Metal Slug 4 & 5

 Xbox
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
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  1. AceGamez
    70
    This two-disk game retails for a reduced price, which is still a bit steep considering that there is not much content unless you explicitly look for it.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine
    70
    Best serves dedicated otaku-style collectors and quick-play arcade gamers. [Oct 2005, p.106]
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  3. Gaming Target
    69
    Metal Slug series fans and arcade game fans will probably track this bundle down and will gladly add it to their collection without hesitation, while those that have never experienced such a game should rent it first to see if it suits their taste.
  5. netjak
    68
    For most gamers, this is a pass. There's just not enough value in the game long term in the 2 games to make this worth your money at a $40 price point, or even $30.
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  6. GameCritics
    65
    For anyone but die-hard fans of the franchise or genre, these two games just aren't worth the price of one.
  7. DailyGame
    65
    Unless you are a die-hard fan of the series, there isn't enough game here to justify a purchase.
  8. IGN
    61
    This combo pack will appeal only to those dedicated fans who take pleasure twisting their thumbs in knots trying to get the highest score. While it's still a great shooter, it's something we've all seen before.
  9. Gamers' Temple
    60
    Fun for a rental if you've always had the goal of completing two games in one afternoon. Otherwise there's not enough gameplay here to justify the cost to anyone but a hardcore Metal Slug fan.
  10. Computer and Video Games
    60
    There's just not enough here to warrant a score of your hard-earned readies. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
  11. Gaming Nexus
    60
    It features great graphics and a nice variety of levels, but it's hard not to be concerned by the lack of value.

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Ramiro1992
    Apr 21, 2015
    8
    Awesome games! Just pure and great quality, metal slug 5 is better than 4 imo, but both are great. The music of metal slug 5 is justAwesome games! Just pure and great quality, metal slug 5 is better than 4 imo, but both are great. The music of metal slug 5 is just wonderful, a masterpiece. Just so much fun to play, very good but not perfect controls, some unfair moments, the difficulty is brutal but with some practice you can be very good at this game, some prisoners reward you with weapons, others don't. Other thing that i like about this game is that almsot every weapon is very useful, you don't have the worst weapon of the series (the dot gun - D gun) you just have the best weapons ever, including the double machine guns. The mechanized slug vehicles are the best i saw in the series. The art and the graphics are improved and you can enjoy the beautiful level design while you kill all the enemies you can! The characters are good but they are the same ad ms2 & ms3, they should keep the same as ms4. Bosses of ms4 are more balanced and not so insane as ms3. Metal slug 4 is not the weakest of the series, metal slug 7 is the weakest. But anyway, i really enjoyed this game and i recommend it to every gamer. One Of the best run & gun games ever.

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  2. ksdjkajf
    Aug 30, 2005
    10
    Good game good game.
  3. BlueFalcon
    Aug 20, 2005
    7
    While I really love this series and these games, it's a shame they're arcade perfect. More specifically, the problem is that there While I really love this series and these games, it's a shame they're arcade perfect. More specifically, the problem is that there are unlimited continues. This means anyone can beat the game under most any circumstances. If I was blindfolded and forced to wear boxing gloves, I'd still be able to win easily. This is a major oversight considering the type of gamer that is into the metal slug series. If the game was like Metal Slug 3 on xbox and had limited continues, I would probably rate this package a 9/10 - great games.… Full Review »
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