Metal Slug Anthology
A compilation of the successful side-scrolling arcade games as a result of the series 10th anniversary. A upgraded PS4 version with trophy support and 1080p visuals was launched July 5th 2016 as part of the…
Metal Slug Anthology is an arcade developed by Nazca Corporation, released 14 December 2006 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Wii.
What Metal Slug Anthology is
Metal Slug Anthology is an arcade game developed by Nazca Corporation and released in 2006. It was published by SNK. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and PlayStation 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Metal Slug Anthology is a video game compilation for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PC and the Wii. The Wii version boasts different controller configurations, most taking advantage of the Wii Remote, with the Japanese version supporting the Classic Controller and all regional variants supporting the GameCube controller. The game also marks the return of SNK Playmore as a third-party developer for a Nintendo console since the SNES era.
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 Anthology is the 20th of 48 entries we hold in the Metal Slug series. The next entry was Metal Slug Mobile 3 in 2007. Its critic score of 75 is almost exactly the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Metal Slug Advance at 89.
How it was received
Metal Slug Anthology holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 53% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Metal Slug Anthology launched on 14 December 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 and WarioWare: Smooth Moves. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Metal Slug Anthology yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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