Best Game in the App Store

This is going to be a longer review as I want to be as thorough as possible because of all the games I play, THIS is the one I am most passionate about. I have been playing this for several months now and it is a well thought out and developed air simulation game. Game play is an absolute BLAST with top notch players that understand the difference between flying for ones self and flying for the team. My dad worked for Grumman, so I also really appreciate the mention of Grumman, Lockhead, and Mcdonald Douglas in the credits. For me, what sets this game apart from the rest is the developers. There is a discord server associated with this game and the developers pay close attention to ANY mention of bugs. This is NOT one of those where they deployed it and then forgot it. The team stays close to their users and engages often which makes you feel (even as just a player) that you are part of a community which is just AMAZING!! Now, I am NOT saying there are a lot of bugs, what I am saying is that the developers don't hide behind a fake customer service group when there are issues. All in all, this is an awesome game that you can pay to advance, or not, either way you remain competitive with jets that are carefully designed equally. My husband and I fly together every night for HOURS and have a blast which we haven't been able to do since the downfall of War Wings. Many props to the development and testing team on such an awesome job!!

Hate to love this game

Hate to love this game. There’s certain aspects about it that are kind of annoying but at the same token, I kind of understand them it’s the point system the token system and the system. The shop isn’t big enough. It should have a lot more that you can purchase ammunition, different types of missiles upgrades, your plan consist of different things I believe first person shooter. You can see the actual cockpit not only just the outside of the plane I’ve tried joystick version and all the other two versions, and I would like it in the handheld version where you can spin with your phone, but the, truth of the matter is it doesn’t sync correctly with your phone and it causes you to kind of spin sparrow out of control. I wish the game was either PlayStation or Xbox available. Controller usage would be the best for this game. Phone tends to act crazy and wonky whenever you’re trying to or replying too much on your phone, so you can upgrade to your points or your tokens to come after every match whatever your achievement level is rather than allowing you to be with people who are 100 times better or a been played about you know 100 days longer and have more upgraded aircrafts the game is amazing. I enjoy it like I said I would enjoy it more if it was downloadable on Xbox or PlayStation !!

Five Minute Round PvP Perfection

This is probably the most fun I’ve had playing a flight combat game on my phone so far. The 5v5 PvP timed matches are perfect for a quick break during the day or logging repeated back to back sessions while working through a new aircraft. Yes, I’ve heard about people complaining about how an A-6 would never stand up in a dogfight against a F-16, let alone a MiG-21, but that’s part of what makes it fun. You’d never see these interactions in a combat simulator, but if that’s what you’re looking for, go somewhere else. Each class (light fighter, medium fighter, attack, etc.) has it’s advantages and bonuses, and you’ll find certain planes do better in certain environments. Once you unlock the special ability of a particular aircraft, you can really unlock its potential. The first plane you get, the F-5, is a quick and nimble fighter that has enough punch to make you feel like you’re not outclassed by the pilot flying the F-15 or the Su-57. Once you get going, you can combine missiles, rockets and guns and take out an entire team in a single pass if the situation is right. And launching a missile and finishing off the enemy with your guns just makes it easier to thread one encounter into the next. Once you get rolling, you can really do some damage to the other team. My record so far is 11 kills. I can’t put it down!

RWR Hell… in a good way!

I’ve like never written a review before, but I had to here. If you are at all an aviation nerd (like myself) or just need a good free title to hold your time this is perfect. Is it a bit arcade-y? Yes, but in no way is it noticeably “unrealistic” (beyond maybe the aircraft health and resupply mechanics). Now it is a little grindy, but it’s not unreasonable or mind-numbing (like for example, war thunder), and after maybe a couple hours of playtime you’ll be on to a new aircraft. This is definitely worth playing and has a lot of future potential. And the aircraft are balanced pretty well; sure an F-5 will have a difficult time dogfighting an F-16 (especially longer range engagements), but if the F-5 is smart, it’s no difficult task. Now a little segment for the devs, if they actually read this. This game has a lot of potential, and there are some other aircraft that could fit different aspects that haven’t been added yet. I also think that there might be a place for the addition of rotor aircraft (helicopters) if implemented properly. But if and when the game expands (especially in terms of number of aircraft) please do not think you have to make the grind any worse or different, that quickly becomes a very slippery slope. That’s about it :)

