TheCC Staff
05-21-2008, 02:55 PM
Metal Slug 3 (Xbox Live Arcade)
by Pete Degrazio
May 21st, 2008 - Old fans of SNK’s NeoGeo console are in for something special. Microsoft accepted the game and allowed Metal Slug 3 to 'relaunch' on xbox live arcade. Complete with all its original ass kicking power, and a few upgrades to boot.
Metal Slug 3 is a gaming classic, period. The principle is basic, blow shit up, stop the bad guys, and kill everything. What else could you ask for? The game’s five missions are all different with their own unique setting and overall feel to it. You’ll have a too much of a blast shooting things to mind that there is no reason for you to do so.
This basic philosophy carries on over to the visuals, as well. In a graphical sense, Metal Slug 3 isn't going to break barriers or stun us with its beauty. However, the game looked good for its time, and with little improvements on explosions and the characters looks, the Live Arcade version satisfies that retro crave. The backgrounds fit in perfectly with the rest of game, and there isn’t any drop in the frame rate, even when everything is blowing up. Believe me, lots of shit blows up.
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Video_Games/Reviews/_2008/Pete_Degrazio/Metal_Slug_3/)
by Pete Degrazio
May 21st, 2008 - Old fans of SNK’s NeoGeo console are in for something special. Microsoft accepted the game and allowed Metal Slug 3 to 'relaunch' on xbox live arcade. Complete with all its original ass kicking power, and a few upgrades to boot.
Metal Slug 3 is a gaming classic, period. The principle is basic, blow shit up, stop the bad guys, and kill everything. What else could you ask for? The game’s five missions are all different with their own unique setting and overall feel to it. You’ll have a too much of a blast shooting things to mind that there is no reason for you to do so.
This basic philosophy carries on over to the visuals, as well. In a graphical sense, Metal Slug 3 isn't going to break barriers or stun us with its beauty. However, the game looked good for its time, and with little improvements on explosions and the characters looks, the Live Arcade version satisfies that retro crave. The backgrounds fit in perfectly with the rest of game, and there isn’t any drop in the frame rate, even when everything is blowing up. Believe me, lots of shit blows up.
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Video_Games/Reviews/_2008/Pete_Degrazio/Metal_Slug_3/)