This week’s Neo Geo game for Switch has been revealed via the Nintendo UK site, as the original Metal Slug. Hamster usually puts out the same game for all regions, so this will come to North America also this week, most likely.
METAL SLUG is the original entry in one of the most famous action game series ever released. It was originally released by SNK in 1996 in Japan.
Players control Marco and Tarma who belong to the Special Forces team known as the Peregrine Falcon Squad. They fight to defeat General Donald Morden in an effort to take back their stolen weapon known as the METAL SLUG. Players can utilise various weapons and vehicles such as the METAL SLUG to sway the fight in their favour.
The ACA NEOGEO series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores*.
Please enjoy the masterpieces that built a generation of video games.
There is also a trailer here
The game is not as all out bonkers as Metal Slug 3 but is an amazing game in its own right. This is very much worth adding to your Switch collection.