Metal Slug 3 for Live Arcade News

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News by Robert Purchese

28 August, 2007

SNK has let slip that it is showing Metal Slug 3 for Live Arcade at this year's Tokyo Game Show.

Last year at the event it issued a pamphlet suggesting a Metal Slug game was on the way for the service, but not until its leaked listings for 2007 appeared did we know which.

Metal Slug 3 is a run-and-gun side-scroller with tongue firmly lodged in cheek. It was ported from the arcade to the Xbox back in 2004, which we found to be a decent retro offering - partly because it had a German chap with a hilarious voice yelling "Rocket lowncher!" all the time.

SNK will also be showing Fatal Fury Special for Live Arcade, as well as King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, King of Fighters Maximum Impact Regulation A, and Samurai Showdown VI for PS2.

DS offerings look like the lovingly translated Throbbing Witch God Format and Your Hero, followed by plenty of other mobile and web games.

Prices and dates for the Live Arcade offerings are yet to be announced, with Microsoft unavailable for comment at the time of writing.

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macksed

28/08/07 @ 13:54

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hmmm

DUFFKING

28/08/07 @ 13:54

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Which MS was the best? I've only ever played a few briefly in the arcade.

miiiguel

28/08/07 @ 13:55

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ooooh! XBLA is becoming a high quality interactive museum. Good, great, awesome!

Machetazo

28/08/07 @ 13:58

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First and third are the most highly regarded, I think, DUFF. Luckily, I've got portable Slug action, thanks to my copy of Anthology. :D Very good fun, though I'm playing them in order, and haven't got that far yet.

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menage

28/08/07 @ 14:00

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For no reason at all I'd rather have them start with one and if necessary work their way up. Just releasing 3 is a bit inconsistent. Like releasing Sonic 3 without 1 and 2. But hey, could be fun.

Emilia'sHorse

28/08/07 @ 14:04

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Did I buy MS3 on my old creaky Xbox or did I dream that?

If so boooo make it BC.

Antwandemarco

28/08/07 @ 14:05

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ROCKET LOWNCHER! Yes! That's my favorite part of the game.

I'm way more excited about king of fighters '98 though.. I hope it's the same as the dream match edition for Dreamcast, that shit was top banana.

EDIT: Doh, upon re-reading i see the error in my ways. :(

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the_dudefather

28/08/07 @ 14:16

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ROCKET LAWNCHAIR!

omerga

28/08/07 @ 14:18

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Wasn't snk supposed to release their games on the Wii Virtual Console?

Logged in just now to check, but didn't find any...

Xerx3s

28/08/07 @ 14:25

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Could be a potential smash hit if it has 4p coop online support.

kangarootoo

28/08/07 @ 14:28

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I just don't get these games. I know its just me, but I don't find them fun for more than about 10 mins. Maybe I'm just a n00b or something.

jonsaan

28/08/07 @ 15:04

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Much more fun in 2 player I find Kanga.

insane_cobra

28/08/07 @ 15:22

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True, they are a blast in co-op.

Xerx3s

28/08/07 @ 15:46

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Indeed, I have them but never touch them when there is noone to play coop with.

andromeda

28/08/07 @ 16:21

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heavy masheeen gun

crazyhorse174

28/08/07 @ 16:46

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To hell with this - wheres SWOS!?!?!

BBIAJ

28/08/07 @ 16:47

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W00t @ Final Fight-ness!

Been wanting to get my hands on this ever since the MegaDrive version, and now I just might!

Der_tolle_Emil

28/08/07 @ 17:20

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Why Metal Slug 3? Personally I think it's the worst of the series yet every time I read something about Metal Slug it's Metal Slug 3 being re-released.

DUFFKING

28/08/07 @ 18:47

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> To hell with this - wheres SWOS!?!?!

I think it's tomorrow, actually..

smelly

28/08/07 @ 20:17

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How many people HAVENT played Metal slug in one shape or form or another to death?

>I think it's tomorrow, actually..

September sometime apparently..

DUFFKING

28/08/07 @ 22:29

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Ah, I'd heard a 'last week of august' somewhere.

NeoGoaT

28/08/07 @ 23:15

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Joy!

Slug 1 > 3 > X > 2 > 5 > 4.

This is a great competitive score game, live leaderboards will be fun. Slug games are pointless if you continue constantly. Try for one credit distance or score and you'll find they are pretty deep and full of detail.

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