I was not expecting the Metal Slug franchise to transition to the strategy game genre as well as it did. SNK’s classic action-platformer arcade series is a high-energy, bombastic shoot ’em up perfect ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There's always been something endearing about Metal Slug. While its contemporaries like Contra ratcheted up the aliens and body horror, Metal Slug ...

A gaming journalism veteran of ten-plus years and four-time IGF judge, largely attracted to indie games, new IPs, and in general, what could very well be the gaming world's next surprise hit. Divorced ...

The beloved run-and-gun classic targets a new generation This is paid content. It was written and produced in collaboration with the sponsor. Few side-scrolling shooters have withstood the test of ...

I love Metal Slug, but when Dotemu and Leikir Studios announced they were turning SNK’s cult classic run-and-gun sidescroller into a turn-based tactics game, I had two responses. They were, in order: ...