Metal Slug X is a run-and-gun arcade game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade (MVS) and home (AES) systems. It is an enhanced version of Metal Slug 2, rebuilt on the Metal Slug 3 engine to cut slowdown, with new weapons, enemies, revised boss placements, and altered stage times of day. Players control the Peregrine Falcon Squad against General Morden’s army and the Mars People. It supports two-player co-op.
How To Play Metal Slug X
Control
Action
Joystick (8-way)
Move, aim, duck, climb, and board vehicles
A Button
Shoot / melee knife at close range
B Button
Jump
C Button
Throw grenade
Select
Insert coin / add credit
Start
Start game and confirm menu selections
About Metal Slug X
Release date
Arcade (NA): March 18, 1999 · Arcade (JP): March 19, 1999 · Neo Geo AES (INT): May 27, 1999 · PlayStation (JP): January 25, 2001
Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK
Platform
Neo Geo (Arcade MVS, AES); later PlayStation, and many modern platforms
Genre
Run and gun
Series
Metal Slug (enhanced version of Metal Slug 2)
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer (2-player co-op)
Also known as
メタルスラッグX (Metaru Suraggu Ekkusu) · Metal Slug X: Super Vehicle-001
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