Despite being genuinely interested in Metal Slug Tactics, I never really played a lot of the main series games. That’s not to say I didn’t like Metal Slug, because I honestly always have, but my opportunities to go to good arcades as a kid were limited and I just never seemed to get chances to play it. As I got a bit older and Metal Slug got re-released on multiple consoles, I finally got a proper chance to experience this true classic in the Shoot ‘Em Up genre.
Metal Slug Tactics felt to me like both a surprise and a logical spin-off for the franchise. On the one hand, it seems odd that a game so defined by its frenetic energy would branch off into a genre that’s all about taking your time and planning carefully. On the other hand, games like Advance Wars and Wargroove have proven—both in gameplay and aesthetic—that you can apply faster, more arcade sensibilities to Turn-Based Strategy games.
I didn’t really know what to expect with Metal Slug Tactics, and I can... Read more