Metal Slug |
Neo Geo |
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Review by Patrick Haber |
Nazca |
Platform/Shooter |
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Graphics: 9 |
Sound: 8 |
Gameplay: 9 |
Overall: 10 |
The game simply is an eye-catcher. It shows beautiful Bitmap-graphics, LOADS of animation and BOMBASTIC explosions ! The character-design looks cartoony, VERY good indeed ! Also, the violence-level is, of course, high. Every soldier has his own dying-animation, which looks quite realistic. But if you don't have a Jap. or chipped Neo AES-system, there won't be violence anymore. Which may be good or bad , it is up to your personal taste. The music has a military-feel to it and it fits the game perfectly ! The characters' voices and grunts sound crisp and realistic. And I like the announcer's voice, If you're collecting a weapon he tells you which one you collected. For example: "Heavy Machine Gun". Cool ! All other sound effects like shooting, explosions, etc. sound also realistic. Excellent overall.
Well, the game is fairly challenging, and you'll need many tries until you can finally conquer this game. The replay-value is really high in this game, because the AI will give you many different sessions. You can play as either Marco who is Player 1 or Tarma who is Player 2. There's nothing more to say about this classic. If you've never played a MS game, play it now ! If you can't afford a Neo AES, could you either buy a Neo-CD with MS 1 or 2, or the best option beside these is surely the Sega Saturn version. The only problem with it is that it never left the shores of Japan. ..."MISSION ALL OVER"... |