Metal Slug Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch eShop This Week

Besides being nostalgic about it (I am not), is there something exciting in the first one, if I already bought the 3rd ?

Is the 3rd any good, im tempted to buy it while waiting for Mario Kart

@neufel The core mechanics for every metal slug game is the same, though the first game obviously has less weapon upgrades and vehicles. The main differences between them are the settings that are always different in every game.

I've already got Metal Slug 3 on PS4 / Vita and even iOS, but I don't own Metal Slug anywhere. Think I'll rectify that tomorrow

I love Metal slug games.. An Anthology physical release would be nice!

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"Switch eShop Release Date:
30th Mar 2017, $900.00 (USA - HAMSTER)
30th Mar 2017, £6.29/€6.99 (UK/EU - HAMSTER)"

For just $900? Why not? Just let me fetch my loose change.

@neufel it's probably the second-best* game in the series, behind 3--In a nutshell, it's a simpler, cleaner, more pure affair, but still worth every penny.

*That said, a minority of NeoGeo fans would tell you it's better than 3 (and a few would say X is the best). I am not one of those people, but it is still worth every penny if you're a fan of run 'n' guns.

I already have the first Metal Slug on PS3. I don't feel like double dipping for it, even if there is the added benefit of portability.

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I wouldn't want to play a vastly inferior version, I'm glad if that's not the case. Thanks for your help

Hoping to see them all on the Switch.

I already bought this on the Wii and Wii U and can't bring myself to buy it yet again.

I cant imagine there being any sort of anthology when there probably making a good amount of money releasing them individually.

Just wanted to point out that the title has a typo. Metal Slug Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch eShop This Week.

I hope that once VC hits the switch nintendo and SNK will release metal slug advance (gba) and metal slug 7 (ds) for VC.

In my opinion Metal Slug, Metal Slug X and Metal Slug 3 are all worth purchasing. Classic games.

There all good but 3 I enjoyed the most.
I have the anthology on the psp. It's great.
Seems like you have more neo geo games to pick from then switch

Is the Switch just a Neo Geo that also plays Zelda?

Hopefully that's not the only NeoGeo game we get tomorrow? Great game but I already bought 3. If they're gonna give us another game in the same series then they can at least have something else to choose from along with it..

Original metal slug is best metal slug.

Thanks Damien for explaining how the price is worth it. After getting Metal Slug 3 there is definitely plenty there to justify the price. Like sure you could get the Metal Slug Anthology on the wii but this is a 1:1 arcade copy with all the features and switches and everything. And lots of filter options, even audio filter options to replicate if you were in a real arcade. I also quite like the addition of the hi score and caravan modes. Though I wish there was perhaps a tiny bit more customisation, so you could set an amount of time or set a hard amount of continues from the start for those two modes

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@sillygostly Compared to the physical NeoGeo cart, thats a steal

@Einherjar : Can't spend money in the grave. Have at it.

I own the original Metal Slug on the Saturn, Love that game, I've never played any of the sequels so I couldn't tell u which one is best. Although in my opinion the best run'n gun game is Contra Hard Corps on Genesis

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@neufel It's just another adventure. It's an all-around solid (and beautiful) game, but it's not fundamentally unique.

Sorry, but while I like to support Nintendo hardware, the entire MS Anthology is available via PS4 for roughly £5 - I've purchased it already. Likewise goes for the Mega Man collection. On Dragons Trap release I'll be supporting the Switch, but only because both release at the same time and are comparable in price. Nintendo really need to look at their pricing structure more carefully in future to keep relevant.

@neufel I'm one of those who prefers several of the other games to part three. The good thing about Metal Slug is the quality is consistent. They all play similarly. Metal Slug 1 is more straightforward. It's more linear with no branching paths and sticks with its basic military theme. But I prefer its pacing and difficulty curve more. Slug 3 gets brutal in spots. I find the Slug series is one I can come back to over and over. I think it's worth having most of them. If you feel you could use more versions, Slug 1 is great. If you feel part three is enough, that's cool. It comes down to whether you crave more of it.

