Space Metal Mania is a new retro-inspired shmup featuring classic metal music and is exclusively available on Amazon Luna. At its core, Space Metal Mania is a fast-paced, top-down space shoot-’em-up inspired by the classic arcade experience, with rogue-lite gameplay elements layered on top.
Players will fly through increasingly challenging encounters, blasting swarms of enemies while collecting credits to improve their ship. Along the way, power-ups, weapons, and defensive devices each customize your approach to combat. In Space Metal Mania, players can also choose between three difficulty levels and various routes through the game, including Combat encounters, Elite fights, and Planet Liberation missions.
Game combat feeds into the music, with attacks and encounters synced to the beat. Dodge a wall of lasers as a song kicks into high gear, or take down a boss during a guitar solo, and it feels like you’re playing along with the music. The soundtrack is a large part of the experience, featuring licensed tracks from 80s and 90s legends Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Mastodon, Avenged Sevenfold, and Pantera, among others.
“It’s pure couch co-op chaos with your friends, not to mention you can turn your ship into a powerhouse and crush massive bosses to a killer soundtrack. We designed the enemy waves and boss patterns around the verses, breakdowns, and solos of the songs. The tracks basically dictate the pacing,” said Jan Pytlik, Head of Production for THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH.
