GameZone's Steven Hopper arms himself in the review for Metal Slug XX for the PSP. "Metal Slug XX is a fine addition to the franchise, giving hardcore legions of fans what they've come to want and love from the series. However, those expecting to see the franchise branch out and change up the formula will be disappointed."
SNK has just released Metal Slug XX on the PC via Steam. However, it appears that this port is mediocre as it lacks the ability to remap your keys. The game also lacks any meaningful graphics settings, making this offer feel less attractive than playing the game via the MAME emulator.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "The Neo Geo was something of an oddity in the gaming market – a family of systems that included the MVS arcade machine, AES home console machine, and a number of short-lived experiments such as the Neo Geo CD and Neo Geo Pocket. What tied these all together were the brilliant 2D titles created by SNK, which included a number of the most enjoyable fighting games of their time. Thanks to the company’s resurrection in recent years and some internal cheerleaders at Sony, the Vita has been home to a great number of Neo Geo games, although sadly it hasn’t received the brilliant Arcade Archives series by Hamster, meaning it's an incomplete library."
The switch is also another portable NeoGeo, lots of incredible games on it. If you like old school beat them ups and fighting games, as well shoot them ups, it's the place to be. The Vita will go down as an incredible piece of tech that got overlooked. Still playing mine to this day.
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speaking about Contra, when is the next revival of the series?
i'd love contra to come back... always liked metal slug back in the days but never had (could afford) a neo geo! At least it's on wii ware now.
Man, I used to spend so much money on Metal Slug machines back in the day.
Great to see Metal Slug back, even if this is a remake.
I never really been a fan of this series....this series needs a resting period