If you’re a fan of the Metal Slug series, then you know what it’s like to have all the odds stacked up against you. Whether it’s dodging zombie vomit or getting stuck in absurd crossfires, running with guns blazing into the impossible has never lost its appeal… until now. Metal Slug XX for the PSP [...]

Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s your favorite Metal Slug game. Metal Slug XX, the upgraded multi-player version of the underrated Metal Slug 7, is headed to the Japanese XBLA sometime next year as SNK Playmore’s [...]

I have a confession to make: unless I’m going on vacation or a business trip, my Nintendo DS Lite never leaves my humble Brooklyn aprtment. It stays stashed in my upper desk drawer for the occasion when I need to release the inner demons and cause carnage in Metal Slug 7, squish turtles in New [...]

Reviewing Metal Slug 7 has proved to be one of the toughest endeavors I’ve undertook since launching this here webbersite. Allow me to explain. I’ve been a fan of the Metal Slug series since its inception; the combination of cutesy, cartoon-like characters and mega-violence sang a song of love. Unfortunately, its debut was during the twilight [...]

One would think oneself on the corner of Good Times Ave and LOL Blvd when playing a game that has the words “Commando”, “Steel”, and “Disaster” on the game’s cover, accompanied by box art showcasing a smirking grunt who somehow manages to tote a gat larger than his upper body with just one hand. Such [...]