ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 3 (2017) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 3

Metal Slug 3 is an action game released by SNK in 2000. It is actually the fourth entry in the Metal Slug Series of games. Players will be able to use four different characters as they take to the battlefield…

9 March 2017

What ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 3 is

ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 3 is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 2017. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Metal Slug 3 is an action game released by SNK in 2000. It is actually the fourth entry in the Metal Slug Series of games. Players will be able to use four different characters as they take to the battlefield with an array of weaponry. New Slugs such as a Drill Slug will also show up in gameplay, leading to even more fierce and exciting action!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Metal Slug series

ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 3 is the 32nd of 48 entries we hold in the Metal Slug series. The next entry was ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 2 in 2017.

See all 48 Metal Slug games in release order →

What it launched against

ACA Neo Geo: Metal Slug 3 launched on 9 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and NieR: Automata. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, NieR: Automata.

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