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-====== Metal Black ====== 
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-//"THE EARTH DIED, AND IT WAS ABOUT TO ENTER UPON SILENCE TIMES..."//​ 
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-**//Metal Black//** is a horizontal [[genre:​STG]]/"​shmup"​ originally released in 1991 by [[companies:​Taito]]. It started development as an entry in the [[game:​Darius]] series, but became a sequel to 1990's //​[[game:​Gun Frontier]]//,​ although the games share little in common. (There are some aquatic enemies that reference its [[game:​Darius]] origins.) It was an early attempt at marrying visual storytelling and serious thematic elements to the [[genre:​STG]] genre, and is quite progressive even by modern standards. Gameplay was also streamlined from the [[game:​Darius]] series: the only powerup is the ubiquitous Newalone, and your one secondary attack is a long-lasting beam that can be used in dramatic "beam duels" with bosses. 
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-The plot, told in fast-scrolling Engrish during the attract mode, is remarkably well-told and developed for the era. It involves an alien invasion from the "sky area of Nemesis,"​ coupled with an asteroid attack from the gravity of a new star they created. Earth'​s military develops the Blackfly fighter to combat this, which uses the same Newalone energy source as the aliens'​ beams. However, Earth foolishly makes a "​compromise called peace" with the aliens, freezing the Blackfly project. The aliens obviously don't uphold the truce, since all civilization is destroyed, turning cities into deserts. A lone Blackfly pilot then defies the freeze, setting out against the enemy. ​ 
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-The final boss is especially notable: a duel with an ephemeral dolphin-being,​ set against a slideshow of human history and its tragedies, culminating in the destruction of Earth. There are multiple endings depending on if you win or not, possibly a first for the genre (anyone know for sure?). 
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-[[people:​ZUNTATA]] provided a haunting, lyrical soundtrack, which received an arrange album, //Metal Black the First.// Some of the game's tracks have been performed at [[people:​ZUNTATA]]'​s live shows. 
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-=====Ports===== 
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- - [[hardware:​Saturn]] - 1996 (ported by [[companies:​Ving]],​ not emulated like the PS2 versions) 
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- - [[hardware:​Playstation 2]] - 2005 (part of //Taito Memories Joukan// compilation) 
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- - [[hardware:​Playstation 2]] - 2006 (part of //Taito Legends 2// compilation) 
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-=====Other games===== 
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-//​[[game:​Space Invaders - Infinity Gene]]// ([[hardware:​iOS]]/​[[hardware:​Xbox 360]]) includes several gameplay references to  
-**//Metal Black//**, and features the Newalone through its entirety. ​ 
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-=====Links===== 
-[[http://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=WBTg1chqbvs|Youtube - 1997 live performance of Born to be Free]] 
 
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