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The joy on the POWs’ faces when you free them, the agonised expression as your little guy gets shot, and all the little touches in the background really take you back to the days of yore. Graphically, the Metal Slug games have always had an adorable, sprite based art style that had its genesis in this game. Add to this soldiers who fire huge missiles, throw grenades, stab you if they get too close, drive tanks and man huge installations, and you can see that this is not a challenge for the faint of heart. NEOGEO Metal Slug demands total precision, focus and concentration, as if you let your guard down, there are no end of enemies waiting to offer you projectile based death. It’s probably worth admitting that to complete the game first time, it took me 44 continues, and I’m not even ashamed.
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My first death within a minute of spawning into the game served to remind that these games demand respect, as one hit equals one death – there is none of this ‘shields that regenerate if you hide for bit’ gaming here. What time has done, at least for me, is round off the corners of the difficulty spikes so I’m viewing these past games almost through rose tinted glasses, remembering them as hard, but not too hard. My ambition is to survive the whole five minutes, but that’s a whole other story!īeing a veteran of Contra 3 way back on the SNES, and many other run and gun games since, I thought I’d have this game licked in no time. The last option meanwhile is Caravan Mode, which puts five minutes on the clock and challenges you to score as many points as you can with one continue before time runs out. Hi Score mode gives you one continue, and challenges you to score as many points as you can before you inevitably succumb to the cumulative effects of lead poisoning. Normal Mode, in either English or Japanese, speaks for itself, allowing you to run through the whole game from start to finish with unlimited continues. Loading up Metal Slug and you’re faced with the choice of options of how you want to play.