Gal Metal From DMM Games Now Available on Nintendo Switch

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 30, 2018

News: If you have been looking for another rhythm title to play on your Switch be sure to give this one a chance.

Gal Metal, the free-form rhythm title from developer DMM GAMES, is now available digitally and at retail exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The game can be purchased digitally on the Nintendo eShop for $29.99, with the “Encore Pack” DLC also available for $9.99 adding five new characters, each with their own unique story episode and song. The limited physical “World Tour Edition” of Gal Metal is available as well at select retailers for an MSRP of $39.99, including the “Encore Pack” DLC pre-installed on the game card and comes packaged with an exclusive set of Heavy Metal stickers featuring in-game characters.

“Finally! It’s time to make some noise in the US and EU!” said Gal Metal Producer Tak Fujii, “Be a drummer! Form a band! Feel the groove and unleash your Joy-Con and yourself! Believe in the POWER OF METAL!”

Humanity’s reckless broadcast of the Voyager probe’s Golden Record has ruined the relative peace and quiet of the galactic home to an eight-tentacled alien species, so they’ve come to earth to exact their revenge. Parking their invasion force over a quiet Tokyo suburb, the aliens abducted and merged the soul of a high school boy into the body of his classmate Rinko, who happens to be the drummer in her school’s all-girl metal club. Unfortunately for the aliens, this unlikely duo is determined to fight back with the only weapon they have: the power of Heavy Metal. Join up with fellow K.M.G. (Kichijoji Metal Girls) members Kia, Mani, Shiimi, and Erii, and unleash rocking drumbeats and metal riffs to protect the earth from these tentacled invaders while simultaneously trying to navigate daily life as a high school student.

Gal Metal is a rhythm game designed for Nintendo Switch that turns the Joy-Con into drum sticks. Players will take hold of the Joy-Con and rock along with the music in order to repel would-be alien conquerors. This is accomplished by creating complex performances and racking up millions of points using personal free-form drumlines based on over a dozen different beats. With Nintendo Switch Pro Controller support on offer as well, players will be able to choose how they want to jam and earn metal power to use against these nefarious invaders in this uniquely adlib-friendly rhythm experience.

Check out the trailer below for Gal Metal and tell us what you think. Will you be picking this one up?