Ehhh ok

You don’t have to pay to play.. BUT… It will take forever to get any decent Jets that you will have fun playing with.. Especially the F-14 which is one my favorites. The physics aren’t bad but sometimes you will literally slide through the sky like your ice and usually smack a wall… I wished they’d fix that! The missiles are a huge disappointment! The F-14 for example has 8, I’ve shot six at at on target to get one kill.. that’s ridiculous and 4 of them miss!! Yet I drop flares and I get hit by every missile shot at me! Just a today I’ve lost 5 matches in a row all because my missiles keep missing, I’m leading the target, doing everything I’m supposed to do and they still miss.. this one jet my missile missed and it was perfectly in my sights and did not even drop flares!! But the missile missed!!!! Is it because I’m playing against bots more and more? IDK… Like others have said if you play by yourself you’re most likely going to get screwed. Seems like there’s more and more bots on the server.. I watch over and over planes fly right by the objective. Or in death match they just fly out to the middle of nowhere, they’re not disconnected (which happens.. I understand that) but they deliberately just fly out away from everyone then turn around and come back to the battlefield… many things are repetitive like the bots were in PUBG etc… I hope they are not using bots but I’m really wondering.. BOTS ruin games…

Needs Improvement

Ive been playing this game for about 5 months now. I dont know all the texhnical stuff that goes on behind the scenes but from a plauers pov this is what I have experienced. The is well thought out and the graphics are awesome. It does promote a team environment which adds to whole experience. I enjoy playing Metalstorm about half the time because the other half is where it needs improvement. I have asked asked CS can anyone explain how score is kept when playing air superiority and have yet to get a response back. At the end of the match it tells you how many Kills deaths and assists each player had and shows a ranking of first mvp second and third place according to their scores. Heres where it makes no sense whatsoever when I have seven kills two deaths and three assists and the winner and mvp had zero kills two deaths and one assist and I placed fourth on my team. After seen that it really doesnt feel all that exciting anymore and when in air superiority the point counter stops at say 39 and the other teams point counter doesnt stop amd you see your team blowing the other team up and securing control points but its not scoring. So I do not believe any of the scoring and stats are accurate. It is a great flight simulator and has so much potential Im just wondering if this is the best it will be. I love playing it when its scoring accurately other than that im good

Metalstorm Is Incredible, but we need more features!

I love Metalstorm it truly is fun to play. The game has great mechanics and fun planes. But I wish there was more. I wish there were more modes, a free for all, and maybe a larger and longer game with a bigger team, and more people. That would be really fun. The games battle pass is great and worth it, but I wish there was enough could to be earned in the battle pass that if you finished the whole thing you could buy the next one. Metalstorm gets more playtime that way, but still gets the initial purchase of the battle pass, and it’s unlikely that everybody who bought the pass would finish the whole thing. Some planes have more advantages than others but they are decently well matched. I wish that your level in the game also contributed to your hanger level so you could level up your hanger slightly with each game. Hanger system is really cool though. Metalstorm really stands out against competition like War Thunder, though War Thunder takes the cake for some other things, Metalstorm wins for mobile game play in my opinion. That’s it, and thanks Starform for a truly awesome game! ✈️😀

Perfect game, til I paid for an upgrade pack.

I want to first start off by saying I absolutely adored this game before I paid $9.99 for a pack. I wish I would have just progressed naturally through the game and leveled up slowly, because the moment I bought the pack and upgraded my jet, the difficulty went insanely high. It’s not even fun anymore. I may get a match out of every 4-5 rounds that’s fun, the competition is relatively even and challenging, and the match doesn’t consist of me getting absolutely handled by squads that are significantly farther along than I am. For reference, I’m still flying the f100 Super Saber (tier 2) and it’s level 8, and I’m flying against f14’s, a10’s and f16’s (tiers 12-14) and it’s just no longer enjoyable or even competitive. I’m already above-average at dogfighting simulators so I should’ve just kept playing without paying, but it’s like once I paid the difficulty went so high that I now have to keep spending money if I want to be competitive, and I’d rather just quit playing since it’s no longer the fun. If not for that experience, I’d rate this game a rock solid 5/5 stars. Instead, I recently gave it one more shot and went into another map where I couldn’t even compete, so I just deleted the game instead of continuing to try only to end up frustrated and annoyed.

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