Rather than grenades, the player uses a bomb-launching system with the ordnance affected by gravity. Underwater, the player equips a Scuba set with a bubble helmet. If a zombified player comes into contact with infectious material, they will die. The player cannot crouch or jump high, but is immune to attacks from enemies (except zombified enemies). While medication is available to reverse the effect, the zombified player can make use of a devastating (but slow) vomit attack that covers most of the forward area.
When doused with infectious material, the player becomes a zombie. In addition to the mummy and fat forms from the previous game, other forms include: It fires rockets as a secondary weapon.Īs with Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X, the player can transform into various different states.
Like the Rebel Armor, the Astro Slug can use infantry weapons through ports on its sides. Booster rockets carry it into space, where the player can make use of its weaponry. The "Astro Slug" is used jointly by the players and the Rebel forces. Its Vulcan cannon can fire in all directions, unlike the Flyer. The "Slug Copter" appears alongside the "Slug Flyer" in the airborne portion of the Final Mission. The second player can stand on top of the Rebel Armor, and can receive a boost. It also has a grenade launcher, a melee claw attack, and jump jets. It comes equipped with a heavy machine gun (though in Mission 5 it comes equipped with a flame shot instead), which is interchangeable with other handheld weapons. The "LV Rebel Armor" is a rebel-produced vehicle that can be captured and used by the player. The "Ostrich Slug" is similar to the "Camel Slug" in Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X, although it is faster, can jump farther, and can turn around. By picking up a battery or a chili pepper, the elephant can fire a bolt of lightning or a fireball from its trunk, respectively. The "Elephant Slug" is an elephant strapped with a Vulcan cannon. It fires high-mass rounds which sink to the bottom, as well as torpedoes. The "Slug Mariner" gives added firepower when underwater. Additionally, the Driller can increase its height, making the player unreachable to ground enemies. The drill is capable of mowing down every enemy in front of it and can also be extended. The "Slug Driller" can be found in the underground part of Mission 4. Several new vehicles were introduced into the game: All paths eventually lead to the same boss battle, but the player may have different equipment, and may have rescued more or fewer POW's depending on their choice of path. If the player dies before the end of the level, the tally of freed POWs reverts to zero.Ī new feature in Metal Slug 3 is the branching path system in most missions, there are forking paths from which the player must choose one, each with their own obstacles, and each of varying length and difficulty.
At the end of each level, the player receives a scoring bonus based on the number of freed POWs. Much of the game's scenery is also destructible, and occasionally, this reveals extra items or power-ups, although most of the time it simply results in collateral damage.ĭuring the course of a level, the player also encounters POWs, who, if freed, offer the player bonuses in the form of random items or weapons. The player does not die simply by coming into contact with enemies, and correspondingly, many of the enemy troops also have melee attacks. In addition to shooting, the player can also perform melee attacks by using a knife and/or kicking. The tank is known as the SV-001 ("SV" stands for Super Vehicle), which not only increases the player's offense, but considerably adds to their defense. On the way through each level, the player can find numerous weapon upgrades and "Metal Slug" tanks. At this point, the player confronts a boss, who is usually considerably larger and tougher than regular enemies.
The gameplay mechanics are the same as in previous Metal Slug games the player(s) must shoot constantly at a continual stream of enemies in order to reach the end of each level. The game added several new features to the gameplay of the original Metal Slug and Metal Slug 2, such as new weapons and vehicles, as well as introducing branching paths into the series. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2, Xbox (not compatible with Xbox 360), Xbox Live Arcade, Virtual Console, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch. The music of the game was developed by Noise Factory. It was originally released in 2000 for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X. The RetroGaming Network consists of subreddits dedicated to classic consoles and old school gaming in general.Metal Slug 3 ( メタルスラッグ 3) is a run and gun video game developed by SNK.
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