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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. May 21, 2014
    100
    Metal Slug Defense is a Must Have casual strategy game and a thoughtful mobile adaptation of the classic arcade series.
  2. May 7, 2014
    80
    Metal Slug Defense successfully combines the spirit of its run-and-gun predecessors with a competent set of strategy mechanics.
  3. May 5, 2014
    80
    A bizarre marriage of tower defense, real-time strategy and 2D shoot ‘em up action, Metal Slug Defense is like Kingdom Hearts— a blend of disparate things that somehow manages to work.
  4. May 12, 2014
    77
    Metal Slug Defense is a nice take on the tower defense genre, thanks to a simple but compelling gameplay, lots of missions and excellent 2D graphics.
  5. May 26, 2014
    75
    An interesting Tower Defense twist for one of the best 2D arcade shooters out there. Challenging and fun to play.
  6. May 13, 2014
    70
    A surprisingly faithful recreation of the tone of the Metal Slug franchise, transposed to a tower defence game. Shame about the unstable and unfair multiplayer.
  7. May 9, 2014
    65
    It has intelligent and interesting gameplay, but the free to play model spoils the fun, trying to milk the player's wallet over and over.
  8. May 15, 2014
    60
    A decent hybrid of action and strategy, dressed in pixel-clothing and tons of charming details for the hardcore fans to enjoy.
  9. May 7, 2014
    60
    We are pretty sure nobody asked for a free-to-play Metal Slug tower defence game. Now we have one, and it's a pretty, but dull pay-to-win experience.
  10. May 13, 2014
    30
    It looks like Metal Slug but it certainly doesn’t play like it, which would be fine if only the strategy gameplay had any real depth – or the microtransactions were less obnoxious.
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Nov 19, 2014
    7
    Actually a fun game, but it suffers the problem every mobile game faced, in app purchase. The game itself is actually quite nice, withActually a fun game, but it suffers the problem every mobile game faced, in app purchase. The game itself is actually quite nice, with beautiful 2D sprites (recycled from older Metal Slug games, but still) player's progress is halted by unseen paywall in the form of difficult levels that requires the user to pay real money to buy more powerful units to beat the game. To be fair, the game actually gave away the game's "cash"quite regulary, but it's still not enough. Full Review »