METAL SLUG

I purchased this game a month after it came to GOG.com. While I wanted to buy all of the games in a bundle for only five dollars, I didn't have the money then. During the 2017 summer sale I noticed it and the other games were on sale so while I was browsing through my wishlist I thought I would pick up this game. I had fond memories playing this game in an old arcade before it was shut down and it makes me glad to say this game is worth the price tag even at full (But if five dollars is too steep it shouldn't be long before it is back on sale and the current summer sale will probably keep going on for a long while. Now most of the reviews I have seen on this game on this website has pointed out a lag and frame rate issue. While this problem has shown up on my copy it isn't as bad as people say it is. While it may lag in a few areas (I didn't count the exact number) it isn't as bad as people say it is. It probably lags for like one or two seconds. Anyway I recomend this game to anyone that is a fan of the Contra games or likes run and gun shooter arcade games. (In my opinion Metal Slug is better than Contra but that is just an opinion not fact)

My favourite game of all time. Great story packed with action and fine Japanese art and music all blended into set of games starting this title. This port is utter gambage. DotEmu failed to capture the action essence of this game by making terrible port. The emulator frequently slows down to like 10 FPS even on R5-3600 and GTX 1660 SUPER. Controls have long latency and there is no way to bind or disable Metal Slug attack. I found myself numerous time launching my precious Metal Slug to thin air for no reason. The only positive thing is it is still good Metal Slug (one star) and nice achivements (second star). There is simply nothing else to praise. TLDR Avoid when possible. Play it on good emulator or original console. It is not worth the money.

I played this game first on a machine in a bar some years ago already. I never finished it because I wasn't that good in it, I did spent quite some time with it tough (didn't end up poor gladly ^^). This game isn't too easy but it's a lot of fun. The details are very nicely done and placed, the developers really spent a lot of time on that one. It's a very fun and entertaining game and can be played in a quick brake. The online multiplayer sounds interesting as well although I haven't tried it out so far. But it surely will be even a bit more fun that way. Or you can invite a friend over to play it on the same computer. I can only say: I don't regret having kept that game in my mind for so many years and that GoG has it now is awesome. Graphics don't really matter here, it's the fun that counts. ^^

A truly great action! I'm not into retro games, but this one satisfied my thirst for nostalgia. Great graphics, achievements, cloud saves and even multiplayer! Just get few friends and case of beer. This game makes every party. The plot is not important - all you have to do is to kill more & more & more. But despite most of the oldschool actions this one is a pure adrenaline with great music that needs to be added to your playlist! Not in mood? Start it! Can't awake? Start it! Don't know, what to play? Start it! But beware, you can like this game (:

It is an emulated port with custom graphical frontend. This is something that you can get for free, but this is your chance to get it legally, especially if it is on discount. As for the game itself, it is exemplary shooter! Nice hand drawn graphics, lots of animation frames, great sounds, excellent music, great action, even better overall atmosphere! Could be better if SNK did conversion of this game, add some HD material and improve controlling scheme a bit. Controlling is a bit clunky, but the arcade version has the same problem (I spent hours and hours on arcade and problem is persistent there as well). Luckily, first Metal Slug does not require such advanced reflexes. Other Metal Slugs have this problem solved as those games are quite challenging.