12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Some pretty cool moments
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Hi-score tables! Wow!
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Awesome weapons
Cons
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Over before you know it
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Visuals cough and stutter
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No innovation going on
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When you’re making soldier pancakes with a screen-tall stomp-bot, you know you’re playing Metal Slug. You know you’re playing Metal Slug on the DS when the whole thing stutters like a handheld trying to pump out sprite work too grand for it. Which, er, is exactly what’s happening. Seeing guards evaporated with a shotgun and riding the new Slugs is fun, but traditional co-op play is sorely missed. A series of extra missions try to fill the gap, but you never shake the feeling that the DS isn’t a natural fit.
Nov 19, 2008
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| Genre | Action |
| Description | Not much innovation on the old Metal Slug formula, plus it lacks multiplayer. |
| Franchise name | Metal Slug |
| UK franchise name | Metal Slug |
| Platform | "DS" |
| US censor rating | "Teen" |
| UK censor rating | "12+" |
| Alternative names | "Metal Slug DS" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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