Metal Black

             

              Manufacturer: Taito
              Year: 1991

Descpription: 'Metal Black' is an arcade shoot 'em up released by Taito.
It is the end result of "Project Gun Frontier 2," but bears little resemblance
to the original Gun Frontier. It is more similar to another Taito shooter, Darius.

Players control the Black Fly on their mission to defeat the forces of Nemesis
in hopes of saving the human race. While ostensibly very similar to Darius,
Metal Black featured a number of unique gameplay elements that set it apart.

Players collected many small power-ups to build their weapon's power. Players could
then unleash a large beam attack that would drain their power level back to zero.

Bosses could also collect these power-ups and use similar beam attacks.

When a player's beam collided with a bosses, it would culminate in a spectacular
reaction before the more powerful attack would push the weaker down.