Metal Slug X PlayStation
Metascore
85 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Core Magazine
    91
    While essentially just a more difficult remix of "Metal Slug 2," Metal Slug X is still one of the finest 2D shoot-em-ups since the original "Contra."
  2. Gamestyle
    90
    If you own a PSone this is the best thing that has happened to it in years.
  3. IGN
    90
    One of the finest of shooters, because it delivers such a massive volume of exploding things, and in such wonderfully fine detail.
  4. GamePro
    90
    Delivers the goods for a perfect arcade-to-home port, while the game’s console-exclusive features deserve a gaming medal of honor.
  5. PSX Nation
    85
    A stellar representative of a bygone era of gaming that put more emphasis on skill and personality that textured polygons or sex appeal.
  6. GameSpot
    82
    A skewed sense of humor, combined with its frenzied gameplay, gives the game a unique flavor and makes it one of the best side-scrolling shooters out there.
  7. Electric Playground
    79
    It's idiotic. It's also pulse-pounding, addictive, cartoony, loud and grating, and essentially engineered to lay the audio/visual Stigmata on mom and dad hard if they happen to be in the same room trying to read US News & World Report.
  8. Game Revolution
    75
    It's just refreshing to play to a game like this again, but how much you get out of it depends on how much you like this genre.
  9. Cincinnati Enquirer
    70
    A faithful re-creation of the popular 2-D side-scrolling arcade shooter.

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User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. BrandonN.
    9
    Metal Slug X hits the Playstation frontline with a serious boom. As always, the hilarious nazi-like soldiers go out with the awesome demises that are expected of them. The controls are quick to learn, but long to master as you learn to be a supreme dodger. The music is slightly repetitious but adds to the overall gameplay. The fun as hell explosions are a key selling point. 2p games are even more colorful. The extra minigames are extremely addictive, if not frustrating sometimes. Combat school cuts no slack; trying to gain the instructors respect can be very tasking. Overall, their is tons of eye candy and cute things to laugh at. For the veteran arcade gamer, this game will fill that missing piece of enterntainment that is harder to find in a lot of consoles these days.… Full Review »
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