Metal Slug 5
A special disc that contains deep and intricate secrets about the Metal Slug project is stolen by a mysterious group called the Ptolemaic Army, whose specialty lies from within archaeological excavation and…
Metal Slug 5 is an adventure developed by Noise Factory, released 1 November 2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Neo Geo AES and Arcade.
What Metal Slug 5 is
Metal Slug 5 is an adventure game developed by Noise Factory and released in 2003. It was published by SNK Playmore. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Neo Geo AES, Arcade, Neo Geo MVS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The laboratory developing the next generation of METAL SLUGs comes under attack and a data disk containing METAL SLUG secrets is seized. Marco and Tarma are ordered to retrieve the disc and rush to track it down. Meanwhile, Eri and Fio, who are investigating the paramilitary organization Ptolemaic Army that is raiding historical ruins, succeed in tracking it down at an ancient ruin known as the "Corridor of Fire." They storm the site and attempt to overtake them, but they are repulsed by the natives and giant METAL SLUGs. This incident makes it clear that the enemy behind the pilfering of METAL SLUG secrets is the Ptolemaic Army. The Government Forces decide to carry out a second assault on…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Metal Slug series
Metal Slug 5 is the 16th of 48 entries we hold in the Metal Slug series. The next entry was Metal Slug Advance in 2004. Its critic score of 50 is 24 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Metal Slug Advance at 89.
How it was received
Metal Slug 5 holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points below the year average. Players rate it 65, 15 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
Metal Slug 5 launched on 1 November 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Metal Slug 5 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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