Ugh... I hate to see things like this happen. When a good game (The Metal Slug arcade series in this case) is brought back to life, fans of the games rush to get that newest one. As a big fan of this Neo-Geo clasic, I was surprised to hear of it coming to my favorite hand-held. I knew it would be kiddied up a little bit (ie: the blood and gore removed). But stripping away the main characters? Adding a HEALTH bar?! ADDING A FREAKING CARD SYSTEM?! I don't know what I was thinking buying this game. Now, in-and-of-itself, this is a fine game. Great gameplay, simple button layout, charming little hand-drawn-looking sprites, but it's just not the Metal Slug I remember...
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
