
Bullets fly everywhere, and there are new ways to die around every corner. These games aren't called Metal Slug for nothing. If you really suck it up and want to win using limited lives, prepare to put some time in. Even on free play, beating any game in this compilation is a tall order. You can play on free play with unlimited lives, or you can play arcade-style with limited lives for a real challenge. Each game is an arcade-perfect, pixel-for-pixel, sound-for-sound transalation of the original. Its lineup consists of Metal Slug 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and Metal Slug X (a remix of Metal Slug 2 that uses the Metal Slug 3 game engine). To celebrate the series' 10-year anniversary, SNK Playmore gives us Metal Slug Anthology, a collection of the seven Metal Slug arcade games released thus far.Īs far as bang for your buck goes, Metal Slug Anthology is quite a value. Fans of 2-D run'n'gunners were immediately impressed by its crazy weapons, over-the-top bosses, and wild two-player cooperative gameplay.

The original Metal Slug first appeared on the arcade scene in 1996.
