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Metal Slug Tactics

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4.5

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Metal Slug Tactics
Description
Metal Slug Tactics brings the explosive charm and nostalgic fun of the cult METAL SLUG series to the tactical scene! Get ready for an intense ride through the best of both worlds: classic arcade action and roguelite tactical thrills. Jump into the combat zone and revive your METAL SLUG nostalgia in...
Genre:
Action - Strategy - Tactical
Tags:
Action, Indie, Fantasy, Strategy, Role-playing, show 16 more... 2D, Turn-Based, Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics, Tactical, Management, Difficult, Isometric, Roguelike, Retro, War, Roguelite, Military, Tactical RPG, Combat, Tanks
Critics reviews
64 %
Recommend
IGN
8/10
PC Gamer
76/100
GamesRadar+
3.5/5 stars
User reviews

4.5/5

( 41 Reviews )

4.5

41 Reviews

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Product details
2024, Leikir Studio, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, Intel Core i5-2550k or AMD FX-6300, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2GB or AMD Radeon H...
Time to beat
6 hMain
14 h Main + Sides
39.5 h Completionist
10 h All Styles

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Description

Metal Slug Tactics brings the explosive charm and nostalgic fun of the cult METAL SLUG series to the tactical scene! Get ready for an intense ride through the best of both worlds: classic arcade action and roguelite tactical thrills. Jump into the combat zone and revive your METAL SLUG nostalgia in a whole new way! 



TACTICAL RPG WITH ROGUELIKE ELEMENTS

Metal Slug Tactics offers a fresh perspective on the iconic battles of the METAL SLUG series. Lead your squad to victory through strategic guile and superior firepower in a perfect blend of classic action and tactical depth. Unleash powerful special attacks and shape the outcome of each encounter! 

Accumulate experience after each battle to unlock new weapons or bonus perks to upgrade your team's firepower and tactical skills. 

Assemble your team and rewrite the rules in this modern tribute to a cult classic! 

GET YOUR GEAR, SOLDIERS! MISSION START!

Choose between iconic brothers-in-arms from across the METAL SLUG series and create the perfect team to stop Morden's devious plans. 

Determine the best weapon loadouts and mods to maximize combo efficiency on the battlefield. 

Launch simultaneous attacks with the "SYNC" mechanic to deal massive damage to the enemy! And if your team is in trouble, you can always call in some reinforcements and watch the big guns at work: heavy artillery, airstrikes, the glorious METAL SLUG itself - you name it, you get it! 

FIGHT YOUR WAY TO VICTORY

Embark on an exalting campaign through beautiful, hand-crafted maps to end the war and defeat the infamous Rebel Army once and for all! You're going to face many challenges, so brace yourself for countless deaths, but don’t give up and push through. 

Whether you're a skilled veteran or a new recruit, play and replay your favorite missions, learn precious strategic insight from each adventure and hone your skills with each hard-fought victory. 

Gain experience, level up your operatives, adapt to your enemies, and remember: every defeat is a lesson, yet triumph awaits those who refuse to surrender! 

 



Donald Morden is back! After years of hiding in a country opposed to the World Government, the devious General patiently staged a coup. Now, he is finally ready to take revenge upon the World with the army he has secretly gathered throughout the years. 

The Peregrine Falcon Squad will have to do everything in their power to make it through the enemy lines and take down General Morden before the war escalates into catastrophe! 



 

  • Discover the first tactical RPG in the METAL SLUG franchise 
  • Experience a huge replayability with its die-and-retry roguelite progression 
  • Enjoy amazing pixel art graphics, a heartfelt tribute to the series
  • Battle Morden’s Army in 110 hand-crafted maps and 20 different mission types 
  • Bring the perfect setup for every mission with 36 different weapons and 176 weapon mods 
  • Choose between 9 iconic characters from the series and create the perfect team 
  • Experiment with 36 loadouts and combos to outsmart your enemies 
  • Challenge iconic bosses from the METAL SLUG universe 
  • Headbang all the way with an amazing soundtrack by Tee Lopes 

