Metal Slug is a series that gained popularity on SNK’s Neo Geo, where it became known as a hard as nails side scrolling shooter that only the elite can even hope to get through relatively unscathed. While the Neo Geo may have faded away this series hasn’t and so the PS2 is home to the third instalment of the run and gun so hard it has brought burly men to tears.
The game has a certain goofy charm about its visuals. There is an air of exaggeration with the designs with the intention of making it look silly and it works a treat. There’s just something about green garbed soldiers running around with flailing limbs and screams you can clearly
see. Characters scramble around, zombies stumble forward and creatures pounce on victims. It melds together to form a sight that shows the light-hearted approach they have taken with the designs.
This is complimented by the wonder design ideas that have gone into it. The playable characters...
