ShootMania: Storm

Another characteristic feature of the production is a unique weapon system. Customarily, you only have one weapon – the energy rifle. Unlike other action games, ShootMania makes it impossible to change gear on the fly. The only way to use a different type of weapon is standing on a special field, where you can, e.g. cast bolts of lightning (when moving on metal pavement) or plasma (when standing on wooden surface).

Similarly to TrackMania, the creators gave players a powerful level editor, which allows to alter existing maps in any way, create new ones, or even create entirely new game modes. Naturally, all fan-made creations can be shared with other players using Nadeo’s social platform called ManiaPlanet 2.0. The service is completely free, but some features may be purchased with virtual currency earned, e.g. for sharing mods, blogging, or even just logging into the game. At the same time there are no microtransactions. The authors did not make it possible to buy points for real money.

In of visuals, ShootMania: Storm does not even try to be realistic. Instead, the game is full of bright colors. That is why you should never have any problem with recognizing an enemy. Even from afar you can easily tell between an enemy and a friend. Moreover, this makes it possible to launch the game on older computers which would fail to run the latest technologies.