I didn’t really know what to expect with Metal Slug Tactics, and I can safely say it shattered any expectations that I may have had. I don’t think there was a single moment when I was playing this ...

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Metal Slug Tactics has a great deal of pressure riding upon its shoulders. The Metal Slug series hasn't seen a new mainline release in many years so fans of the stunningly animated run-and-gun games ...

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 ...

As Dotemu and Leikir Studios continue to close in on the release date for Metal Slug Tactics, they had more fun surprises for players this week. As if the Ikari Warriors as playable characters wasn’t ...

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 ...

I don't know about you but I've never associated the Metal Slug series with strategy. The legendary run and gun games have always had more in common with Contra, Shootas, Blood & Teef, and Broforce ...

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 ...

In the entire history of videogames, there have only been a few recorded cases of a studio performing the forbidden alchemy of transposing a game into another genre entirely. Until now, the most ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There's always been something endearing about Metal Slug. While its contemporaries like Contra ratcheted up the aliens and body horror, Metal Slug ...