@Carerra its a blast! fast action fun. u get bit by zombies and u turn into a zombie and still fight haha u also spray blood on everybody as a special lol its a must buy for sure.

These Neo-Geo games are all so tempting. Maybe just 1 more quick playthrough for nostalgia (and portable) sake. Wish I could play some co-op but nobody I know plays or cares about video games unfortunately. That's how this was meant to be played imo. I've had the AES cart for over 15 yrs, but it does have label damage (bought it used). I just don't have the heart to sell it.

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You could say an MVS with Unibios has the ability to Switch into an AES, or Switch between the different region versions on the fly...

Seriously though, I think the number of NeoGeo games may soon surpass other games on the console... not that there's anything wrong with that!

@lemonjellydude You could get Metal Slug Anthology for Wii and play it on your Wii U if you have one, since that's backwards compatible. Pretty sure that collection must not be all that expensive these days. Granted, you couldn't play them on the go in this case (and if you played them off-TV on the gamepad, you'd still have to play them with a different controller than the gamepad itself, which is not the most convenient setup).

I like MS 1 then 2 then 5. Never clicked with X and 3

@Kafei2006 I would but i dont have a wii u
£6 a game isnt that bad and it means u can buy what u want. i compare it to what the games would cost and for most neo geo games that would be £100's and all these games have extra options so not sure what people are complaining about.

@lemonjellydude That's fair, I thought you were complaining for the lack of a proper collection. That might still happen mind you, especially since that anthology isn't complete anymore, there's Metal Slug 7/Metal Slug XX that came out since then for DS/PSP. Maybe they'll update that at some point and make a proper new collection.

The Metal Slug series has only great games though, so you wouldn't lose anything from buying the complete set at once if you had something to play it on, but naturally buying only the highlights is just as great a way to go about it as any... especially if you have a huge backlog of games to plod through like me .

Note that the anthology is also on PS2, so if you have a PS2 still, or a PS3 that's backwards compatible with PS2 discs, that's also a route you can explore if you're tempted.

@KidRad while Metal Slug X is probably my favorite because it's mostly part two with the technical problems fixed, there are a number of differences between the two games that a lot of people like Slug 2 over X. They're not quite the same.

Also, while I agree that 4 and 6 are weaker than the others, 5 is among my favorites along with 1 and X. I think it's worth checking out. The weird thing about part 5 is the new slide move, which feels very odd in a Metal Slug game at first. If you can get used to the move, it fits very well and it comes in handy for boss fights especially.

@lemonjellydude @Kafei2006 The pricing seems fair to me. I wouldn't hesitate to get Switch versions of the Slug games if I didn't already own the games multiple times and if I had a Switch. I wouldn't recommend the Wii version of the Metal Slug Anthology to anyone unless they were aware that none of the control schemes are quite right. The standard scheme uses a Wii remote like a NES pad, but has motion control for grenades which is not a good idea for an arcade game like this and is unacceptable to me. The gamecube control scheme doesn't allow the use of the d-pad as I understand it, which is also unacceptable to me. The story is that, at the time the collection was made, Nintendo did not allow classic controllers to be used in new games.

@sdelfin Wasnt aware of that regarding the Wii version. I wonder if the HORI Game Boy Player controller is compatible, since that's one I own. Well the PS2 version is still a goos pick imho. Good value for money at any rate.

@Kafei2006 yeah, the PS2 version is very good and I have it. Best of the bunch. Indeed, it is a great value and it's a great series in my opinion. A lot of people still aren't aware of that issue with the Wii version. Of course, why would anyone even expect those control options?

@KidRad those are not the sole differences, there were other tweaks. Aside from smoother frames I just prefer the original basic game. Sometimes small changes make a difference for people. Just ask the localization freaks

@derty Thanks bud