How many agree that 3 is the best in the Slug series?

The Dude · Feb 17, 2003

out of all of them:

Metal slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 4
Metal Slug 1st mission - NGPC wink
Metal Slug 2nd mission - NGPC

yep. I say 3 is the best still.

Atro · Feb 17, 2003

It's the best. glee

kernow · Feb 17, 2003

Undecided, its 1 or 3 for me, and thats mainly because I havent played 2,x, and 4 enough.

(although 4 stands last from what I _have played)

slerch666 · Feb 17, 2003

3 definitely, followed by X.

2 was cool, but I have a hard time getting past all that damn slowdown.

bokmeow · Feb 17, 2003

I've played 1, 2, 3, NGPC 1st Mission and 2nd Mission, and I have to agree, 3 is the best, so much mayhem and hilarity on the screen it's hard not to love this installment of the series. Who doesn't love getting turned into a snowman?

chris1 · Feb 17, 2003

I like Metal Slug 3 the best also.

Gonna go play it now..

Super Porky · Feb 17, 2003

No arguments here. 3 is a 2D masterpeice

Frasermozz · Feb 17, 2003

ditto

Neo Geo 2 · Feb 17, 2003

ok, im sick and tired of all you guys bashing Metal Slug 4. ITS AN AWESOME GAME! I aggree Metal Slug 3 is the best, but 4 is really close behind it. I bet if SNK made 4 you wouldnt be bashing it as much, and while im on my soap box, why does everyone hate shengoku 3?

TheBigBB · Feb 17, 2003

It's hard to say which Metal Slug I like best. I played 4 so much now that 3 is a nice change of pace, but if I play 3 too much then any of the others would be too. 3 is the best from a technical standpoint. It has the most things in it. As far as gameplay though, well it has some parts I do not like. More than any other slug game. I don't like the spider part of the space ship. I don't like the 4th boss. I rarely die more than once on him anymore, but the deaths I do get are usually from an unavoidable yellow projectile. The only thing that I find cheap at all on MS4 is the guy right before the last boss. For some reason I find him so hard to kill without a death. MS1 has no cheap parts like that, and MS2/MSX only have the last boss. Man, it's too close to call here. They're all so good.

gemen · Feb 18, 2003

X or 3. Duno.

suicidekiller · Feb 18, 2003

Definitely Metal Slug X for now, because I haven't played Metal Slug 2nd Mission yet :cool:

This game is just awesome glee

PEACE

ttooddddyy · Feb 18, 2003

Its 3 for me, it is just so well put together. Hard to put down.

Darklighterx · Feb 18, 2003

3 is da best.

Phoenix Down · Feb 19, 2003

Definitely 3, an absolutely amazing game. Hell, I think the last stage of 3 is longer than the entire GAME of Slug 1 or X. eek!

Chicago Cheeseburgler Crew · Feb 19, 2003

garou_d · Feb 19, 2003

my heart goes for X, even if 3 is a masterpiece. god, I'll never forget the first time I played the final mission. so sweet. a great videogame moment that hapens only a couple of time in a life...

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Atro · Feb 19, 2003

garou_d:
my heart goes for X, even if 3 is a masterpiece. god, I'll never forget the first time I played the final mission. so sweet. a great videogame moment that hapens only a couple of time in a life...

Be it either in X or in 3. Both are must haves. wink

sadoanarcho · Feb 19, 2003

First X, then 1 because of its style (MSs aren't really about gameplay anyway).

MS3 is disappointing, it would be a better game without Level 5. They had better lost the multiple-path-system and put the best routes together, now there are too many flaws.

subcons · Feb 19, 2003

sadoanarcho:
(MSs aren't really about gameplay anyway).

What then are the Metal Slug games about in your opinion? I know I play them because of the gameplay first and foremost. Always have. They're just plain fun to play and they never get old.

As for my favorite, I like both MS1 and MS3 the most each for different reasons. MS1 is concise and to the point. It plays well on a single credit and there really isn't anything in it that's bad. MS3 does a lot more and is definitely more epic then the previous. Some parts I don't like, but overall, it's great.

Just my two cents.

bmoc · Feb 19, 2003

I M HUMBLE O, Metal Slug is still the best although I agree Slug 3 is a masterpiece. There were no words the first time I played Slug 1.....

sadoanarcho · Feb 19, 2003

About graphics. You know, playing the Slugs you don't solve problems because you can avoid them almost completely. An exception is i.e. the final boss in 2/X (one of the few Slug-climaxes). A gameplay which is purely based on avoiding problems gets mechanical very soon.

subcons · Feb 19, 2003

sadoanarcho:
About graphics. You know, playing the Slugs you don't solve problems because you can avoid them almost completely. An exception is i.e. the final boss in 2/X (one of the few Slug-climaxes). A gameplay which is purely based on avoiding problems gets mechanical very soon.

Hmm... interesting perspective. I've never felt shooters of any type to be mechanical in a twitch sense. I could see what you mean from a memorization stand point though.

The graphics are nice and all, but I just love seeing how far that first credit takes me.

naitram · Feb 19, 2003

I haven't played 4 yet, so 3 is still my favorite. But I really like X as well.

TheBigBB · Feb 21, 2003

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