Metal Slug 1 is
a run and gun video game for the Neo-Geo console/arcade platform
developed by Nazca Corporation and published by SNK. It was originally
released in 1996 for the MVS arcade platform. The game is widely known
for its sense of humor, fluid hand-drawn animation, and fast paced
two-player action. It is the first title in the Metal Slug series.Story
The evil General Morden and his rebel
army has launched a coup d’état on the world’s governments, and all
attempts by the Regular Army to stop his growing power fail. His most
recent attack has given him access to a new form of all-terrain combat
tank dubbed “Metal Slug”. In a last effort to stop Morden, the Regular
Army send Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving of the Peregrine Falcon Squad to
locate and eliminate Morden’s powerbase, as well as reclaim or destroy
any Metal Slugs they can find so as to keep the technology out of
Morden’s hands.
Game Play
The player (1 is Marco and 2 is Tarma)
has to constantly shoot at a continual stream of enemies in order to
reach the end of a level. At the end of each level, the player confronts
a boss who is often considerably larger than regular enemies and takes
many shots to defeat. On the way through the level, the player finds
weapons upgrades and “Metal Slug” tanks, known as the SV-001 (Super
Vehicle), that can be used not only as weapons but also as added
defense. The protagonists can perform melee attacks by using a knife
and/or kicking. The player does not die for simply coming into contact
with most enemies. Correspondingly, many of the enemy troops have melee
attacks. Much of the game’s scenery is destructible. Sometimes this
reveals extra items or powerups, most of the time it simply results in
collateral damage. During the course of a level, the player encounters
prisoners of war. If they are freed, the player can receive bonuses in
the form of random items or weapons. The player receives a score bonus
for freeing POWs at the end of the level; at this point the game shows
the name and rank for each of the prisoners freed. If the player dies
before the end of the level, the tally of freed POWs is restarted. There
are a total of six levels, with themes ranging from forests, garrisoned
cities, snowy mountain valleys, canyons, and military bases.
Enemies
The vast majority of enemies encountered
in Metal Slug are enemy soldiers, who are given weaponry that fits
their specific role. There also a host of mechanized enemies: tanks,
mobile artillery, aircraft, armored personnel carriers and technicals.
Much of the game’s humor comes from how the enemies portray themselves.
The player encounters them at many times of leisure: sunbathing,
roasting food over a fire, or just conversing among themselves. They
will also scream loudly if they see the player, while doing these
things.
- License: Freeware / Free
- OS: Windows
- Size: 35.4 MB
- Publisher: SNK
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