Metal Slug marching to PSP

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All six coin-op classics to be packed onto one UMD this fall

Before The Outfit arrived on Xbox 360, there was Metal Slug - a healthy mix of ridiculously explosive action, action-movie posturing, and go-right, blast-everything gameplay. The side-scrolling shooters made great co-op fun in arcades from 1996 up through 2003's Metal Slug 5, so we're thrilled to hear that the entire series is headed to the PSP on one UMD.

Metal Slug Collection will contain Slugs 1 through 5 as well as the remix/bugfix of Metal Slug 2 dubbed Metal Slug X. The games are loved by action fans not only for the intense (and often difficult) bullet-dodging, but also the detailed, downright funny animations and subtle jokes sprinkled around the levels. Most games feature our militaristic heroes stomping off to depose a ruthless dictator, but the endings rarely end up where the stories begin.

March 30, 2006