 

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Popular achievements
Leading the Way
Deal 15 Health Points of damage in 1 attack with Marco (excluding syncs).
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Trigger Happy
Fire Fio's weapons 3 times in a turn.
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Time to beat
6 hMain
14 h Main + Sides
39.5 h Completionist
10 h All Styles

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Game details
Genre:
Action - Strategy - Tactical
Tags:
Action, Indie, Fantasy, Strategy, Role-playing, show 16 more... 2D, Turn-Based, Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics, Tactical, Management, Difficult, Isometric, Roguelike, Retro, War, Roguelite, Military, Tactical RPG, Combat, Tanks
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Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
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Company:
Leikir Studio / DotEmu
Size:
1.2 GB
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Critics reviews
76
Top Critic Average
64 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
IGNby Charlie Wacholz
8/10
Metal Slug Tactics lives up to its stone-cold classic namesake from SNK’s golden era with its painstakingly detailed pixel art, head-bopping soundtrack, and snappy structure. It magnificently translates the run-n-gun series into its first turn-based tactics game, but doesn’t sacrifice substance for cheap nostalgia, either.
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PC Gamerby Dominic Tarason
76/100
A smart, stylish adaptation that beats the odds to capture Metal Slug's spirit in another genre, with a few irritating bugs
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GamesRadar+by Abbie Stone
3.5/5 stars
"They've successfully encouraged the always-keep-moving approach of Metal Slug proper."
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User reviews

Posted on: November 6, 2024

taawa

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 5

Great contribution to roguelite tactics

The game is a single-player tactics game deriving from Into the Breach and introducing new mechanics such as sync and dodge points for moving. Campaign has variable length which was one of the ideas introduced in Into the Breach. On release date (2024-11-06) it is not bug-free and compared to Into the Breach, it is much more resource-hungry because of the usage of Unity engine. User interface does a good job explaining mechanics, but some game objectives and boss attacks are confusing. It is not clear in advance that you can shoot over/through some types of cover. Again in contrast to Into the Breach where I remember all the in-game explanations of mechanics, turn order and objectives were perfectly clear. However, Metal Slug Tactics arguably has more complicated mechanics and more things to explain.

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Posted on: November 7, 2024

sephirot2000

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Games: 898 Reviews: 5

Good tactics game

Challenging and very hard to beat if you don´t think twice.

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Posted on: November 8, 2024

Leobones

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Games: 209 Reviews: 5

A few bug here and there

The game is not 100% polished, but a positive experience overall

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Posted on: November 8, 2024

lordfronk

Verified owner

Games: 149 Reviews: 1

Fun but complicated

Fun tactics game with great art and music, but can be complicated. It doesn't do the best job letting you know some of the mechanics and it can be hard to get a grasp of the roguelike elements. Overall really enjoy the game so far.

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Posted on: November 19, 2024

yellowpebble

Verified owner

Games: 389 Reviews: 22

Bugged beyond belief

This could have been a pretty good tactics game along the lines of Into the Breach. It's not as good as ItB even conceptually (the balance is nowhere near as tight), but on the plus side, it does have a stronger theme and more difficulty options. Unfortunately it has been released in a totally unacceptable state and barely seems to have been tested at all. Variously I have encountered soft-locks, missing tooltips, many instances of mouse-clicks not doing what they're supposed to first time, and miriad cases of abilities not working as described. One special ability only sometimes deals any damage as it's supposed to (no obvious pattern); two more (on the same character) are supposed to give bonus dodge, but one never does, and the other does only sometimes. For some reason most of the other reviews are pretty glowing. The games problems, while glaring, are not *very* obvious in the first few hours of play, as the three starting characters and their loadouts *mostly* seem to work, as does the first region of the game. But by your second run, you will be drowning in bugs. Basically uplayable. Also, there is a patch out (it fixes many bugs, but there's a long way still to go), but predictably, it doesn't seem to be available on GOG yet. Caveat emptor

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