Metal Slug X

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 88 Ratings

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  • Summary: Brace yourself for non-stop battle action in the hit straight from the arcades! In Metal Slug X, you'll chose from four tough-as-nails soldiers ready for missions that only the best could survive. Rescue hostages while blowing terrorists back to the stone-age using your personal weaponry ANDBrace yourself for non-stop battle action in the hit straight from the arcades! In Metal Slug X, you'll chose from four tough-as-nails soldiers ready for missions that only the best could survive. Rescue hostages while blowing terrorists back to the stone-age using your personal weaponry AND their own machine!… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Core Magazine
    91
    While essentially just a more difficult remix of "Metal Slug 2," Metal Slug X is still one of the finest 2D shoot-em-ups since the original "Contra."
  2. IGN
    90
    One of the finest of shooters, because it delivers such a massive volume of exploding things, and in such wonderfully fine detail.
  3. Gamestyle
    90
    If you own a PSone this is the best thing that has happened to it in years.
  4. PSX Nation
    85
    A stellar representative of a bygone era of gaming that put more emphasis on skill and personality that textured polygons or sex appeal.
  5. GameSpot
    82
    A skewed sense of humor, combined with its frenzied gameplay, gives the game a unique flavor and makes it one of the best side-scrolling shooters out there.
  6. Electric Playground
    79
    It's idiotic. It's also pulse-pounding, addictive, cartoony, loud and grating, and essentially engineered to lay the audio/visual Stigmata on mom and dad hard if they happen to be in the same room trying to read US News & World Report.
  7. Cincinnati Enquirer
    70
    A faithful re-creation of the popular 2-D side-scrolling arcade shooter.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Nerdreviewer
    Jul 22, 2014
    10
    isso é ótimo!!!
    Adoro os gráficos de metal slug, a jogabilidade é boa,as músicas ok, mas o que eu mais gosto é o co-op isso deixa esse game    isso é ótimo!!!
    Adoro os gráficos de metal slug, a jogabilidade é boa,as músicas ok, mas o que eu mais gosto é o co-op isso deixa esse game ótimo, pois jogar com amigos é sempre mais legal.    … Expand
  2. amateurcritic2
    May 31, 2016
    10
    I loved this game It was so good the only other ps1 game i would ive 10 isnt on this website and trust me I played a lot of psone back in theI loved this game It was so good the only other ps1 game i would ive 10 isnt on this website and trust me I played a lot of psone back in the day that is no light statement. It was so fun to work through the smart levels with decent but detailed and intersesting graphics and it had a perfect easy to learn hard to master like games should be. It also was not repetitive at all for a side scrolling shooting game because there was constant new enemies and interesting ways to challenge the player wich is great level design.… Expand
  4. Mirannejad76
    Sep 3, 2018
    10
    Metal Slug is best game in ps1 i love it , i love it , i love it
    i playing Metal Slug X so many times
    p.s:in Iran we call this game sarbaz    Metal Slug is best game in ps1 i love it , i love it , i love it
    i playing Metal Slug X so many times
    p.s:in Iran we call this game sarbaz kocholo it means little soldier    … Expand
  5. SrPepe
    Jun 30, 2018
    9
    Metal Slug X es un juego distinto al resto, con una super jugabilidad y diversión asegurada pase lo que pase. Me encanta.
  6. Leontorres7
    Nov 13, 2018
    9
    This is really a great game, there is so much to love about it, must play for sure!
  7. XV_
    Sep 8, 2018
    9
    This game is an amazing revision of an already amazing game, the difficulty is great (better if you play it on arcade), the music is great,This game is an amazing revision of an already amazing game, the difficulty is great (better if you play it on arcade), the music is great, the character design and mecha design are great, it has this colorful vibe that you don't see very often, simply a classic. As a recommendation play it with a friend and try to beat it with limited continues.… Expand
  8. c1nemAlex
    Feb 4, 2020
    8
    The best installment of the series. Not as huge and high-def as Metal Slug 3, but its simplicity makes it a perfectly round and pleasantThe best installment of the series. Not as huge and high-def as Metal Slug 3, but its simplicity makes it a perfectly round and pleasant experience to play - especially in 2p-coop!… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#5 Best PS1 Game of 2001
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#11 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 2001
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#14 Most Shared PS1 Game of 2001