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Abstract: One of videogaming’s best kept secrets, with original NeoGeo copies fetching unreal sums of money on eBay, the Metal Slug series celebrates its 10th birthday this year with the release of this anthology, ported to every format that will allow it – and ...
Classic gaming at its best, Great level design, Endearing visual style, Some great weapons
Cant use the classic controller
Graphically, the anthology is everything you would expect if youve played the game before, with fluid hand-drawn animations, colourful backgrounds and a style that faithfully re-creates the arcade games panache. Despite the need to get used to the ne...
Study the antics of General Morden and friends throughout the ages. For $20, you can now own what would previously run you about a cool grand. Thank goodness for technology endlessly marching onwards. Metal Slug is regarded as a side-scrolling shooter...
Abstract: It’s universally agreed upon that Metal Slug is pretty awesome. Thankfully, SNK has realized this, and despite their financial ups and downs, have committed themselves to supplying as much Metal Slug as possible to the general public. They’re doing us...
Abstract: 2D gaming is a dying subclass. Its a tragic paradigm-shift that kicked off in the mid nineties and has seen the mainstream gaming market embrace 3D completely. Some game companies still do 2D sidescrollers - Alien Hominid being a recent success story,...
Abstract: Metal Slug is one of videogamings biggest cult franchises, mixing intense side-scrolling shooting action with screen-filling bosses in an experience which is intensely thrilling from beginning to end. Such is its appeal in the creation and perfection ...
Abstract: I hope you still have those GameCube controllers. The original Metal Slug first appeared on the arcade scene in 1996. Fans of 2-D runngunners were immediately impressed by its crazy weapons, over-the-top bosses, and wild two-player cooperative gamep...
There are quite a few Wii games out there that just tack the motion-sensing controls on. They just feel out of place. In this case the producers just decided to skip the controls almost completely and offer a fun multiplayer game. I’m not saying tha...
Abstract: To celebrate Metal Slug�s 10 Year anniversary, SNK has put together the biggest collection of Metal Slug games ever to be available at one time. Seven Metal Slug titles; Metal Slug, Metal Slug 2, Metal Slug X, Metal Slug 3, Metal Slug 4, Metal Slug 5, ...
Accurate emulation; a bargain with seven fantastic games on one disk; the games look and sound great, even years after their release; hours of great platforming action!
Lack of a decent control scheme; no boss flash; the included extras are lackluster.
While Metal Slug Anthology does contain quite an amount of gaming bang for your buck, it is plagued with issues that may stop you from fully enjoying it.
