Metal Slug 2 vs Metal Slug X

[El Maricon Loco]

Metal Slug 2 is the MysticYolo of the Slug series. Clown shoes.

 

[Don]

Fuck everything about this thread, X is clearly superior to 2. Ask Lithy.

LOL...stirring the pot again Mikey

 

[El Maricon Loco]

LOL...stirring the pot again Mikey

I think by order of greatness it goes 1, X, 3 - and the rest don't really matter.

2 = I can understand the nostalgia for it if it was your first Slug or whatnot, but let's be honest, it was shot out the door before it should have been. X was released to make up for 2 - "Look guys, we fucked that up, accept this far superior game as our apology."

 

[Mercuttio]

I definitely own World Heroes 2 Jet purely for nostalgic reasons. I've never even forced another human to play it with me. It was the first game I ever played in an arcade though, so I had to have it.

 

[Boredom]

On a related note, I know of at least one person who prefers MS7 to XX. That shit ain't right.

 

[Mercuttio]

On a related note, I know of at least one person who prefers MS7 to XX. That shit ain't right.

God, why? Why would you WANT touchscreen with a MS game? Do they just really love the DS?

 

[Pope Sazae]

I gotta go with X > 2 since it was the first Slug I owned. Which one was it that had the level that went on for a fucking hour and felt like a game in itself? I really didn't care for that one that going into space was kinda cool.

 

[jesesfbi]

I like both but nostalgia wins and I gotta say 2 > X. its something about that slow down that i can't resist lol

 

[valgalder]

I think 2 is way better than X. It just flows better. All of the changes in X (except the slowdown fix) were for the worse. X has more weapons, but they're drop shot and iron lizard. Yuck.

Exactly! Never could get used to X's placement changes, and think it really affected the flow. The slowdown never bothered me, so if given to chance to play either.. I always pick 2. My opinion may be different if I played X first though.

 

[Yodd]

Sorry children.

1>2>X

 

[kuze]

I gotta go with X > 2 since it was the first Slug I owned. Which one was it that had the level that went on for a fucking hour and felt like a game in itself? I really didn't care for that one that going into space was kinda cool.

You're thinking of slug 3 and yeah that game would be far better if the final mission didn't drag out so long.

 

[El Maricon Loco]

Sorry children.

1>2>X

This can be summed up as mild dementia, attributed to extended periods of low oxygen to the brain.

Fellas, think twice before making a cock-ring a permanent accessory - there are consequences.

 

[city41]

Sorry children.

1>2>X

1>2>3>5>X>4

 

[xb74]

MS2 is completely shite in 2player. Way too much slowdown to make it anything but a grind to play.

Yeah if there was a kickstarter to fix the MS2 slowdown, I would donate heavily.

 

[evil wasabi]

Metal Slug 2 is the MysticYolo of the Slug series. Clown shoes.

Your mom is the MysticYolo of the riffraff series.

 

[evil wasabi]

1>2>3>5>X>4

FACT.

 

[kuze]

FACT.

Agreed, exactly the order I'd put them in.

 

[Boredom]

Counting the non-Neo Slugs, my order is X>3>1>6>2>5>XX>7>4.

 

[LoneSage]

Yeah if there was a kickstarter to fix the MS2 slowdown, I would donate heavily.

PS2 Anthology port fixed it already

Port > Original

SNKJorge, wherever you are, go fuck yourself, I'll say it again, PS2 port of Slug 2 > AES and MVS Slug 2.

Makes X moot.

 

[valgalder]

If I remember right, I thought PS2 Anthology had an issue with input lag.

 

[Boredom]

The PS2 Anthology totally blows for everything besides MS6, and even that's missing Combat School from the standalone PS2 release. The Wii version has better performance, but if you're playing the US release you won't be able to use a classic controller.

Although I place it beneath most of the Slugs, MSXX was pretty good. Most of the bosses were cool setpieces (that segmented turbo-tank can go to hell, though), and I liked the new lightning weapon. The mecha duel with Allen is right up there with the series' most badass moments. It's a shame that the stages are for the most part drab and repetitive, the "new" stargate enemies are so underwhelming, and it's just less fresh overall than MS5 and 6, making it feel like more of a stale rehash than any other game in the main series. Well, except for MS4.

 

[Green Beret]

Metal Slug 2=much more going on on screen at the same time. X=fewer sprites and moving objects on screen. Everybody can compare anytime on youtube.

 

[Lord_Tibor]

interesting point, gotta check it out pal!

Metal Slug 2=much more going on on screen at the same time. X=fewer sprites and moving objects on screen. Everybody can compare anytime on youtube.

 

[shadowkn55]

Metal Slug 2=much more going on on screen at the same time. X=fewer sprites and moving objects on screen. Everybody can compare anytime on youtube.

Even with very little going on in MS2, it runs horrifically slow.

 

[VidyaGamez]

I think 2 is way better than X. It just flows better

And all that slowdown helps with the flow doesn't it?