Metal Slug

This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Metal Slug (1996 video game). For the PS2 game, see Metal Slug (2006 video game).
Metal Slug
The original Metal Slug logo
Genre(s)Run and gun
Developer(s)SNK
Nazca Corporation
Noise Factory
Mega Enterprise
Publisher(s)SNK
Ignition Entertainment
Atlus USA
First releaseMetal Slug
April 19, 1996[1]
Latest releaseMetal Slug Tactics
November 5, 2024

Metal Slug (Japanese: メタルスラッグ, Hepburn: Metaru Suraggu) is a Japanese multimedia franchise and run and gun video game series originally created by Nazca Corporation before merging with SNK in 1996 after the completion of the first game in the series. Spin-off games include a third-person shooter to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the series, multiple tower defense games, and a turn-based tactics game. While originally created for Neo-Geo arcade machines hardware (MVS) and the Neo-Geo home game consoles (AES) hardware, the original games have also been ported to other consoles and mobile platforms throughout the years, with several later games created for various other platforms. The games focus on the Peregrine Falcon Squad, a small group of soldiers who fight against a rebel army, aliens, zombies, mummies and various other forces intent on world domination. Over the years since its debut, the franchise developed a small, but passionate cult following due to its unique visuals and slapstick humor.

  1. ^ "Metal Slug". metalslug10th.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2020.