Author Topic: SNK Adds Another Metal Slug to Wii Collection (Read 6627 times)

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **on:** September 22, 2006, 08:24:01 AM »

Metal Slug 6 completes the seven-game set.

SNK Adds Metal Slug 6 to Metal Slug Anthology To Complete Collection Seven Great Metal Slug Games, One Low Price

Wall, New Jersey Sep 22, 2006 SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the US publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, announced today that they will add the latest game in the series, METAL SLUG 6, to METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY for the Wii(tm) and the PSPÂ® (PlayStationÂ®Portable) system.

METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY will now feature seven great METAL SLUG titles. Included in the collection will be METAL SLUG, METAL SLUG 2, METAL SLUG X, METAL SLUG 3, METAL SLUG 4, METAL SLUG 5, and METAL SLUG 6.

METAL SLUG 6 was released in the arcades earlier this year and expands the cast of playable characters by two. In addition to the METAL SLUG regulars Â– Marco Rossi, Tarma Roving, Eri Kasamoto, and Fio Germi, METAL SLUG 6 includes Ralf Jones and Clark Steel of IKARI WARRIORS. The METAL SLUG 6 storyline returns to the Rebel-Martian alliance featured in Metal Slugs 2, X, and 3, but now players have to team up with the Rebels and Martians to defeat an even greater threat.

METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY will ship in November 2006.

JonLeung · « **Reply #1 on:** September 22, 2006, 08:31:08 AM »

Good. Does this make this complete? I hate incomplete collections or anthologies.

Griffin · « **Reply #2 on:** September 22, 2006, 08:57:00 AM »

Well, seeing as the first line is "Metal Slug 6 COMPLETES the seven-game set", and the part where it says that 6 was released in arcades earlier this year, it's probably a safe bet that this is the full collection of MS games.

Unless 7 is already being released in the arcades...

Shin Gallon · « **Reply #3 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:07:24 AM »

Awesome...I am SO getting this.

Kairon · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:15:54 AM »

I've always wanted to own a Metal Slug game... now I can own 6!

SNK! Make Nintendo systems your home!

~Carmine M. Red
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getter77 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:19:58 AM »

All that is missing as fas as I can tell would be the GBA Metal Slug game....of which you can find a bit of a speedrun/superplay on youtube.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:22:04 AM »

Strange, I always thought MS6 was already included.

getter: Superplay? You mean a TAS?

Ian Sane · « **Reply #7 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:23:43 AM »

"All that is missing as fas as I can tell would be the GBA Metal Slug game....of which you can find a bit of a speedrun/superplay on youtube."

I believe there were also two games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.

Still this is a pretty tight set and I love how they care as much to put the new game in when they could easily justify selling Metal Gear 6 as a standalone product.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:29:00 AM »

Sounds good, I love these games. I am sure the mutliplayer will be very fun...

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #9 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:30:22 AM »

Good stuff, I will probably pick this up early next year.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #10 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:32:28 AM »

7 Games!!! I will definately pick this up. Hopefully it will release at a $39.99 price tag for a nice discounted game...but if it is full price, I still think it would be worth it for that collection.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #11 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:59:17 AM »

Argh, maybe I should get this one at launch...too many games to choose from!

Bartman3010 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 22, 2006, 11:31:44 AM »

Are there traditional controls aside from using the Wii mote for actions like lobbing grenades?

Ceric · « **Reply #13 on:** September 22, 2006, 11:33:32 AM »

If the threw in Ikari Warriors as well I get it.

Terranigma Freak · « **Reply #14 on:** September 22, 2006, 11:42:39 AM »

The compliation is very complete. There are indeed 7 Metal Slug games released so far and no word of MS7, yet. The 7th game would be Metal Slug X, it was released as an upgrade to Metal Slug 2 many years ago. I guess if you want to be bitchy, you can complain that they're missing the Neo Geo Pocket and GBA exclusive Metal Slug games.

Caliban · « **Reply #15 on:** September 22, 2006, 12:43:34 PM »

Quote
Originally posted by: Ian Sane
they could easily justify selling Metal Gear 6 as a standalone product.

Ian made a boo boo.

Anyway, as I already had mentioned in the Wii calculator thread, I am getting this game and knowing that the newest Metal Slug game will be included makes me even more happy to get it.

stevey · « **Reply #16 on:** September 22, 2006, 01:26:13 PM »

Awesome! I'm going to get this with my Wii and hopefuly snk will keep being nice give us neogeo games downloads on the vc.

"All that is missing as fas as I can tell would be the GBA Metal Slug game"

You sould read the whole Press release...

"METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY for the Wii(tm) and the PSPÂ® (PlayStationÂ®Portable) system."

nintendo wont let them port GBA games on to the p$p.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #17 on:** September 22, 2006, 02:05:56 PM »

Why would Nintendo have a say? Sonic Advance was ported to the N-Gage(as SonicN). SNK Playmore owns Metal Slug Advance, not Nintendo.

I will pick this up eventually, I loved the Metal Slug demo I played on Xbox but couldn't justify paying $40 when only 1 MS game was included.

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #18 on:** September 22, 2006, 02:28:25 PM »

Oh I want this game more then ever right now. I've decided that this and Zelda are going to be the two games I buy at launch. Hopefully if the sales for this game are good enough they'll give us a collection of other SNK arcade games.

stevey · « **Reply #19 on:** September 22, 2006, 02:37:12 PM »

Bacause Nintendo Patented GBA Emulation and they would have to reprogram all the games to work insted of just making a single emulator and dumping all the game to it...

getter77 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 22, 2006, 04:12:06 PM »

:shrugs: Just mentioning it as I knew it.

The youtube run isn't a TAS...a Superplay is like a speedrun though not always.

Here are 2 great sites to peruse....each of which has some AMAZING Metal Slug content(among much more!) with more on the way.

www.super-play.co.uk
speeddemosarchive.com

Ceric · « **Reply #21 on:** September 22, 2006, 04:12:21 PM »

That rocks. I was wondering what Nintendo was going to do to stop the transfer of GBA games.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #22 on:** September 22, 2006, 04:22:49 PM »

I've only played metal slug on xbox, and i don't remember which one but one of them in the arcades. What are the first through five like? Are they much different at all or do u think most pple will only play 6?

Famicom · « **Reply #23 on:** September 22, 2006, 06:34:45 PM »

There are virtually no gameplay differences, just different characters (which all play the same) and story/stages/enemies.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #24 on:** September 22, 2006, 09:23:43 PM »

Still this is a pretty tight set and I love how they care as much to put the new game in when they could easily justify selling Metal Gear 6 as a standalone product.

Well, guess what they're doing on the PS2?

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