Metal Slug

Shooter
Platform
Arcade

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Release date:: 19/04/1996
Developer: Nazca Corporation

Platforms

Arcade

Neo Geo AES

PlayStation 3

Linux

Wii

Android

PC (Microsoft Windows)

iOS

Mac

PlayStation Portable

Neo Geo CD

Community score

82/100

Time to beat

Main story

Main + extras

Completionist

Overview

Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS. It is the first installment in the eponymous series. Set in 2028, players assume the role of Peregrine Falcon Strike Force soldiers Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving in a fight against the Rebel Army led by Donald Morden and overthrow his coup d'état to prevent a New World Order.