Logo of the Metal Slug series

Metal Slug is a series of run and gun video games first released on Neo-Geo arcade machines and game consoles created by SNK. It was also ported to other consoles, such as the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation, the Neo-Geo Pocket Color and more recently, the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, iPhone, iPod Touch, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. There is also an anthology of the first 7 games in the main series (including Metal Slug X) available for the Wii, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2. In 2009, the first three games were officially ported by Games Load to Windows.

Games

Main series

Title Details
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001

Original release date(s):
  • NA: April 18, 1996
  • JP: April 19, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 – Neo Geo
1996 – Neo Geo CD
1997 – Sega Saturn
1997 – PlayStation
2008 – Virtual Console
2010 – PlayStation Network
2012 – iOS/Android
2015 – Windows (Steam)
2017 – Nintendo Switch
Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II

Original release date(s):
  • JP: February 23, 1998
  • NA: April 2, 1998
  • EU: November 28, 2008
 Release years by system:
1998 – Neo Geo
1998 – Neo Geo CD
2008 – Virtual Console
2011 – PlayStation Network
2013 – iOS/Android
2016 – Windows (Steam)
2017 – Nintendo Switch
Metal Slug 3

Original release date(s):
  • JP: March 23, 2000
  • NA: September 17, 2001
  • EU: November 12, 2004
 Release years by system:
2000 – Neo Geo
2003 – PlayStation 2
2004 – Xbox
2008 – Xbox Live Arcade
2012 – Virtual Console
2012 – iOS/Android
2014 – Windows (Steam)
2014 – Linux, macOS
2015 – PlayStation Network
2017 – Nintendo Switch
Metal Slug 4

Original release date(s):
  • JP: March 27, 2002
 Release years by system:
2002 – Neo Geo
2004 – PlayStation 2
2005 – Xbox
2012 – Virtual Console
2018 – Nintendo Switch
Metal Slug 5

Original release date(s):
  • JP: November 14, 2003
 Release years by system:
2003 – Neo Geo
2005 – PlayStation 2
2005 – Xbox
2018 – Nintendo Switch
Metal Slug 6

Original release date(s):
  • JP: February 22, 2006
 Release years by system:
2006 – Atomiswave
2006 – PlayStation 2
Metal Slug 7

Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 17, 2008
  • NA: November 28, 2008
  • EU: February 27, 2009
  • AU: October 29, 2009
 Release years by system:
2008 – Nintendo DS

Remakes

Title Details
Metal Slug X

Original release date(s):
  • NA: March 18, 1999
  • JP: March 19, 1999
  • EU: August 1, 2003
 Release years by system:
1999 – Neo Geo
2001 – PlayStation
2012 – Virtual Console
2013 – iOS/Android
2014 – Microsoft Windows (Steam)
2017 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • A revised version of Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug XX

Original release date(s):
  • JP: December 23, 2009
  • NA: February 23, 2010
  • EU: June 25, 2010
 Release years by system:
2009 – PlayStation Portable
2010 – Xbox Live Arcade
2018 – PlayStation 4
2019 – Microsoft Windows (Steam)
Notes:
  • A revised version of Metal Slug 7

Spin-offs

Title Details
Metal Slug 1st Mission

Original release date(s):
  • JP: May 27, 1999
 Release years by system:
1999 – Neo Geo Pocket Color
Metal Slug 2nd Mission

Original release date(s):
  • JP: March 9, 2000
  • NA: May 22, 2000
 Release years by system:
2000 – Neo Geo Pocket Color
Metal Slug Advance

Original release date(s):
  • EU: November 12, 2004
  • JP: November 18, 2004
  • NA: December 2, 2004
 Release years by system:
2004 – Game Boy Advance
Metal Slug

Original release date(s):
  • JP: June 29, 2006
 Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
Metal Slug Touch

Original release date(s):
  • JP: December 16, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 – iOS
Notes:
  • Removed from the App Store on May 31, 2012
Metal Slug Defense

Original release date(s):
  • JP: May 1, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 – iOS/Android
2015 – Microsoft Windows (Steam)
Notes:
Metal Slug Attack

Original release date(s):
14 February 2016 		Release years by system:
2016 - iOS/Android
Notes:
  • 20th Anniversary Special
  • Sequel to Metal Slug Defense
  • A tower defense game
Metal Slug: Commander

Original release date(s):
19 August 2021 		Release years by system:
2021 - iOS/Android
Notes:
  • Developed by SNK Hong Kong and published by SNK China
Metal Slug: Awakening

Original release date(s):
  • CHN: November 2021
  • WW: June 2022
 Release years by system:
2021 - iOS/Android (China)
2022 - iOS/Android (worldwide)
Notes:
  • Developed by TiMi Studios[1]
  • Formerly known as Metal Slug Code: J
  • Chinese version of the mobile release published by Tencent Games
  • Southeast Asian version of the mobile release published by VNG Games
  • Japanese version version of the home release published by Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • International version of the home release published by SNK
Metal Slug Tactics

Original release date(s):
TBA 		Release years by system:
TBA - Microsoft Windows (Steam), Nintendo Switch
Notes:

Compilations

Title Details
Metal Slug: Collector's Edition

Original release date(s):
 Release years by system:
2002 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Includes Metal Slug, 2, X and 3
Metal Slug 4 & 5

Original release date(s):
  • NA: May 24, 2005
 Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2
2005 – Xbox
Metal Slug Anthology

Original release date(s):
  • NA: December 14, 2006
  • EU: February 9, 2007
  • EU: November 27, 2009
  • JP: February 22, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 – PlayStation Portable
2007 – PlayStation 2
2007 – Wii
2009 – Microsoft Windows
2016 – PlayStation 4
Notes:
  • Includes Metal Slug, 2, X, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Known as Metal Slug Collection PC on Windows
Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission: Double Pack

Original release date(s):
  • WW: September 15, 2021
 Release years by system:
2021 – Nintendo Switch

Metal Slug Zero Online

Metal Slug Zero Online
Developer(s)Dragonfly
Publisher(s)SNK Playmore
SeriesMetal Slug
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Genre(s)Run and gun

Metal Slug Zero Online is an unreleased massively multiplayer online game, part of the Metal Slug series. It was being developed by Dragonfly and WizHands for SNK Playmore and was intended for the South Korean market.[3] There was no word on a Japanese or North American release. The game was on course for a 2009 release, but in the summer of that year, developer Dragonfly suspended development of the game due to their belief that the game could not conform to the trend of current gaming industry.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Brand new Metal Slug game announced". Eurogamer. 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Metal Slug is coming back as a tactics game with 'roguelike elements'". Polygon. 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Metal Slug OL: Released in 2009". mmosite.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Metal Slug Zero Online Development Suspense". mmosite.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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