We may say to ourselves that today's consoles have the necessary potato to run 15-year-old games, we are still surprised to find that the Neo Geo really had it in its belly, when we see what gives Metal Slug on portable consoles these days. This old reek of nostalgic player to inform you, and certify you, that Metal Slug XX has much more presence on PSP than Metal Slug 7 on DS in its time. Indeed, arriving on Sony's mobile console, the title has gained in relief, thanks in particular to more elaborate graphics, honoring one of the strengths of the franchise. The colors also seem less bland and the 16/9 format of the screen immediately gives another dimension to the title. Obviously, taking care of the visual aspect will not change the gameplay and even less the lack of genius and fun that we pointed out in 2008 on DS, but it is clear that the stupid and nasty adaptation pill is still easier to swallow. For those who missed Metal Slug 7 two years ago, know that this episode takes up the principle of the expanded cast of Metal Slug 6 with surprise guests Ralf and Clark, both from the franchise. Kof. History to go to the end of their delirium, SNK Playmore has uploaded the character of Leona that can be recovered on the PlayStation Network, provided you have a Japanese account. This is the good surprise of this Metal Slug XX, especially since the Heidern girl has almost all the skills of each Metal Slug soldier. She actually has Marco's punching power, can take enemy fire before dying, pilots the Slugs as well as Tarma, manages to accumulate twice as many grenades as Eri and is able to execute her Moon Slasher, very useful for removing enemy balls. In short, as much to tell you that it is the character to embody to have fun like a little crazy.
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As for the rest, nothing has changed. The 7 levels are present, the difficulty too, unfortunately reduced by the infinite "Continues" offered free of charge by the developers, since it is impossible to reduce them in the Options menu. You can always set your own challenges, such as completing a level with a single credit, but the most demotivated can always turn to the "Combat School" mode, which consists of completing very specific objectives requested by the beautiful Cynthia. . We would also have liked SNK Playmore to take the trouble to recreate levels specifically for this mode, but that is not the case. Indeed, we find each stage skimmed in Main Missions, which does not help to forget a certain weariness. Because, it must be admitted, we are far, very far from the flashes of genius of the Metal Slug 3 era. We investigate the levels without really being surprised, even if in the end, things improve and improve. speed up with quite amusing Slugs (the Ostriches) and some end-of-level bosses which are still quite pleasant to unravel. It will therefore not be enough to rise to the height of the first episodes, but the fans will not be able to cut this episode, which they can also download on Xbox LIVE, we remind you.
