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- Funcom
- Funcom
- Funcom
- Funcom
Metal: Hellsinger
Released On: Sep 15, 2022
79
7.8
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 67 Critic Reviews
79
75% Positive
50 Reviews
50 Reviews
19% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 67 Critic Reviews
79
75% Positive
50 Reviews
50 Reviews
19% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metal: Hellsinger is a raunchy fest that combines frenetic demon slaying with heavy metal of the highest caliber. It is an extremely fun adventure that promises to stimulate all the cognitive skills of the modern gamer. It's a game your parents would never let you play.
Metal: Hellsinger is an easy game to recommend—the music’s great, it feels really good to play, and it looks great. The only real caveat to all of this is that, if you’re not a fan of metal music, Metal: Hellsinger might not have much for you. While its combat is great, the music is what truly elevates it from being just another boomer shooter.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 154 User Ratings
7.8
64% Positive
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
27% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
8% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 154 User Ratings
7.8
64% Positive
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
27% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
8% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
It’s nice that this metal soundtrack came with a game inside of it! If the devs are reading this, please put the soundtrack on something, I’m begging you!
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Metal: Hellsinger is a heavy metal FPS that feels like a love child between Doom and a rhythm game. While the lack of variation in its maps and boss battles is a pity, killing hordes of demons while listening to one of 2022’s best soundtracks is an exhilarating experience for sure.
The interwoven relationship between gameplay and music in Metal: Hellsinger really is a masterclass in intuitive game design. You can feel the passion that has been poured into the project and I’m happy to conclude by saying that The Outsiders have made a bonafide banger.
Metal: Hellsinger offers a great variety of metal songs that will make your journey through hell a very pleasant one. Combined with the relentless enemies and dynamic gameplay, this game is sure to give you hours of entertainment so long as you know how to stay on the beat.
The more focus a player can give to Metal: Hellsinger, the more it shines. When it all clicks, a flow builds that can only be achieved by this style of rhythmic combat. It takes some powerful music and grafts it onto the iconic Doom formula. The result is that the player feels like they are in the middle of a perfectly choreographed movie or trailer. It's certainly challenging, especially on higher difficulties, but if players can think of it as less a shooter and more a rhythm game, it really opens up. Lack of enemy variety and short gameplay aside, what's on offer here is a hugely fun rip through Hell that feels great to play and sounds like something torn straight out of a nightmare - in a good way.
If Doom is a jam session that gives players space to improvise, Metal: Hellsinger is a high school recital. There’s only so far you can stray from the sheet music.
If you ever played Doom 2016 or Doom Eternal and wanted the diet version of that, this game is that all the way. The only aspects which this game might be able to stack up to those is that it does have a very good soundtrack. The game unfortunately pales in comparison to its peers, as the combat is made much worse by its rhythm based gameplay. I have to admit, this does seem as though this game was tailor made for a certain demographic, and as far as the type of game they made for the person who would want this, I have to admit they did very well, but I can't discount my personal taste, which made this a game very lacking in the departments that would leave it a memorable experience to me.
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Summary Strike terror into the hearts of demons and devils as you fight your way through eight Hells. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS, brimming with diabolical enemies, powerful weapons, and metal music. Set out on an infernal journey in order to achieve the purest of goals: Vengeance.
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 4
- PC
Initial Release Date: Sep 15, 2022
Developer:
- The Outsiders
Publisher: Funcom
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