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Metal Slug

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Game Information

Original Release Date: January 24, 1996

Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo MVS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Wii

Involved Companies: DotEmu, SNK, Nazca Corporation

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade

Summary: Metal Slug is a 1996 run and gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS. It is the first installment in the eponymous series. Set in 2028, players assume the role of Peregrine Falcon Strike Force soldiers Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving on a fight against the Rebel Army led by Donald Morden and overthrow his coup d'état to prevent a New World Order.

Screenshots

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).