future with hovering tanks in an arena playing essentially a game of soccer. But in the future there are no penalties, there is only death![br]
Customisation<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
Customization is a very large aspect of Metal Drift. You can mix various abilities and weapons to create up to 56 weapon combination's. Unfortunately though once you get to the Plasma Launcher, only then you will start to do enough damage to actually kill somebody. The Plasma Launcher is earned around your 10th level which you get to within 2 hours of gameplay. I have not earned it yet, but others have mentioned the "Rocket Launcher" is the best weapon in the game. It's a bit of a grind through the persistent levelling system in the game to get the better weapons.[br]
Gameplay<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
You start the round by choosing your ability and weapon and then the round starts. The goal is to capture a ball and bring it to your home base. This is very hard though because the bots in the game are experts. Once you grab the ball, they will be on you like hornets. Playing in a hovering tank can only be compared to driving in an airboat. It takes a great while to get used to and when you do, you will find out the best tactics. The best tactic is driving a bumper car ironically. The tank can only move it's gun 90 degrees so ideally you want to ram the opponent into a wall, or better yet, you firing at it's back. You might even get the tank stuck. Often times there will be a duel. You constantly circle each other and try to aim ahead of the tank to score a hit. Sometimes your blast will go under the tank or you will miss.
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This is why I mentioned earlier that getting the Plasma Launcher or the Missile Launcher is the best weapon because the Plasma Launcher puts out a lot of damage. The Missile Launcher though doesn't require you to aim too much which is great if your trying to steer a hovering tank.[br]
The real secret to success in Metal Drift is to power up your weapon. You slowly gain power over time but if you score a hit on the enemy, you get a major bonus to power. Power can be used for a speed boost or powering up your weapon. When you power it up, it changes form and uses up a lot of power. Score a hit, and you might kill the guy or do massive amounts of damage getting more power for a second massive blast.[br]
Visuals, Audio, Achievements<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
The visuals are pretty good. The background has flashing billboards blurred by the distance. The best part of the visuals are the explosions with junk flying everywhere after a kill. Usually when a group go to battle there are massive explosions everywhere. As this is all happening, the announcer is announcing what is happening like a real sports game. It must have been done with a real sports announcer because it is really good. There are 22 achievements so far with more promised in the future.[br]
In Summary<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
Metal Drift needs more. It needs more people like you reading this review to buy the game. Currently there are a lot of bots but also a couple of players. It's probably more suitable for a LAN game and I think that is where Metal Drift would shine the most. It needs more level variation as there are only 2 levels and they look very similar. It needs more speed and less bumper car action.
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Pro's: Bumper car action with explosions, persistent leveling system, the announcer, the customization of your tank.[br]
Con's: Fast, agile tanks is not Metal Drift. Level 10 is where the game starts to pick-up. The bots are a bit too good and are numerous on servers. Only 2 levels really.[br]Review by Hool10
Customisation<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
Customization is a very large aspect of Metal Drift. You can mix various abilities and weapons to create up to 56 weapon combination's. Unfortunately though once you get to the Plasma Launcher, only then you will start to do enough damage to actually kill somebody. The Plasma Launcher is earned around your 10th level which you get to within 2 hours of gameplay. I have not earned it yet, but others have mentioned the "Rocket Launcher" is the best weapon in the game. It's a bit of a grind through the persistent levelling system in the game to get the better weapons.[br]
Gameplay<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
You start the round by choosing your ability and weapon and then the round starts. The goal is to capture a ball and bring it to your home base. This is very hard though because the bots in the game are experts. Once you grab the ball, they will be on you like hornets. Playing in a hovering tank can only be compared to driving in an airboat. It takes a great while to get used to and when you do, you will find out the best tactics. The best tactic is driving a bumper car ironically. The tank can only move it's gun 90 degrees so ideally you want to ram the opponent into a wall, or better yet, you firing at it's back. You might even get the tank stuck. Often times there will be a duel. You constantly circle each other and try to aim ahead of the tank to score a hit. Sometimes your blast will go under the tank or you will miss.
[br]
This is why I mentioned earlier that getting the Plasma Launcher or the Missile Launcher is the best weapon because the Plasma Launcher puts out a lot of damage. The Missile Launcher though doesn't require you to aim too much which is great if your trying to steer a hovering tank.[br]
The real secret to success in Metal Drift is to power up your weapon. You slowly gain power over time but if you score a hit on the enemy, you get a major bonus to power. Power can be used for a speed boost or powering up your weapon. When you power it up, it changes form and uses up a lot of power. Score a hit, and you might kill the guy or do massive amounts of damage getting more power for a second massive blast.[br]
Visuals, Audio, Achievements<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
The visuals are pretty good. The background has flashing billboards blurred by the distance. The best part of the visuals are the explosions with junk flying everywhere after a kill. Usually when a group go to battle there are massive explosions everywhere. As this is all happening, the announcer is announcing what is happening like a real sports game. It must have been done with a real sports announcer because it is really good. There are 22 achievements so far with more promised in the future.[br]
In Summary<hr size="3" noshade color="#ED761C"></strong>[br]
Metal Drift needs more. It needs more people like you reading this review to buy the game. Currently there are a lot of bots but also a couple of players. It's probably more suitable for a LAN game and I think that is where Metal Drift would shine the most. It needs more level variation as there are only 2 levels and they look very similar. It needs more speed and less bumper car action.
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Pro's: Bumper car action with explosions, persistent leveling system, the announcer, the customization of your tank.[br]
Con's: Fast, agile tanks is not Metal Drift. Level 10 is where the game starts to pick-up. The bots are a bit too good and are numerous on servers. Only 2 levels really.[br]Review by Hool10
