When I was a child, I was so impressed by how this game was made. I also had a very limited comprehension skills and didn’t know what was going on in the story. Far as I understood, there was a rebellion and it was my duty as a member of the Royal Legion Air Force to serve my country. I thought we were the good guys. Then came the Markovian munitions factory that made me raise an eyebrow when I had to fire on civilians. But Admiral Durant made his point when he stated the workers lost civilian status when they took up arms against the Legions and were now just casualties of war. I dismissed my concerns and continued to proudly carry out my duty to serve the Royal Legion, my country. After all, we were the good guys right? Then came mission 3 which really shook me to my core. After seeing Captain Nyman-who had just surrendered-and my beloved flight leader Vargas die on the Dominus, I was shocked and horrified. I really began questioning if we were the good guys. After this mission, I had a strong feeling of resentment towards Admiral Durant. I would continue on the story, but not without glaring at Admiral Durant. Years have passed, and now that I look back, we were not the good guys. Now that I know what was going on, I cherish those memories of being naive to the story. It really emphasized the character that we were playing: a pilot in the Royal Legion Air Force who is blindly following the orders of a terrifying and oppressive regime. With the knowledge I know now, I would have definitely conspired with Copperhead, question his loyalty, as if the conversation went well, discuss about deserting. As for my medal Admiral Durant, you can keep it and shove it up your ass.
Seriously!! Virtually the same thing happened with me, it’s crazy only realizing after so long how much of a monster Durant was. I remember it must have been 8 years ago when I first saw Vargas’ death and I was devastated by it, but didn’t put together the pieces until far far later.
Same here! Took me many years later to understand the destruction we were causing Damn, now I wish that a sequel was made where we joined the rebels (or similar anti-imperial forces) :(
So I just found out that there was a sequel (MetalStorm Aces) where you fight for Markovia... I feel embarrassed (tbf, I was talking about JOINING the Markovians and even different rebel groups, not simply being the Markovians)
This was my first iOS game back in 2012 when I found a demo version in the JB Hi-Fi store. 2 years after that I started training to be a pilot. Still going. Godspeed fellow pilots, you can all be my wingmen any time.
chi hang We,the community. Should do something,I’ve had many great memories and I seriously wanna experience them again,if there’s only a way to make King and Z2 respond to us :(
I went Metal Storm Online --> Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy --> Ace Combat titles on PS2 w/ an emulator --> currently War Thunder and Ace Combat 7. This game got me into the whole flight games scene and I'm planning on getting a proper HOTAS setup to start DCS down the line. I can't believe it all started here, nostalgia :')
@@DjSquirrel33 They freaking sucked thats really it they sucked at keeping it up and its all their fault :] at least we have someone to blame hm? FRICK YOU Z2!!!!!
Just to let you know this is not the main menu soundtrack, this is the gameplay/combat soundtrack. I’m a big fan of this game and it’s sequel Aces and I’m eternally sad that we’ll never see another game like these on the App Store again. :( You will be missed Z2 Studios.
@@snake9078 Thanks for sharing even tho this cannot replace the original but we can't do anything about it. Note: I re-downloaded both Metalstorm Online and Ace but it doesn't matter since we can't play them without a server, if we can make it to use local host instead it might work.
Z2 has reformed under the starform interactive brand and they have revived the metalstorm game. However I must caution that this game and the original are nothing alike but the new one is MUCH better in the sense that it does not cater towards P2W. Skill and patience in choosing your targets are what matters. That and good teammates.
❗I don't care if my comment is answered ten years later. I need a source for the original melody. Who is the composer? This is very important as this video is of poor quality. Thank you in advance Мне всё равно даже если на мой комментарий ответят через десять лет. Мне нужно узнать источник оригинальной мелодии. Кто является композитором? Это очень важно так как это видео в плохом качестве. Заранее спасибо
There’s only 2, this and the main menu. Compared to Aces where it had 5, 1 main menu, General combat, boss/pvp, intro, and mission status screen after completing a level.
