Heavy Metal Flame Thrower 3: Level with the Fire

***Heavy Metal Flame Thrower 3: Level with the Fire*** is an action-adventure platforming beat-em-up video game that is a sequel to *Heavy Metal Flame Thrower 2: Raging Heatwave* (2008).

## Details

**Developer(s)**

Stick Feline Games (PS3/X360/Wii)

Budcat Creations (PS2/Xbox/GameCube)

Climax Studios (PSP/PC)

**Publisher(s)**

THQ

**Series**

*Heavy Metal Flame Thrower*

**Platform(s)**

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 3

PlayStation Portable

Xbox

Xbox 360

GameCube

Wii

Microsoft Windows

Mac OS X

**Release**

March 3, 2009

**Genre(s)**

Action-adventure

Platformer

Beat-em-up

**Mode(s)**

Single-player

## Gameplay

Players control Flame Thrower Bortz by beating up enemies and entering rage mode. In this game, he now gains experience from defeating enemies and leveling up to get a new rage attack. He also must find a key or reach a specific level to access a restricted area.

This game has two arcade modes instead of one. Arcade Mode 1 has Flame Thrower's normal attacks while Arcade Mode 2 has his normal attacks replaced by one melee attack and one ranged attack. Arcade Mode 1 is unlocked by beating the second level with Arcade Mode 2 being unlocked at the end of the game after beating the fourth level.

The console game is a 3D game while the PlayStation Portable and PC game is a 2D game.

### Arcade Mode 2 differences

In the console versions, Flame Thrower has two spears strapped to his arms and is able to breathe fireballs. In the PlayStation Portable and PC versions, he swings and shoots a plasma cannon at enemies instead.

## Levels

There are 4 levels, each of which has a boss at the end, to play through.

* Level 1: Gray World
	+ Boss: Bouncing Jell-O
* Level 2: Blue World
	+ Boss: Mouthy Explosionist
* Level 3: Green World
	+ Boss: Stretchy Vine
* Level 4: Red World
	+ Boss: Bull Lizard

## Enemies

The enemies are different colored versions of Flame Thrower, either punching and kicking, swinging a melee weapon, shooting a gun or swinging a melee weapon and shooting a gun at the same time.

## Controls

### Console versions

* PS2/PS3
* Xbox/X360
* GameCube
* Wii

* Left analog stick: Move Flame Thrower
* Right analog stick: Move Camera
* X: Jump
* Square: Melee attack
* Circle: Fire gun
* Triangle: Rage attack
* L2: Switch melee weapon
* R2: Switch gun
* Start: Pause

- Left analog stick: Move Flame Thrower

- Right analog stick: Move Camera

- A: Jump

- X: Melee attack

- B: Fire gun

- Y: Rage attack

- Left trigger: Switch melee weapon

- Right trigger: Switch gun

- Start: Pause

- Control Stick: Move Flame Thrower

- C-Stick: Move Camera

- A: Jump

- B: Melee attack

- X: Fire gun

- Y: Rage attack

- L: Switch melee weapon

- R: Switch gun

- Start/Pause: Pause

- Analog stick on Wii Nunchuk: Move Flame Thrower

- D-pad on Wii Remote: Move Camera

- C or Z: Jump

- Shake Wii Remote left and right: Melee attack

- A: Fire gun

- B: Rage attack

- 1: Switch melee weapon

- 2: Switch gun

- +: Pause

### PlayStation Portable and PC versions

* PlayStation Portable
* PC

* Analog stick: Move Flame Thrower
* Left and right on D-pad: Roll
* X: Jump
* Down on D-pad: Crouch
* Square: Melee weapon
* Circle: Fire gun
* L: Switch melee weapon
* R: Switch gun
* Triangle: Rage attack
* Start: Pause

- Left and right arrows: Move Flame Thrower

- Double tap left and right arrows: Roll

- Up arrow: Jump

- Down arrow: Crouch

- A: Melee weapon

- S: Fire gun

- Q: Switch melee weapon

- E: Switch gun

- D: Rage attack

- P: Pause

### Opening logos used

#### PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions

* Comet logo of THQ
* Stick Feline Games

#### PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube versions

* Announcer logo of THQ
* Stick Feline Games
* 2007 Budcat Creations logo

#### PlayStation Portable and PC versions

* Blue-lighting logo of THQ
* 2003 Climax Studios logo