{{Short description|2009 video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox video game | title = Metal Torrent | image = Metal Torrent cover.jpg | developer = Arika{{efn|Additional work by Nintendo SPD.}} | publisher = Nintendo | platforms = Nintendo DSi | released = {{vgrelease|JP|September 2, 2009|EU|May 7, 2010|NA|May 24, 2010}} | genre = Bullet hell | modes = Single-player }} {{Nihongo foot|2=あぁ無情 刹那|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha|'''''Metal Torrent'''''|3=Ā Mujō Setsuna}} is a bullet hell video game developed by Arika and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare service. It was released in Japan on September 2, 2009, in Europe on May 7, 2010, and North America on May 24, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Trevor |date=2010-04-23 |title=Nintendo's Upcoming U.S. Release Schedule Gets Updated |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/04/nintendos_upcoming_us_release_schedule_gets_updated |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sahdev |first=Ishaan |date=2010-02-15 |title=Aa Mujou Setsuna Localized Under The Name "Metal Torrent" |url=https://www.siliconera.com/aa-mujou-setsuna-localized-under-the-name-metal-torrent/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}</ref>
''Metal Torrent'' received mixed reviews from critics. Despite its obscurity, the game was review bombed on Metacritic with positive reviews, briefly becoming the highest user-rated video game on the website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2023-08-02 |title=Why an Obscure 2010 DSiWare Game Is the Highest User-Rated Nintendo Game on Metacritic |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/why-an-obscure-2010-dsiware-game-is-the-highest-user-rated-nintendo-game-on-metacritic |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
==Gameplay== The player controls a spaceship which traverses levels while defeating enemies and avoiding bullets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaluszka |first=Aaron |date=2010-02-28 |title=Metal Torrent Hands-on Preview - Hands-on Preview |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/22670/metal-torrent-nintendo-ds |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> Two modes are available, allowing the player to choose between enemies flying in fixed or randomized patterns. Two spaceships, the Red Orion and the Blue Nova, are available, differing in shooting range and hit points. By defeating the enemies and eventually a boss enemy at the end of each level, they drop cubes that grand extra points, which increase in value as long as they are collected consecutively.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=van Duyn |first=Marcel |date=2010-05-12 |title=Review: Metal Torrent (DSiWare) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/05/metal_torrent_dsiware |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Reception== Marcel van Duyn of ''Nintendo Life'' gave the game a 7/10 score, praising its accessibility and graphics, though he criticized the game's extremely short length and lack of variety.<ref name=":0" /> Daemon Hatfield of ''IGN'' gave the game a 7/10 score, praising its gameplay but criticizing its lack of content and disparity in difficulty between the two modes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Daemon |date=2010-06-02 |title=Metal Torrent Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/02/metal-torrent-review |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{MobyGames|89146/metal-torrent/}}
Category:2009 video games Category:Arika games Category:Bullet hell video games Category:DSiWare games Category:Nintendo DSi games Category:Nintendo games Category:Science fiction video games Category:Single-player video games Category:Video games developed in Japan