You rarely see the number 7 on the tail end of any brand name in any walk of entertainment (although Sly Stallone is giving it his best shot), but Metal Slug has been keeping it hand-drawn 2-D-real since this tiny sliver of a DS cart would have set you set you back a cool 300-400 bucks and come in a case the size of a Wii. Metal Slug 7 can't stand pixel to pixel with 200 Mega+ Neo-Geo slabs like Slugs 1-3, but that doesn't make seeing a handheld screen stuffed with blazing pyrotechnics, rumbling steel war machines, and wave after wave of over-zealous grunts spurting blood and dying in agony any less gratifying.
OXG talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Coro Pata (DS import), Darius Burst (PSP import), Lina no Atelier: Strahl no Renkinjutsushi (DS import), Simple 2500 Series: Akuma Hunters – Exorsister (PSP import), and Metal Slug XX (PSP import).
It's Metal Slug. Nothing more, nothing less. Fans will love it but everyone else should track down the recent Wii anthology.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves comes out on Xbox Live Arcade this summer. Garou was announced with a slew of other SNK developed XBLA games like The King of Fighters: Sky Stage, which doesn't even have a release date.
Metal Slug 7 was previously announced as an Xbox Live Arcade game, but it was missing from the list. So, "Spencer" from siliconera.com inquired about it. Robert Macchiaverna, Acquisitions Manager at Ignition Entertainment, explained "It is still happening, but I believe that's scheduled to be a 2010 title." Ignition published Metal Slug 7 on the DS (pictured) in North America and has a close relationship with SNK. "Ultimate Match ['98] is coming out this year, but Metal Slug is not," Macchiaverna continued.
Just one more year. Maybe a two-thirds of year until co-op Slug Gigant action.
this game was a blast i still wonder why they didn't add wifi and multiplayer
if the 360 version had multiplayer i would consider buying it again
only problem is the length though kinda short
price as well
