
The screen and graphics are not re-dimensioned anymore, like in the Nintendo DS. Metal Slug XX was released for Microsoft Windows via Steam in January 2019. The PlayStation 4 version came worldwide in May 30, 2018. Metal Slug XX was released on Xbox Live Arcade on it is also backwards compatible on Xbox One, released on November 12, 2015. This version of the game features additional content, including co-op multiplayer and downloadable content. The music in the game was composed by Toshikazu Tanaka, following on from his work on Metal Slug 4, Metal Slug 5, and Metal Slug 3D.Ī revised version of Metal Slug 7, titled Metal Slug XX, was released on Decemin Japan and North America on Februby Atlus for the PlayStation Portable. The usual weapons make their return from the series including a new weapon called "Thunder Shot", which fires a homing electric blast to the enemy. Metal Slug 7 uses the Nintendo DS touchscreen as a map of the level, making it easier for the player to look at the level and where to get power ups or captured prisoners. There are seven levels and three difficulties: Beginner, Normal and Hard. The final scene shows the heroes chasing Morden and his men off into the sunset. The heroes capture Morden and escape via helicopter, but he escapes when the Martians attack the helicopter. After a long and arduous battle, Morden is defeated and his weapon begins to sink into the lava. Morden escapes in a giant mechanical Kraken and confronts them over a lake of molten lava. With their advanced technology, Morden is able to further fortify his base, but the heroes push forward despite the incredible odds.Īt the very end, the heroes are able to destroy the time portal and cut off the Rebel Army's suppliers. After having his newest weapon crushed by the heroes, Morden receives unexpected help when a time portal opens up and high-tech soldiers from the future appear to pledge their support.
Two years following the events of Metal Slug 4, the Peregrine Falcon Strike Force, the SPARROWS, and the Ikari Warriors are once again on a search for General Morden and his army, this time on a giant island landfill that has been converted into a military fortress, in order to stop his latest coup d'état.