I was not expecting the Metal Slug franchise to transition to the strategy game genre as well as it did. SNK’s classic action-platformer arcade series is a high-energy, bombastic shoot ’em up perfect ...

Almost a decade after that game launched, however, one of the best examples of that genre ever hit arcades around the world. Launching on April 19, 1996, SNK’s Metal Slug quickly became a favorite ...

There were classic side-scrolling shooters throughout the 80s and 90s, but few were as good as Metal Slug. Join Greg as he takes a look back in this week's Shack's Arcade Corner. It's time to pick up ...

When it comes to classic arcade goodness, Metal Slug reigns supreme. With some of the most brutal gameplay and slickest 2D animation out there, the series has seen six "core" titles, and then a whole ...

After years of scattered, piecemeal releases on various home consoles, SNK marks the 10th anniversary of the original Metal Slug by rolling up all seven Metal Slug arcade games into a single package ...

Metal Slug XX is a side-scrolling, arcade-style, run-and-gun shooter exploding with the same winning formula of over-the-top action and cartoon mayhem that has kept Metal Slug a premier franchise for ...

I've played Metal Slug 3 many, many times. First in the arcade, then on my Xbox, next on my Wii, and most recently on Xbox Live Arcade. You'd think by now I'd be sick of SNK Playmore's side-scrolling ...

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Get ready to enjoy two heavy doses of heavy metal shoot ’em up action on Xbox Live Arcade this week as Metal Slug XX and Aqua digitally ship for the platform this Wednesday. Metal Slug XX costs a cool ...

Microsoft shared a small list of Xbox Live Arcade titles developed in Japan and I couldn’t believe Metal Slug 7 is on there written in plain English. Hmm… I wonder if Microsoft will keep the Cynthia ...

SNK’s classic shooter Metal Slug X has been listed on Steam for PC and will be released on October 2. The 2D sprite-based run-and-gun shooter comes complete with the original six mission arcade ...

Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II, more commonly known as simply Metal Slug 2, is a run and gun video game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 1998 for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as ...