I was not expecting the Metal Slug franchise to transition to the strategy game genre as well as it did. SNK’s classic action-platformer arcade series is a high-energy, bombastic shoot ’em up perfect ...

Metal Slug Tactics is like fat-free lard. It just doesn’t make sense. I mean, just think about the Metal Slug franchise. At its core, Metal Slug is about loud, run-and-gun action where you go YOLO ...

Connor is a writer on Game Rant. Hailing from the east coast of Scotland, with experience in the development and retail spaces of the industry, he uses his passion for games and Scottish charm to ...

A fun and refreshingly light-on-its-feet tactics game successfully translates a lot of Metal Slug's charms into the turn-based genre. But it's not as natural a fit as Gears Tactics was, and an obtuse ...

Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry ...

It's hard to believe that it's been nearly thirty years since the debut of Metal Slug, the classic arcade series that quickly became one of SNK's signature franchises. And it's shocking to think that ...

Metal Slug Tactics lives up to its stone-cold classic namesake from SNK’s golden era with its painstakingly detailed pixel art, head-bopping soundtrack, and snappy structure. It magnificently ...

A gaming journalism veteran of ten-plus years and four-time IGF judge, largely attracted to indie games, new IPs, and in general, what could very well be the gaming world's next surprise hit. Divorced ...