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Metal Slug 5

by Noise Factory, SNK Playmore·published by SNK Playmore

1 November 2003T25
PCWindowsPlayStationPS2XboxNeo GeoPS3MobileiOSAndroid

Reader score

7.8/ 10

55 votes

How long to beat

only 1 report

1h

Rushed

main story only

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About

A paramilitary syndicate known as the "Ptolemaic Army" attacks a research installation that was developing the next-gen of Metal Slugs and with this, they have successfully stolen a disc containing Metal Slug top-secret data. Fearing that such information be used for their evil purposes, the soldiers Marco, Tarma, Eri and Fio received orders to recover the disk and put a end in this syndicate.

The latest installment of the most famous arcade-shooting series brings a lot of changes: this time, you will not face Morden's army like in the previous games, but with a new group of enemies that composes the already mentioned Ptolemaic Army.

To add more content to this title, 3 guns (Big Rocket, Big Laser and Big Shotgun) and 2 vehicles (Slug Sub and Slug Plane) from past games were reincorporated, as well as all brand new stuff of 3 vehicles (Spider Slug, Slug Gunner and Slug Car).

The most important addition is a sliding move: pressing the B Button when ducking will make your character slide for a short time in the ground, which can be helpful to avoid some enemy attacks. During the sliding, you not be able to throw grenades, but your gun can be fired normally.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerCo-operative

Perspective

Side view

Mods

Metal Slug 5 Extend

Included in

Metal Slug CollectionNeo Geo Mini International

Ported as

ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 5

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Sound Capabilities

Dolby Pro Logic II

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick, Digital Joystick

Multiplayer Game Modes

Co-Op

Number of Offline Players

1-2 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium III

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 98

Min. RAM Required

64 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 9.0b

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

8X (1.2 MB/s)

Also known as

メタルスラッグ 5 — Japanese title - original

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Facts

Publisher

SNK Playmore

Released

1 November 2003

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS2XboxNeo GeoPS3MobileiOSAndroidiPadPS4Xbox OneArcadeNintendoSwitch

Age ratings

ESRBT

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Tags

Side view2D scrollingAnime / MangaArcadePlatformShooterFlight / aviationTank