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  1. Feb 5, 2020
    10
    A rather brilliant lost hidden gem made by Nintendo.

    Score attack action has never been this amazing.
    Evidently they brought their A-game for the music, it's just as wonderful as you'd expect.
    They really knew what they were doing when they made this! It's 5 bucks well spent!

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60
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#19 Most Discussed DS Game of 2010
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    63
    Brief, ill conceived and convoluted. DSiWare remains barren for shooter fans. [July 2010, p.93]
  2. If you've got an eye for twitch shooters and reckon you've got what it takes, then 500 points is a small price to pay.
  3. With only one real, fairly short game mode (the pattern randomization doesn't do that much, after all) and two ships catering to two very specific groups of players, Metal Torrent will only appeal to two types of people: those who are interested in bullet hell shooters but haven't actually played any, and those who are already highly skilled at them. Anybody inbetween should look elsewhere for their shoot-'em-up fix.