Top 5 best Metal Slug games

Run and gun, masterful pixel art and humour: SNK's Metal Slug is the pinnacle of the on-foot shooter on Neo Geo. RomWize re-ranks the best entries by its re-evaluated scores, each with its current score, its versions, their rarity and their collector value.

$ 218|424|1 527

$ 235|400|800

"Absolute legend. Perfect run and gun, sublime animation, irresistible humour and euphoric co op mode. If only one console game could remain, this would be it."

$ 60|229|400

$ 71|227|299

$ 47|192|383

"Metal Slug Advance on GBA, adaptation of SNK's cult run and gun. Less spectacular than the arcade but the game's essence is there. Difficult, frantic and exhilarating. A must for series fans."

$ 159|325|649

$ 133|407|626

"Gigantic sequel piling content, varied fronts and new vehicles. Slightly slower than the first but stunning. Inseparable from the Metal Slug legend."

$ 40|92|147

$ 27|39|101

$ 44|102|177

"Metal Slug X is the enhanced version of Metal Slug 2 with new enemies, weapons and enriched gameplay elements. Frenzied run and gun with incomparably handcrafted sprite beauty. Difficult but fair, exhilarating and visually splendid. One of the finest run and gun games ever made."

$ 9|18|53

$ 17|29|58

$ 17|29|58

"The finest Metal Slug of the SNK era. Insane missions, demented bosses, enemy and vehicle variety and progressive difficulty make Metal Slug 3 the peak of arcade run-and-gun. A masterpiece of frantic action, still unrivalled in its genre on PS2."