For the vast majority of folks that pick up the title, the game will be too challenging and too shallow to ever get into.
This is Metal Slug's greatest fault and best feature at the same time.
There are only seven levels in all, so you'll play through the story in less than an hour. Regardless of the challenge you choose, the Metal Slug XX campaign experience is short-lived. Even still, be prepared to use continues in each and every stage until you improve significantly. There's a lot of fun to be had in each level of difficulty, but there's no question that Normal is the most balanced. To Double X's credit, three difficulty levels are available, along with unlimited continues, so anyone can finish the title (or be brutalized by the CPU whatever floats your boat). In terms of challenge, Metal Slug, as always, offers a steep one. Jumping to avoid the barrage while unleashing hot death of your own, all while saving POWs, is a satisfying experience for gamers looking for an old-school 2-D challenge. Tons of on-screen action in the form of bullets, grenades, helicopters, axes, dynamite sticks, robots, bomb carts, tanks, and a lot more will constantly harry your hero.
Thankfully, the excellent twitch reflex gameplay is fully intact. Of course, if you've ever played a Metal Slug game, that's not really an issue, because you don't play Metal Slug for its plot you play Metal Slug to rip into enemies with a machine gun and stick 'em with a bowie knife if they get too close. Rather than recounting a new story, Metal Slug XX recycles the narrative told in Metal Slug 7. In order to help Morden realize his "rightful" place as head of the Rebel Army, the Mars People provide the evildoer with advanced weaponry to fight his way clear to another day. After the defeat of General Morden, which occurs after the very first level, a futuristic army comes through a Stargate-like portal and saves their leader-to-be. The game has all of the conventions and trademarks fans of the series crave, but it isn't a memorable game anyone outside of the core will have more than a passing interest in.įor starters, the game is simply a PSP remake of Metal Slug 7, which released on the Nintendo DS back in November of 2008. Such is the case with Metal Slug XX (pronounced: Metal Slug Double X). While this makes for a great Quarter-eater, it's not a formula that appeals to everyone on consoles (portable or otherwise) these titles sport little depth, feature grueling difficulty, and can be played through in about an hour. The frenetic, run-and-gun, side-scrolling gameplay along with the tongue-in-cheek humor and brilliant 2-D graphics have made this series a fan favorite. SNK Playmore's Metal Slug franchise has been blowing up arcades and sticking it to consoles for years now.
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