Metal Slug 5

It was later ported to Microsoft Xbox and PlayStation 2 as a standalone game, and along with Metal Slug 4 as a compilation in North America and South Korea. It was ported to Microsoft Windows for a Korean release. A port was also released for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.

• Title — Metal Slug 5 • Developer — Noise Factory SNK Playmore • Publisher — SNK Playmore Mega Ignition Entertainment (PS2) HAMSTER Corporation (PS4/Switch/Xbox One) • Director — Toru Hagihara • Artist — Misao Yoshida Reiko Nagashima Sayuri Matsumoto • Composer — Toshikazu Tanaka • Series — Metal Slug • Platforms — Arcade, Microsoft Windows, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 2, Xbox • Released — Arcade Neo Geo AES19 February 2004 Windows17 September 2004 PlayStation 2 Xbox PlayStation 413 December 2018 Nintendo Switch, Xbox One13 December 2018 • Genre — Run and gun • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Neo Geo MVS

• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot showcasing the first boss. Metal Slug 5 is a 2D side-scrolling action shooter in which players can choose from four playable characters: Marco, Tarma, Eri, or Fio, each tasked with completing five missions while battling numerous enemies. The game features various vehicles for players to control, including the Slug Mariner submarine, the Slug Flyer aircraft, and the newly introduced Slug Gunner robot. Metal Slug 5 introduces gameplay mechanics such as dual-wielding weapons and the ability to slide while shooting. The game supports two-player cooperative play and allows players to replay completed missions.

A year after the events of Metal Slug 4, a special disc that contains deep and intricate secrets about the Metal Slug project is stolen by a mysterious group called the Ptolemaic Army, whose specialty lies from within archaeological excavation and espionage. Marco and Tarma of the Peregrine Falcon Strike Force follow in hot pursuit against the group and in the process are joined by Eri and Fio of SPARROWS. Together once more, the quartet investigate the shrouded objective of the Ptolemaic Army, who over time grows more powerful as they are joined by a mysterious masked man and his followers. At the end of the game, the Ptolemaic Army summons a giant demon as the final boss, which after a long battle is forced to leave Earth thanks to the heroes.