MetalStorm: Online

Occasionally it is nice to see an app on the Apple App Store that can be truly great, without feeling the need to add a huge price tag. MetalStorm: Online is certainly one of those games. Available on both iPhone and iPad, it is a truly terrific game that is available completely free – a nice change of form from most applications and games available.

The game is simply a form of aircraft fighting simulator, based entirely online. Evidently then, the multiplayer is one of the aspects it will try to focus on, and it has done this extremely well. The ability to play and fight online, versus either friends or complete strangers, certainly adds an interesting premise to the game, allowing for much further online expansion and ideas.

However another great part of this particular game is how it does not fall into the trap that so many other games and applications do – the tendency to focus entirely on one selling point, and forget other crucial aspects such as gameplay and graphics.

Fortunately, MetalStorm: Online has not forgotten to include the ingredients that make a truly great game as well. The graphics are most certainly there – supporting the newer retina HD graphics, the game is truly stunning to play on iPad, allowing even more immersion and realism.