Metal: Hellsinger

Metal: Hellsinger es un shooter en primera persona en el que los disparos, las esquivas y los ataques cuerpo a cuerpo son especialmente efectivos al ritmo de la música. La luchadora demoníaca The Unknown recorre ocho infiernos para desafiar a la Juez Roja y recuperar su voz.

El juego combina intensos combates en arenas con una banda sonora de heavy metal compuesta especialmente para él. The Outsiders desarrolló el shooter y Funcom lo publicó.

Metal: Hellsinger was released on Sep 15, 2022 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Standalone versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One followed on Dec 8, 2022.

The later VR adaptation is a standalone version and not an additional mode within the original console version.

Metal: Hellsinger was released natively for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The two older consoles got their own versions in December 2022.

Metal: Hellsinger VR was developed by Lab42 for virtual reality devices. The VR version was released on Sep 26, 2024 for Meta Quest and on Oct 3 for PS VR2 and SteamVR. It should be told apart from the original shooter.

Hitting the beat increases the effect of attacks and builds up what is known as Fury. The better you keep the beat, the more intensely the game layers the instruments and the soundtrack's vocals.

Between shots, dodging, reloading and melee attacks are key. Whoever stays in time in the arenas consistently earns more points and experiences the music in its full lineup.

Dream of the Beast was released on Mar 29, 2023 and adds two songs with Cristina Scabbia and Will Ramos, the Red Right Hand machine gun and three outfits with gameplay effects.

Purgatory adds new music, a bow and a horde mode to the game. The Essential Hits Pack adds licensed tracks from Muse, Gorillaz and Depeche Mode, among others. These songs do not use the same dynamic music layering as the original tracks.

For Metal: Hellsinger, Steam lists at least Windows 10, an Intel Core i5-3450, 8 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 1050 or Radeon RX 550. 12 GB of free storage space is required.

For 60 frames per second at 1080p, the developer recommends, among others, a Core i7-6700K or Ryzen 5 1500X, a GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 5700, and 15 GB of storage.

The Unknown fights with a blade, twin pistols, crossbow and a talking skull, among others. The weapons require different timing, because individual hits, shot sequences and charge motions are tied to the beat.

Combat relies on fast position changes and targeted attacks against groups of demons. Later expansions added more weapons.

The campaign takes The Unknown through eight differently designed hell landscapes. The goal is a confrontation with the Red Judge. Combat arenas and boss fights alternate between the locations.

The story is designed as a single-player adventure and is carried by a mix of dark fantasy and metal music.

The soundtrack is tightly linked to the combat system. Additional layers of sound join in when you hit the right rhythm, until the vocals kick in.

The voices involved include Serj Tankian of System of a Down, Matt Heafy of Trivium and Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy. The music is therefore part of the gameplay and not just background.

Horde mode is about surviving waves of attacks and keeping the rhythm over longer combat phases. The mode came with the Purgatory content.

The higher difficulty level Archdevil was already added in December 2022. It raises the demands on timing and handling demons, without changing the basic structure of the campaign.

Metal: Hellsinger is designed as a single-player shooter. The focus is on your own precision, chasing high scores and learning the musical combat sequences. The PC version does not offer a competitive online multiplayer mode.