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Metal Slug 3

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7.6 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: SNK Playmore

Developer: SNK Playmore

Genre(s): Action

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: January 2, 2008

Summary

Marco, Tarma, Eri, and Fio, the four veterans of the elite Sparrows Unit now come to Xbox Live in METAL SLUG 3! The popular action shooting series is in all of its original arcade glory, with gorgeous graphics and all the run-and-gun action you can handle. There is no time for indecision. General Morden is on the warpath and you must prevent him from creating the New World Order. Stop the Rebel Army! Multiple routes: Different routes through the stages allow for extended replayability. Different metal slugs: Various slugs are available for help in battle. Handle all the different slugs to learn their capabilities and complete the mission. Individual enemies: Different enemies appear depending on which route the player takes, and each enemy has its own unique characteristics. Classic arcade graphics: The classic graphics are faithfully reproduced for your gaming enjoyment. [SNK Playmore]

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What The Critics Said

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Eurogamer

A few extra credits at your discretion are no bad thing when you want to sample the delights that latter levels might bring, so in this case I'm happy to agree with SNK's decision to leave credit allocation to the prudence of the punter.

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Team Xbox

Bow to the artists that worked on Metal Slug 3: This is gaming art at some of its finest. The gameplay is up there among the better coin-op action games of all time, too, and it translates well to the Xbox 360 controller to boot.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Jump on Live for a two-player co-op romp and let the old-school arcade love flow freely like so many unspent quarters. [Mar 2008, p.91]

Official Xbox Magazine UK

Extremely bizarre, but still a retro classic. [Mar 2008, p.102]

X360 Magazine UK

This is top-quality shooter fare, blessed with visuals bright enough to be pleasing on the eye, yet not garish enough for bullets to be easily obscured. [Issue#29, p.119]

Xbox World Australia

This is not a game for the faint of heart; you may throw your controller at the television screen, but this game is a classic, and it was bound to find its way on the XBLA collection list, next to games such as Sonic 2, Golden Axe & Bomberman.

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Games Radar (in-house)

If you’ve never heard of this series, but enjoy classic stuff like Contra and its ilk, MS3 is made for you.

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Cheat Code Central

The sounds of the game are something to be proud of, indeed. Not only are the tunes cool and action-packed but the sound effects are also really nice and suitable for this arcade gem. The voice over is funny and reminds you of the good old times at the arcade.

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ZTGameDomain

It is well worth the 800 points just to blast around for a little while when you aren’t playing CoD4 or Halo 3.

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GameSpot

It's a little pricey for what you get, but this is still one of the craziest, most entertaining side-scrolling shooters you'll play.

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IGN

Metal Slug 3 is a lot of fun, but this should be a $5 download. Especially when original, awesome-looking shooters such as Omega Five are storming Xbox Marketplace.

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Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

Platform shooters don't get much better, but the plop filter and slowdown problems let it down. [Mar 2008, p.94]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Trekster Gamers gave it a5:
This is a good retro game but they are charging way more than it's value. You can can get all of the games on one UMD for the PSP that has perfect arcade quality for not much more than what they are charging for Metal Slug 3.

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