Editor TLN
Editorial: Gaming / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube / Instagram / News / Discord /Telegram
This year has been a very good one for longtime SNK fans, as the company not only released the latest installment of the king of Fightersbut also just announced the return of Fatal Fury. Well, the company knows that it has in its possession many series that fans long for back and one of them is metal-slug. If you’re a fan of this run ‘n’ gun series, there’s great news as SNK reiterated that they have plans to work on a new iteration.
Sometimes it’s amazing how companies don’t continue series that are highly appreciated by fans around the world. A clear example is metal-slug, which was one of the main referents of the run ‘n’ gun genre. It’s been decades since SNK has released a new game that lives up to the originals, which date back to the arcade years.
Find out: a new LEVEL UP t-shirt is now available, run for yours.
Related Video: News Roundup: Week 34 of 2022
SNK promises the return of metal-slug fit
However, today we know that the company is aware of this and that it has not forgotten this franchise, as many might think.
On the occasion of the announcement of the new Fatal Furyveteran SNK producer Yasuyuki Oda was at gamescom 2022 and Twinfinite He took the opportunity to question him about metal-slug.
The interesting thing is that the producer did not remain silent, but promised that “they are definitely going to do something in the future”. As it is something not officially announced, the producer could not reveal detailed information, but anticipated that they already “have ideas”. Clearly, Oda is referring to a game in the run ‘n’ gun format series, like the original titles.
Although this is good news for those who await the return of the series in form, it is important to mention that it is not the first time that SNK confesses that it is exploring the possibility of working on a new game of metal-slug.
In case you missed it: Fake! none metal-slug is on its way to PlayStation consoles.
There are several games metal-slug in development, what are they?
In fact, in 2019 precisely Oda spoke of some mechanics that could be implemented in a new metal-slug modern. In 2020, SNK reported working on 3 projects for metal-slug, 2 of which were for mobile and one more for consoles. We know that one of them is the one developed by TiMi Studios (Pokemon UNITE, Call of Duty: Mobile), called Metal Slug: Awakening (formerly known as Code: J) and that it is not yet officially available, but that it has only been possible to play it in Beta tests in recent years, and that until now there is still no defined release date.
The other mobile title was known to be targeted at 10-20 year olds and would be a “2D horizontal scrolling card game”.
The most curious thing is that the title for consoles, focused on a veteran audience (30 to 40 years old), would have classic gameplay, run ‘n’ gun and side scrolling. However, we have not heard anything about this new game, the most promising of all for veteran players.
On the other hand, SNK last year revealed Metal Slug Tactics, which will be completely different, since it would be of the turn-based strategy genre and would be developed by DotEmu and Leikir Studio. Unfortunately, the title was delayed and is expected to debut sometime in 2023.
As we told you, SNK has worked on several famous franchises from its golden age, so we have no doubt that it will fulfill the return of metal-sluga series that is very endearing and that has not returned as the fans want.
Would you like to play a new installment of metal-slug fit? Tell us in the comments.
You can find more news related to metal-slug if you visit this page.
Related Video: Metal Slug Code: J ― Reveal Trailer
Stay informed with us, at LEVEL UP.
