Metal Slug 6!

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:22 pm

I'm not sure what system this is for, but the screen shots look good.
Is this for the PS-2?

Some videos:
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thegreathopper · Post by **thegreathopper** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:47 pm

Metal Slug 6 is for Atomiswave arcade hardware....

Ex_Mosquito · Post by **Ex_Mosquito** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:22 pm

Hmm doesnt look like they did anything to improve the game at all, same old shit.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:35 pm

Ex_Mosquito wrote:Hmm doesnt look like they did anything at all to improve the game at all, same old shit.

And maybe you were expecting that perverted 3D version? I'll take same look/feel anyday.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:56 pm

Ex_Mosquito wrote:Hmm doesnt look like they did anything at all to improve the game at all, same old shit.

Yeah, same old sh*t. Same old enemies, same old weapons, same old gameplay. Will it kill them to draw new sprites? Geezuz.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:46 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote: Will it kill them to draw new sprites? Geezuz.

This I will agree with.

Valgar · Post by **Valgar** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:55 am

It will just make them go bankrupt. No, heh, I can't care about this game because all of the original members of Metal Slug are long gone.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:10 am

Metal Slug 3 is the best of the series imo.
The gameplay, the remixed audio tracks & the multiple routes, rox!

I still haven't completed MS5 ... I ought to one of these days.

Is Sammy the company that's making the Atomiswave hardware by the way?

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:27 am

I don't really like Metal Slug in general, but the first four stages of MS3 are pretty enjoyable, I must admit.

Then level 5 hits.

Pacing? What's that? Hey, tossing in a terrible and overdrawn vertical shooter section will make the player fall asleep from boredom? Too bad, we'll put it in anyway! When you ignore the setpieces the level design really isn't all that interesting? Well, nobody will notice anyway.

Seriously, level 5 of MS3 is a great example of ambition overtaking common sense. It's cool once, just for how audacious it is, but I can't bring myself to slog through it again ever.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:40 am

The Vertical Shooter stage in MS3 isn't that long, so it can't get boring really...
It doens't look bad either.

Sorry I lost you here...
How is "ambition overtaking common sense" in this case??

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:50 am

Like I said, the final level throws pacing to the winds in favor of just cramming in everything they wanted. It would have worked far better to split up the level into two or three levels instead, but as it exists now, it drags on and on and on and on. It's ambitious as hell, but common sense would dictate that you don't make the last level of a game about the same length as the rest of the game combined. It completely throws everything off.

But hey, most people seem to love it, so whatever.

superhitachi4 · Post by **superhitachi4** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:49 am

Looks pretty good. Could be better, could be worse. Always glad to see a new slug in any case. I agree with the fact that the game could use some new sprites. Dreamcast should've hosted at least ONE slug game. Ah well. Looks decent on the Atomiswave anyway. (meaning it could look the same on the Dreamcast pretty much...)

df0notfound · Post by **df0notfound** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:17 pm

Hi resolution 3d rendered backgrounds + the same old sprites = vomit

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:24 pm

Ex_Mosquito wrote:Hmm doesnt look like they did anything at all to improve the game at all, same old shit.

Have to agree, why can't they make something new instead of Metal Slug/Samurai Shodown 6

Metal Slug is flawed from the first game anyways, the scoring requires way too much milking...

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:32 pm

Valgar wrote: No, heh, I can't care about this game because all of the original members of Metal Slug are long gone.

And it shows.

WarpZone · Post by **WarpZone** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:13 am

sethsez wrote:Seriously, level 5 of MS3 is a great example of ambition overtaking common sense. It's cool once, just for how audacious it is, but I can't bring myself to slog through it again

I agree with this. Personally, I think the first 4 levels should have been cut (they're passable individually, but feel arbitrary and irrelevant compared to what they're leading up to), and level 5 made the focus of the whole game, from the ground up. It'd still require heavy editing, of course, but I think it would have given the game a stronger overall identity and better playability.

As it stands, its implementation just feels like a parody of what I don't like about Metal Slug in the first place. Too long, too dragged out, too redundant...and fueled by gimmicks and visual gags. Of course, the main reason people seem to play the series is for the sights, sounds, and superficial event surprises, so it's no wonder MS3 is the fan-favorite.

After hearing about how bad MS4 was, I lost interest in the series, and nothing since has really stimulated me to take a look again.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:08 am

I really liked 4 and 5.
They seemed to play more like #1 to me than the other.