The Metal Slug series is the pinnacle of 2-D action-shooting games. Since the first title appeared in 1996, the series has dazzled legions of fans with its simple control mechanics, frantic action and superb game balance, making it a highly addictive experience. Metal Slug 7 is the latest in the series and exclusive to Nintendo DS

User Reviews about Metal Slug 7

Back on the Neo-Geo Pocket Color (for all 5 of you who may have had one), there were a couple of Metal Slug games - First Mission and Second Mission. These games were actually made from the ground up to be handheld titles. There were branching missions (slug-plane gets shot down, go to one mission; make it to the end of the level, go to another, etc.), health and rank upgrades, unlockable characters. It took me about 6-7 playthroughs to see everything they had to offer.

Metal Slug 7 unfortunately is basically another iteration of the arcade series. It's very short, completely linear, and is very little bang for your buck. It's fun while it lasts, but when you get down to it it's like a prettier, funnier, easier Contra, one that you won't want to replay nearly as much. -- Still an arcade game at heart

i have always liked the metal slug series because of the amazing art work they display in the game. Metal slug 7 is a very fun and exicting game to play. It introduces new characters and offers new weapons too. however, the fun did not lasted because even my little cousin can easliy beat the game in about a hour on normal setting. -- good game for about one hour.

Metal Slug 7 contains only 7 stages. For those that think the point of a Slug game is just in finishing the game, you will be disappointed in the fact that you can probably blow through the game in an hour or 2, tops. You should also remember that the original Slug games were designed for the arcades, where having a game much longer than this was an arcade operator nightmare, especially if someone could finish the game on a single quarter!

For those that grew up with the Slug games and are playing it with the same mindset that they likely had when they originally had... obtain the highest score you can without having to continue. This makes the game infinitely more difficult. And how can people tell you've had to continue? If your score has a number in the 2 furthest number slots in your score (say you have 100,003 points, that 3 indicates you've continued 3 times), then you've continued. You could, of course, game the system and have to continue 100 times, but that would be more time consuming than actually playing the game!

Metal Slug 7 is throwback to a time when games were about having fun and mashing buttons. It doesn't have complex control schemes (though having different close up attacks based on your button presses are entering the realm of needing to know too much... shooters like this are called shooters for a reason... they shouldn't require a large amount of thinking) and the graphics are 100% 2D. Glorious, fluid 2D. And many of the animations were taken directly from their SNK/Playmore grandparents, the original Neo Geo Slug games. The animation was fluid then and it remains so.

The addition of the Training School is a nod to the old school Metal Slug X Neo Geo CD version which contained the training school to teach you how to play and also allowed progression similar to what's seen here in MS 7. This was the same school function found in the PS1 version of Slug x.

I do miss the co-op game play that helped make the Slug games so fun in the arcade (and on my home Neo Geo arcade cabinet). Why it wasn't included is a mystery that perhaps they will rectify with a release of Metal Slug 8 (hopefully sales of this title warranty a sequel *crosses fingers*)

If you're looking for a game where you can unplug your brain and just shoot, this game is for you. It's tremendously fun and addictive, even if it is extremely short. It doesn't stray far, if at all, from it's arcade roots and for me, that means it's a perfect game that tickles all sorts of nostalgia.

Recommended. -- Short game... but...

This is a must buy! This is the best over all metal slug. But the last boss wasn't epic enough. Go play metal slug 3 and you know what i talking about. It is a great game. It is my 2nd favorite metal slug game. You get a machine gun as default weapon. Another plus is you get 6 characters to choose from instead of 4. This is sweet deal Plus you get a ms7 dog tag and a bonus mini disc. -- fun

This game would be good never mind GREAT if it were a free internet flash game. But the reality is that its not and as DS game it doesn't make the curve. Contra 4 has a massive amount of content including the original Contra and Super C but Metal Slug 7 has a measly 7 missions. Sure there are 70+ missions in the combat school but I didn't rent this for minigames I rented it for old school shot em up action. The graphics again resemble a flash game still using faded Neo-Geo sprites. Going back to Contra 4 Metal slug should have done something like this with the graphics just making it clearer and less pixelated. One good thing is that it doesn't use the touch screen gimmick and sticks to classic controls. All in all if your a fan this is worth your time to rent not buy but id just skip it and go with Contra 4. -- Great flash game... o wait am I playing it on DS well then never mind