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Japanese writer Metropolis Connection, recent off of the again of yesterday’s Puzzle Bobble announcement, has revealed one other basic title is becoming a member of its S-Tribute vary: Taito’s house blaster Metallic Black, which can launch on PC and consoles on February 2.

The S-Tribute launch will likely be an adaptation not of Metallic Black‘s 1991 arcade launch, which paradoxically hit Hamster’s Arcade Archives simply two months in the past, however is as a substitute a rerelease of Ving’s 1996 Sega Saturn port. This new S-Tribute launch, in step with different titles within the vary, will embrace a collection of new quality-of-life options, together with save states, a rewind perform, slow-motion mode, numerous dip-switch settings, on-line leaderboards, and arcade-style scanline filters.

Try a playthrough of the Sega Saturn version beneath, by way of YouTuber NintendoComplete.

Metallic Black is a horizontally scrolling sci-fi shmup set throughout the timeline of a devasted Earth, recovering from the harm attributable to a horrendous meteor assault. Following this catastrophic occasion, an alien drive makes an attempt to enslave the planet, resulting in the give up of humanity. One lone pilot, nevertheless, will not be fairly able to kneel, and absconds with the hi-tech “CF-345 Black Fly” vessel, in a one-man, do-or-die effort to show the conquering alien drive into house mud.

As beforehand famous, Metallic Black will not be one of many shmup style’s prettiest efforts, having launched throughout Taito’s early ’90s “ugly-ass-visuals” interval. However it does comprise a strong soundtrack, some cool boss characters, and two differing conclusions and is price testing for shmup completionists.

Metallic Black S-Tribute launches February 2 on PS4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Swap