When I was a child, I was so impressed by how this game was made. I also had a very limited comprehension skills and didn’t know what was going on in the story. Far as I understood, there was a rebellion and it was my duty as a member of the Royal Legion Air Force to serve my country. I thought we were the good guys.
Then came the Markovian munitions factory that made me raise an eyebrow when I had to fire on civilians. But Admiral Durant made his point when he stated the workers lost civilian status when they took up arms against the Legions and were now just casualties of war. I dismissed my concerns and continued to proudly carry out my duty to serve the Royal Legion, my country. After all, we were the good guys right?
Then came mission 3 which really shook me to my core. After seeing Captain Nyman-who had just surrendered-and my beloved flight leader Vargas die on the Dominus, I was shocked and horrified. I really began questioning if we were the good guys. After this mission, I had a strong feeling of resentment towards Admiral Durant. I would continue on the story, but not without glaring at Admiral Durant.
Years have passed, and now that I look back, we were not the good guys. Now that I know what was going on, I cherish those memories of being naive to the story. It really emphasized the character that we were playing: a pilot in the Royal Legion Air Force who is blindly following the orders of a terrifying and oppressive regime. With the knowledge I know now, I would have definitely conspired with Copperhead, question his loyalty, as if the conversation went well, discuss about deserting.
As for my medal Admiral Durant, you can keep it and shove it up your ass.
Seriously!! Virtually the same thing happened with me, it’s crazy only realizing after so long how much of a monster Durant was. I remember it must have been 8 years ago when I first saw Vargas’ death and I was devastated by it, but didn’t put together the pieces until far far later.
I kind of understand what was happening but ya I didn’t really get it until like much much later
Same here! Took me many years later to understand the destruction we were causing
Damn, now I wish that a sequel was made where we joined the rebels (or similar anti-imperial forces) :(
So I just found out that there was a sequel (MetalStorm Aces) where you fight for Markovia... I feel embarrassed
(tbf, I was talking about JOINING the Markovians and even different rebel groups, not simply being the Markovians)
@@perplexingkelp
I get what you mean, continuing with the character of Atlas.
AH! AFTER YEARS OF SEARCHING! I finally found it! Oh the memories...
Yeah but its shutdown so rip
And it’s only one of the songs, I can’t seem to find to the true menu song
This was my first iOS game back in 2012 when I found a demo version in the JB Hi-Fi store.
2 years after that I started training to be a pilot. Still going.
Godspeed fellow pilots, you can all be my wingmen any time.
Several months before:
"Start the Metalstorm Online self destruct protocol on my mark"
Yesterday:
"Mark!"
Remember the good old days? Those where the golden days of iOS. It's really sad to see this game shut down
Epickevinsland V15 man.. Apple iOS 3-6 was the best,iOS 7 came with cringe.
Why do good things always come to an end
Epickevinsland V15 BattleNations..Metalstorm..they were my childhood. Those crappy crush guys just ruined it.
chi hang We,the community. Should do something,I’ve had many great memories and I seriously wanna experience them again,if there’s only a way to make King and Z2 respond to us :(
My Ace Combat when I was younger.
I went Metal Storm Online --> Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy --> Ace Combat titles on PS2 w/ an emulator --> currently War Thunder and Ace Combat 7. This game got me into the whole flight games scene and I'm planning on getting a proper HOTAS setup to start DCS down the line. I can't believe it all started here, nostalgia :')
@@briansun5652 FR
“Vargas, Copperhead! This is Blackbird here! You two read me?”
RIP Z2 LIVE, you will be missed proper. F in the chat to pay respects. :(
F
That was the best game I'd ever played, it's really sad that Z2 is shutting down its servers today.
Yeah :( I loved this game
What Why Today? I THought they shut it down in 2015?!
