The game is good but it wasn’t what I remember. My memory of this game had some of the levels in this game, but it was missing the big crab part and the end part in space. I guess it must have been a different metal slug game.
The Good
The graphics. The pixel art is one of the best that you’ll ever see. Back then when I first played a metal slug game, I thought it was amazing and it still is. The art style for the game is unique.
There’s a lot of options for the game. I turned off the video filter because it made the game blurry. Like, it made it look old and that was cool, but I prefer a clear sharp pixel perfect look.
The game was easy and short.
You can rebind controls.
You can play multiplayer online.
You can infinitely respawn. You should know, that metal slug games were made for the arcade. The game was designed to be difficult on purpose to try and make more money. Basically, kill the player and force them to pay up to continue the game or not finish the game. Ever since they started porting the games to consoles, it made the games a much more enjoyable experience.
The Bad
The game has clear slow down. It doesn’t ruin the experience but you know, you kinda wish that it wasn’t there. Only good thing about it, is that when it happens, you can dodge attacks easier.
When I was using the game in fullscreen mode, it made it impossible to record the game with obs studio. When you alt tab, it even messes up a bunch of other windows by making them bigger.
I don’t think the crt effect is good.
There’s no story. Just kill things and get to the end of the level.
Conclusion
I think it is a really great game. It’s fun and it doesn’t take that long to beat. Currently, this is the only legal way to play the game and support it, so that the company can see that we are still interested in this franchise and hopefully, they continue to make more of it but better. Good game.
