Highlights
- Metal Slug Attack Reloaded surprises fans with a shadow drop on multiple platforms, offering new features like a new character and story mode.
- The tower defense game refreshes the Metal Slug franchise with modern hardware capabilities and a new audio overhaul for an immersive experience.
- While fans await the release of Metal Slug Tactics, the series continues to explore different genres, keeping the franchise relevant and hopefully paving the way for a return to its classic roots.
Metal Slug Attack Reloaded has just shadow dropped on multiple platforms. While many fans are already aware of the upcoming Metal Slug Tactics game coming out, a surprising announcement was unveiled by SNK that a different Metal Slug entry has been released without too much fanfare. The tower defense game was previously released on mobile in 2016 and was shut down in early 2023.
While many gamers are familiar with the run-and-gun gameplay that Metal Slug provides, the series has also tried to explore various improvements and changes to its formula. The aforementioned Metal Slug Tactics as well as a mid-2000s Metal Slug 3D game deviate from the side-scrolling shoot-em-up that the series is known for. However, another lesser known entry in the series was the mobile-only game Metal Slug Attack Reloaded.
In a surprising bit of news, Metal Slug Attack Reloaded has just been released digitally on multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and others. The popular mobile game is a tower defense take on the Metal Slug franchise. While it includes everything that the mobile version has had, it also introduces a new character in the form of Mostro. Not only that, but it also freshens up some features to take advantage of modern hardware. A complete audio overhaul, a new story mode, and a gallery mode are just some of the new things introduced in this new version of the game. With the Metal Slug franchise being one of the best-sellers in the SNK library, expectations for this title are high.
Platform(s) PlayStation (Original) , Neo Geo , Sega Saturn Released April 19, 1996 Publisher(s) SNK
