“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls!
ShooterPlatformArcadeActionScience fictionComedymodern warfarealienshelicopterbloodydeathmilitaryrun and gunspaceshipside-scrollingwarachievementsundeadArcade, Neo Geo AES, Web browser, Neo Geo MVS, Wii, Xbox 360
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Character
Plot-driven, classical in form, relentless and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Web browser, Neo Geo MVS, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Developer
- SNK
- Publisher
- D4 Enterprise, SNK
- Released
- January 23, 2000
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 8.2/10 from 200 ratings.
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