While Metal: Hellsinger might not be the world?s first FPS/rhythm hybrid, it certainly feels like one of the best I?ve played so far. Developed by The Outsiders, Metal: Hellsinger puts you in control of demon songstress The Unknown, attempting to regain the voice that the minions of Hell stole from her. In order to do so, you?ll visit various stages and slaughter copious amounts of demons all to the beat of Metal: Hellsinger?s heavy metal soundtrack, which features original tunes paired with notable metal vocalists like Serj Tankian from System of a Down and Randy Blythe from Lamb of God.
It helps to get the basics of Metal: Hellsinger down early too, because as you progress through the last half of the campaign you?ll find the difficulty amps up considerably, with tougher and tougher foes being introduced in pretty large numbers, giving off serious modern Doom vibes in a good way. You?re also given a fair amount of mobility with The Unknown?s dash mechanic, which can also be timed with the beat to help keep your hit count and score multiplier alive, along with giving you the ability to slightly damage enemies that you dash into. Overall, you?ll find both the movement and shooting in Metal: Hellsinger feels fantastic, so even if it was stripped of the rhythm mechanic entirely it?d still be a pretty satisfying shooter experience.
As far as faults go, I found very few during my time with the campaign. One issue that was recurring for me was when the shooting arena within a stage was large enough, I would occasionally lose track of where enemies were. Some enemies, most notably the slender, basic demons, kind of blend into the environment in a way that can make them tough to see from a distance. A bit more visual pop would help in my opinion, but it?s not a serious issue overall.
Still, I really found myself engrossed with Metal: Hellsinger, and the solid FPS gunplay paired with a challenging rhythm mechanic keeps you pretty engaged throughout. It?s a neat concept that certainly hasn?t worn out its welcome so far, and I?d certainly like to see it expanded upon in the future, so hopefully a sequel or DLC won?t be out of the question. Definitely check it out Metal: Hellsinger if any of this sounds intriguing, you won?t be disappointed.
Note: Funcom provided us with a Metal: Hellsinger Xbox Series X code for review purposes.
Finally Jack Black in controller form…what, no? It’s not him? Oh man…
A fight stick without a stick…what a wild time we live in.
A quarter of a century after the original game's launch, Atari is re-releasing one of…
To celebrate the 3rd game's 5th anniversary and the original's 25th (!), YSNET has transferred…
One of 2022's best games is slinking onto the Switch in this week's update.
This website uses cookies.