The Metal Slug series holds a special place in the hearts of retro gaming fans. The games, particularly the first three titles, represent run-and-gun gameplay excellence that picks up the mantle that Konami let rust with its once-popular Contra series. A while back, SNK, Metal Slug s publisher, revealed that a new Slug was in the oven, but no one expected that the game would come with a radical gameplay shift when its trailer dropped during Geoff Keighly s Summer Game Fest.
The Leikir Studio-developed Metal Slug Tactics takes the elements that people love about Metal Slug, and presents them as a dynamic tactical RPG with roguelike elements, according to the game s Steam page. It has the cool, undulating, cartoon-like sprites. It has Marco, Eri, Fio, and Tarma, the series familiar, player-controlled soldiers. It has the scruffy hostages. It has the huge bosses. And it has the Metal Slug, a super-tank that unleashes big hurt. Joining those staples are items fresh to the Metal Slug