Many POWs and items are hidden in the missions, and they can be found by shooting at specific points of the scenery. However, if the player dies during a mission, the POW count will be reset to zero. Each POW rescued is counted at the end of a stage, giving extra points to the player. When rescued, the POWs reward the player with weapons, ammo or elusive items which gave bonus points for the player. At the end of a mission lies a large boss to fight.ĭuring a mission, the player must destroy the enemies and their machinery, while rescuing the POWs who are scattered in the missions. Throughout the missions the player can find several weapons which are more powerful but have limited ammo, as well as ammo and grenades. The player starts each mission with a simple handgun with infinite ammo and 10 grenades. The game uses a standard 3-button configuration: a shoot button, a jump button and a grenade button.
Later on the series, Marco and Tarma are joined by S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S agents Eri Kasamoto and Fio Germi, as Morden makes multiple allegiances with an alien race and other military groups. In the first game, the players take the role of the Regular Army's Peregrine Falcon Squad soldiers Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving, and must face the villain General Morden and his Rebel Army, who wants to eliminate the governments and establish a new order, all of this fueled by his anger caused by the death of his family that could have been prevented if the Regular Army was not corrupt. The first game was released in 1996 for the Neo Geo MVS arcade platform. With some exceptions, the games belong to the Run 'n' gun genre - sidescroller platform games with Shoot 'Em Up elements, where the player must run through a stage while shooting at various enemies.
True homage to the famous SNK franchise, Metal Slug Anthology gathers a total of seven installments released between 19.Metal Slug is a popular video game franchise created by Nazca and now owned by SNK, who created the sequels to the original game. Its quirky humor, meticulous direction, frantic action and incredibly precised gameplay earn it its place in the pantheon of the most popular shooter games of all time. 25 years after its first appearance on the NEOGEO system, Metal Slug remains one of the most appreciated series in the run’n gun genre.Īdored by fans of side-scrolling shooters looking for a challenge, The Metal Slug saga is a brilliant mix of shooter and side-scrolling platformer, which multiplies with a rare accuracy funny details and humorous winks, making a satire of the war.
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