It was also ported to other consoles, such as the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation, the Neo-Geo Pocket Color and more recently, the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox.
#METAL SLUG 3 WIKI SERIES#
Two of these weapons (a knife and a pistol) are the default weapons, and cannot be removed. Metal Slug (Japanese Katakana title: Metaru suraggu) is a series of run and gun video games first released on Neo-Geo arcade machines and game consoles created by SNK. There are 36 weapons in the game-10 are available by default, while the rest (bows, machine guns, explosives, etc.) are unlocked by completing missions-which can be equipped on an inventory with six slots. Many Rebel Army symbols appear in the game as well, despite in fact that the main enemy in this series is the Axis powers on World War II. Commando 2 is set in Asia, featuring the Imperial Japanese Army as enemies. These games take place during World War II. It differs from the Metal Slug series by introducing a health bar, as well as letting the player choose weapons before playing (in the previous game however, weapons are only equipped as each level is played). He is the first character who minion are not from his origin rather from other origin. Also, the small UFO are based on Metal Slug enemy Mini-UFO. The Gigantic UFO are based on Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X last boss, Rugname. Also, the bosses in Commando borrow some design elements from the Metal Slug bosses. Marco minion, Miho Nishizumi are not from Metal Slug rather from Girls Und Panzer. Riding on the success of the first 2 installments, Metal Slug X is, contrary to what its title might suggest, the 3rd episode of the series, released in 1999 and still published by SNK for its Neo-Geo Systems (arcade and consoles). It also features a bonus system like Metal Slug 4. Comparison with Metal Slug Similarities Ĭommando has a weapon change system like that of Metal Slug 6 and 7 / XX.The graphic style is also very similar.