Metal Slug Tactics gets many things right, but perhaps its most impressive achievement is that it isn't bogged down nor limited by the IP it honors. We've seen it happen time and again: "This is just ...

The Metal Slug series would have been low on my list as a candidate for a tactics game. Better known for bombastic 2D run ‘n’ gun shooting, it’s the antithesis of a slower, more thoughtful tactics ...

Forget Alan Wake, Metal Slug Anthology showcases the best graphics ever seen in a videogame. One day soon, people will realise that there are only so many virtual suns reflecting on the surface of ...

The breakneck action of SNK's playfully over-the-top arcade shooter series still shines on the PS2, and it makes for a value-packed compilation. After years of scattered, piecemeal releases on various ...

I love Metal Slug, but when Dotemu and Leikir Studios announced they were turning SNK’s cult classic run-and-gun sidescroller into a turn-based tactics game, I had two responses. They were, in order: ...

The breakneck action of SNK's playfully over-the-top military shooter series still holds up, despite compromised motion controls and additional load times. After years of scattered, piecemeal releases ...