For a long time developers have incorporated heavy metal into video games. Whether that be through the theme of the game, the characters or the soundtracks, they seem to go hand in hand.
The year 1994 saw the release of Revolution X, the efforts of the band Aerosmith to make a video game. The original arcade version of the game received very positive reviews for the most part. The game involves a bizarre plot which sees the banning of music and then requires the player to kill the bad guys, save the women in bikinis and collect laserdiscs. If you manage to save all the members of the band you then get to party with them and blow up the backstage area!
Heavy metal has now also started to influence video slots found at online casino sites. Two that stand out are the Motorhead and Guns ’n’ Roses slots which can be played at the poker online https://bosbobet88.com/poker. The Guns ’n’ Roses slot allows you to play whilst listening to Guns ’n’ Roses and the reels contain members of the band and landing on them will provide the player with the biggest wins. It also features a free spins round and a crowd pleaser bonus round, but the feature you really want to activate is the ‘Appetite for Destruction wild’.
The Motorhead video slot really is heavy metal in a slot. You can listen to Motorhead hits whilst the reels spin and see if Lemmy can bring you a big win. It is the latest in the NetEnt Rocks series and a five reel, 76 line slot, which features free spins, wild substitutes, a bomber feature and a mystery reel feature. If you feel the amp shake, it’s a sign of good things to come.
When Guitar Hero was first released it was the chance for everyone to release their inner rockstar at home, with their guitar shaped controller. It involves frantically stabbing at the control to keep in time with the music. If you can master Dragonforce then you really are a Guitar Hero expert!
The PC shooter game Ed Hunter was unleashed in 1999, which sees the player take on the role of the Iron Maiden band mascot Eddie. The game sees Eddie navigate through levels which are based upon albums from the band’s back catalogue. There is an especially difficult level which is set in the East End of London and is based on the 1981 Killers LP.
2009’s Brutal Legend is often seen at the most metal video game of all time. This game has a very metal star-studded cast, including Jack Black as the lead character who is stuck in a world of heavy metal, as well as Rob Halford, Tim Curry, Lemmy and even Ozzy making appearances. The soundtrack features a range of metal artists which includes Cradle of Filth, In Flames and Megadeth. It is quite a strange game that mixes adventure, exploration and action with some real time strategy combat.
