Definitely worth playing to try the new things it can offer. More features, improved game makes this a little bit superior than Metal Slug 2. The only new vehicle in the game, it is an upgraded version of the regular tank in the game. The big version, well it is more bigger and has more power :-)Īnd then there's a new grenade that turns it into stone, yes stone that can kill single enemies more rather than an area of impact damage. This is like a rubber bullet that bounces off 3 or 4 times before it explodes if it doesn't hit anything. The accuracy isn't very good but can shoot over enemies that take cover. The big version is a bit bigger and rounder but has lesser tracking and slower.Ī unique weapon in Metal Slug X. It tracks the nearest enemies or objects and is also good for finding hidden objects. This baby shots small missiles that has better tracking than the rocket launcher but with less firepower. The fat version of the iron lizard looks like an egg that is kind of slower and sometimes get tired lol. Once shot, it goes to the ground and then races very fast along the road to hit the targets forward. The appearance of the power up is like glowing and becomes bigger.Īnd once you fire it, it has a different appearance too that looks like more powerful than the regular version.Ī peculiar weapon, the iron lizard is like rockets and grenades that do splash damage whenever it hits the targets. It has appearance changes and deal massive damage to the enemies. The original weapons from Metal Slug 2 has improvements where you can get a stronger version of them. Here are some of the additional features added to Metal Slug X that are mostly on weapons. Here's a comparison of the sound tracks from the 2 games. It became more epic and much cleaner than the Metal Slug 2 but it might be just me. The music of Metal Slug X has become much better for my ears. There are also changes in the bosses like the one on mission 1 that is similar to the boss in Metal Slug 1Īnd finally, in Metal Slug 2, your characters get fat only in stage 4 while in Metal Slug X, they can become bigger in any stage after mission 2. There are also more enemies compared to the original game.Īnd new kind of enemies like this mummy who spits bugs instead of poison that turns you into a mummy. Some of the Super vehicles are also changed or added in some stages too like this on stage 1 where the camel and the tank is available. There are also added graphics and more secrets to be found. In Metal Slug 1, you start with a fix time of the day like in the desert stage, you start in daylight but in in Metal Slug 2, you start during the night but can change randomly from daylight, dawn or evening. The most obvious one is the the time of the day for each stages. It still has the same awesome graphics but with a few tweaks and upgrades from Metal Slug 2. He got betrayed in the final stage and become the alien race's prisoner resulting to the alliance of the heroes and the Rebel Army. Expert in medicine and a bit childish.Īfter escaping from prison, he made a pact with an alien race and thus started not just a coup but a total invasion on earth. Due to his mom cannot give birth anymore after her, she was forced to become one and is the first female soldier in her family. She is an heir to a wealthy family that has a tradition of the first son being a soldier. He got promoted because of their last mission and will continue to support his best friend till the end. Marco's best friend and was with him during the events of Metal Slug 1. and was sent to assist Marco and Tarma in their mission. So she was transferred to S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S. She was trained to become an assassin but despises it. He will be accompanied by his best friend and 2 new protagonists to help him defeat the new Rebel Army.ĭiscovered by the Government Intelligence Agency when she was still a street gang leader. The main character and hero from Metal Slug 1. Players can choose any characters they want.
There will be 2 additional heroes deployed that will help our protagonists from Metal Slug 1 to once defeat the rebel army again.
These groups are supporters of General Morden, the main boss from Metal Slug 1. It's set 2 years after Metal Slug 1, various factions from around the world are joining forces and is wreaking havoc. Story wise, nothing was changed from Metal Slug 2. You can check this previous review of mine of Metal Slug Metal Slug X on Vita SNK did a marvelous job upgrading this game and filled in the holes that were obvious in Metal Slug 2. It still has the same cleverness, humor and action pack game from the original one but with some improvements that in my opinion made this game way way better than the original one.
Metal Slug X was released 1 year after the original game. This game is the upgraded version of Metal Slug 2.