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TGS 06: Metal Slug Complete Hands-On

By Jeff Gerstmann, GameSpotPosted Sep 23, 2006 7:28 am PT

Let's get one thing straight: You can't possibly handle this much Metal Slug, but SNK is giving it all to you on one PSP disc anyway.

TOKYO--This year's arcade release of Metal Slug 6 marks the seventh game in the series. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the long-running side-scroller series, SNK is releasing a compilation of all the games on the PlayStation Portable. That's...a lot of Metal Slug.

The series made a transition of sorts this year, when the arcade version of Metal Slug 6 was built using Atomiswave hardware, rather than the practically ancient NeoGeo hardware that has driven every other game in the line. But aside from some additional characters and control options, Metal Slug 6 falls right in line with the rest, visually. Those visuals seem to translate over to the PSP really well. In addition to the sharp 2D display, you can set your video options a bit, too. The game defaults to a regular 4:3 aspect ratio that fills the height of the screen without getting stretched out of shape, which looks quite good. However, you can also run the games in a smaller window that reflects the games' original resolution, or you can get all crazy and stretch the game to fill the entire PSP screen. Doing so, though, looks quite ugly.

The games all appear to control well in single-player mode. Also, the games will have a network mode that lets two players play Metal Slug together over a local ad hoc connection.

It's an impressive package that offers a whole lot of action-packed gameplay. Metal Slug Complete, known as Metal Slug Anthology in North America, is scheduled to be released later this year.

29 Comments

  • jojinko

    Posted Dec 11, 2006 12:14 am PT

    Please have gameshare

  • whitey618

    Posted Nov 27, 2006 5:58 am PT

    finally, all the metal slug i can play, and all on one disc!

  • grim_reaper3

    Posted Oct 31, 2006 1:10 pm PT

    This is the thing that i most expected some years ago, having metal slug on a portable device and now the dream came true

  • FULGOREY2K

    Posted Oct 18, 2006 9:35 pm PT

    this game is a blast, i had played all of them in the arcade, and now to have them on my psp its a dream; this is what a good portable with the power and the capacity to fit 7 games of the great shoot them up action.
    now if konami would do something about my contra games............

  • Shadow_Jones

    Posted Oct 17, 2006 8:04 pm PT

    Looks good.

  • Hot_Feet

    Posted Oct 15, 2006 3:50 pm PT

    i cant wait any longer

  • Typhoonexhale

    Posted Oct 12, 2006 7:23 pm PT

    Yes!!! OMG I love Metal Slug .....but all of them on 1 UMD! With Network Multiplayer you will be unable to pry me from my couch for a month!! ahahaha!

  • B-boy

    Posted Oct 6, 2006 8:18 am PT

    lots games for small price

  • hrah

    Posted Oct 6, 2006 7:48 am PT

    yeah , im tired of waiting, but having all these games on 1 disc is great, just wish it could come out sooner

  • freaky_monkey

    Posted Oct 4, 2006 6:13 am PT

    How much longer do we have to wait? I'm also waiting for GNG.

  • nips122

    Posted Oct 3, 2006 12:09 pm PT

    I think im goin to cry ; ; (tears of joy)

  • Lost_Gemini2000

    Posted Oct 2, 2006 10:07 pm PT

    hell no for DS they prolly mess it up with trying to use the crappy touch screen functions

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Oct 1, 2006 4:24 pm PT

    my psp will defintiely break from this game. No way am i going to use the turbo function avaible. takes the fun outta the game.

  • ryanthegamer

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 10:28 pm PT

    it's not for ds because psp is better

  • Kyo__man66

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:16 pm PT

    this is so exciting...SNK actualy likes theyre fans.

  • 3abden

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:51 am PT

    can't wait no longer..

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Sep 26, 2006 5:25 am PT

    Can't wait for this! PSP rules

  • Jshaw71

    Posted Sep 26, 2006 1:31 am PT

    how about a home version of the collection? oh well, heres to hoping

  • scruffybawls

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 3:40 pm PT

    dude metal slug is the best horizontal shooter ever, ive always wanted a compilation

  • I_Stole_the_Tv

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 2:14 am PT

    I will never let my PSP leave my side once I have this game. And my DS can go to hell and die, well until Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin comes out.

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