@@IsraelCountryCube I posted this two years ago
@@DjSquirrel33 omg my old account 😂😂😂
still hurts
same, saw this game at an apple store demo and got it when I got home and never stopped playing it, sad to find out i can’t play it anymore 😢
It got deleted due to "poor management" and "costs" 🙄
I am so mad they deleted it
@@DjSquirrel33 They freaking sucked thats really it they sucked at keeping it up and its all their fault :] at least we have someone to blame hm? FRICK YOU Z2!!!!!
@@IsraelCountryCube Blizzard have done this they have buy the game i'm trying to contact them to get the rights of the game and reopen the service
@@AgentK-im8ke Blizzard? I thought King bought Z2 Studio and took down their games.
@@Computrix1000 king was blizzard company
Just to let you know this is not the main menu soundtrack, this is the gameplay/combat soundtrack.
I’m a big fan of this game and it’s sequel Aces and I’m eternally sad that we’ll never see another game like these on the App Store again. :( You will be missed Z2 Studios.
You can play "Ace Force" it's a "new" metalstorm
SHC Demolisher I realized that too xD
Isn't it the prequel of Aces?
@@ENT_PRESTIGIOUS yes, he had it right
@@snake9078 Thanks for sharing even tho this cannot replace the original but we can't do anything about it.
Note: I re-downloaded both Metalstorm Online and Ace but it doesn't matter since we can't play them without a server, if we can make it to use local host instead it might work.
It sure bring all my memories when I was five years old.😭😭😭😭😭😭
i miss this game so much :(
Reminds me of the good old days where I played the game
The first time I played this was at the Apple Store back in 2013. Thank you for these sweet memories.:)
Oh how I used to tear up the skies with this game
bro fight me rn
Z2 has reformed under the starform interactive brand and they have revived the metalstorm game. However I must caution that this game and the original are nothing alike but the new one is MUCH better in the sense that it does not cater towards P2W. Skill and patience in choosing your targets are what matters. That and good teammates.
This used to be my favorite game
I remember another menu music from this game. This was the in-game music...
❗I don't care if my comment is answered ten years later. I need a source for the original melody. Who is the composer? This is very important as this video is of poor quality. Thank you in advance
Мне всё равно даже если на мой комментарий ответят через десять лет. Мне нужно узнать источник оригинальной мелодии. Кто является композитором? Это очень важно так как это видео в плохом качестве. Заранее спасибо
Would anyone happen to have the rest of the soundtrack?
There’s only 2, this and the main menu. Compared to Aces where it had 5, 1 main menu, General combat, boss/pvp, intro, and mission status screen after completing a level.
@@shcdemolisher so what else/
The hanger music is awesome.
@@shcdemolisher do you have the second?
@@kylerodrigue39 No i dont sadly.
If you guys don't know, you can play Ace Force: Joint Combat or Air Combat OL
I used to love that game, we had groups on FB and I was flying with war wolves
Helios squad radio in...... :(
I'm sad
“Blackbird here! I read you Vargas!”
I read you Copperhead
I miss this game 😢
I loved this game
This is one of the first air combat games I ever played.
I miss this game. It's been too long
Enemy down, great shot!
nice
I miss this game so much.... Why it had to go like that!! DAMN KING! had to buy Z2 Studio and take it down with other games.
Helios squad radio in! we've got a new pilot with us today. on behalf of the legions royal air force welcome aboard atlas!
This was my first iPad game, when I was 6 years old.
same here :D
This is not from the menu. This is during gameplay.
This is not a menu soundtrack😒
nostalgia, everyone this is maybe possible to reopen the server, we can maybe buy the game itself and reopen the service?
Buying the game? HAHAHA, please don't make me laugh! Like this would even happen!
@@Computrix1000 it is possible if you know where to find what you want
@@AgentK-im8ke If u want this to happen you need more ppl u can't do it alone.
@@Computrix1000 i know
I miss this game T-T this was my 2nd app I ever downloaded when I had my iPod touch 4th Gen when I was 9 years old, I was so good at it.. FUCK
I love this game but I don't see it is appstore☹
I miss this game SO much, Z2Live fucked up and they're now gonna shut down the game.