This is one of the funnest sidescrolling series I have ever played. I watched my friend play Contra: the Alien Wars for SNES, and wanted to play a sidescroller afterwards, So I got Metal Slug. As said above, it's the best side-scrolling shooter I've played for a LONG while. There are two characters to play through the game with, they both control the exact same way. Tons of action and boss battles and weapon pick ups and cards to collect, which add to the replay value. I don't mean to compare Contra to Metal Slug, but Contra came off to me as more of a platformer than Metal Slug, in the way that in Contra you die if you touch an enemie, so you want to jump to different places to avoid them. With Metal Slug, you only need worry about projectiles and can concetrate more in getting in the enemie's face rather than avoid them.
The Metal Slug series debuted at arcades all over the world in 1996. Developed by longtime arcade developer, SNK, the game was made to do what most arcade games of today do—eat your quarters. Despite how much people ha... Read Full Review
At first I was really excited about Metal Slug Advance. I borrowed it off a friend and when I started playing I was very impressed by the cool graphics and sound, and it was quite fun to play. But after the first 2 level... Read Full Review
