Metal Slug 2 (1998 Video Game) User Reviews

Action-packed!

[CuriosityKilledShawn · 8/10 · 26 October 2007]

This first sequel in the Metal Slug series is every bit as furious and chaotic as the original. This time you can play as one of four characters across the usual variety of wonderfully detail and humorous landscapes as you blast seven shades of excrement out of enemy commandos. There are explosions and laughs galore as you battle your way through 6 stages teeming with baddies.

The level are a bit more eccentric this time with mummy's tombs and giant killer whales popping up. The finale even throws in an unexpected twist when you have to team up with your enemies to fight off an alien invasion, complete with and ID4 rip-off/homage ending.

Play this in the arcade and expect to be sent home penniless with your fingers all blistered.

Difficult at times but still great .

[knowledge · 2 January 2006]

Metal slug 2 offers pretty much more of the same kind of gameplay as part 1 but when you consider how much fun the first one was, thats not a bad thing at all ! All the classic metal slug ingredients are here - brilliantly animated sprites, that morbid sense of humour , great level design , tons of cool weaponry , that classic blast em up game play and hilarious ,yet catchy, music.

Unfoutunately, the same problem that have plagued the whole franchise is also here - its insanely hard difficulty . When this game gets hard believe me it gets hard ! The amount of projectiles the games designers expect you to dodge is way, way too much . Also the metal slug vehicles, which are supposed to be an important part of the game just aren't really as fun to play with as the characters are on foot .

But despite being mega hard, the games greatness shines through and proves that when it comes to old school shoot em up thrills, metal slug games are up there with the greats