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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Negative: 5 out of 25
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  1. Oct 20, 2013
    6
    Metal Slug XX is a decent game, the gameplay is the same as The Metal Slug Anthology. The graphics are a little improved. The game feels too easy and its also to short. Their are 6 playable characters and 7 playable missions, but the design of the levels feels like they rushed them and in return they made an okay game, it could've been much better.
  2. Sep 15, 2010
    7
    If you are a fan of the Metal Slug series then you will have already bought this game by now, for everyone else, I would recommend it if:
    1. You like shmups (bullet hell, run and gun)
    2. You like action games It is probably the most accessible of the Metal Slug games due to the Combat School which allows you to learn the patterns of the bosses quite well in particular (note they are not
    If you are a fan of the Metal Slug series then you will have already bought this game by now, for everyone else, I would recommend it if:
    1. You like shmups (bullet hell, run and gun)
    2. You like action games
    It is probably the most accessible of the Metal Slug games due to the Combat School which allows you to learn the patterns of the bosses quite well in particular (note they are not called bosses, but "Base Assault" if you are looking for them in the menu)

    I gave it a 7 as at retail £20 could be too high, though I looked online and got it for less than £12 which represents great value for money.
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  3. Jun 30, 2023
    7
    Another entry in the ubiquitous run and gun platform series, the format actually works pretty well on the PSP. Nice cartoony graphics, humorous and with a big variety of big guns and bad guys to blast. A little old fashioned but retro gamers will lap it up.

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. As elaborated as it can be, Metal Slug XX hardly stands out from the previous episodes of the saga, because of the lack of this sense of madness that made us ride some cyber-mammoths once.
  2. Exactly the same we've been playing for the last fourteen years. The Metal Slug series really need some innovation as soon as possible.
  3. If you're a Metal Slug fan/PSP owner who hasn't had a way to play this entry in the series before, XX is worth checking out. It's a tough recommendation for everyone else.