Arcade · 1996
Metal Slug
Metal Slug mixes infantry shooting, rescue bonuses and the SV-001 tank across six arcade missions.
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- Metal Slug 2Arcade · Another game or edition in this series
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About Metal Slug
Metal Slug mixes infantry shooting, rescue bonuses and the SV-001 tank across six arcade missions.
On foot and inside the SV-001
Marco and Tarma move through heavily animated battlefields, switching between infantry weapons and the tank that gives the game its name. Rescued prisoners can leave supplies, and keeping a rescue streak alive contributes to the end-of-mission score. Close enemies can trigger knife attacks.
Keep your prisoner bonus alive
Dying resets the count of prisoners rescued for the end-of-mission bonus. If you are playing for score, carrying those rescues to the finish matters as much as finding them. A risky dash for one more prisoner can cost the whole tally.
Choosing the next Metal Slug
These are the original six missions. Metal Slug X is a later game with different encounters, weapons and transformations.
Background and mechanics: Wikipedia game reference.
Secret Codes & Cheats
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Secret POW Hyakutaro Ichimonji (Hadouken Fighter)
Rescue hidden POW tied above the cliff in Mission 4 & 5In Mission 4 and 5, destroy the elevated wooden cabins to release Hyakutaro Ichimonji. Instead of running off-screen, he walks alongside Marco throwing powerful blue energy blasts at enemy tanks.
SV-001 Suicide Cannon Rush
Press Jump + Attack simultaneously while holding DownWhen your Metal Slug tank is critically damaged and on the verge of exploding, jump out to trigger invincibility while letting the chassis self-destruct against boss armor for massive impact damage.
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