Metal Slug (2006 video game)

Metal Slug
Developer(s)SNK Playmore
Publisher(s)SNK Playmore
Director(s)Hiroshi Hishikawa
Producer(s)Keiko Ijū
Designer(s)Tatsuo Kajimoto
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Programmer(s)Hiroshi Hishikawa
Composer(s)Toshikazu Tanaka
SeriesMetal Slug
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: June 29, 2006
Genre(s)Run and gun, third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single player

Metal Slug (メタルスラッグ, Metaru Suraggu), also called Metal Slug 3D (メタルスラッグ3D) to distinguish it from the original Metal Slug, is a third-person shooter run and gun video game for the PlayStation 2. It was developed and published by SNK Playmore.

It was released only in Japan on June 29, 2006 due to mostly negative reviews from critics. It is the first game of the series to be presented in 3D. None of the original Metal Slug team were involved with the title.

The game had no definite title when it was first unveiled in Tokyo Game Show in 2004. In E3 of 2005, SNK Playmore revealed the game to be called "Metal Slug: Evolution",[1] but was later changed to just "Metal Slug". Although only the Japanese version has been released, it contains menus that are mostly in English, as well as English voice acting. Japanese subtitles and dialogue are also available.

  1. ^ "E3 2005 report on SNK-Capcom". snk-capcom.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-07.