Metal Slug Anthology (Wii)
 

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NIIICE :doggy:

Hopefully they'll make the extra controls optional. If they pull this off it will be awesome, Wii will be getting an old-school fix (in addition to the "virtual console").

I heard about this a while back and was very surprised. I've been wanting to play arcade perfect conversions of 1 and 2 on a console for ages now (the PS1 versions were quite lacking) and the prospect of playing the games on the PSP doesn't appeal to me too much. Metal Slug Advance worked decently on the GBA, but the system was different from the arcade originals, and that's why it was alright for handhelds.

I admit I am intrigued by the possibilities with the Wii controller. At first I felt it can't be done, SNK's originals are so "retro" and require such precision, the Wii controls simply can't cope, but it'll certainly be interesting to see what they come up with.

That said, I do hope they offer a "classic" mode, where you can play the games with the Wii Classic controller, because then the package would be just perfect, plus it'll be a great demonstration of how Wii handles 2D graphics.

I'm excited. My run & gun skills are WAY out of shape, though. There need to be more good run and gun games.

Pretty damn sweet if you ask me. Metal Slug is one of my most favorite game series. In fact, that's the game that has inspired me to try and make it into the game industry.

BTW, does anyone know if Metal Slug 6 will be coming to any consoles?

Now THAT's a good news! Bring back more 2D games! We're missing 2D games!!

S'one reaon I'm so excited about the DS and Wii, is that there are a LOT of 2D style games coming, especially for the DS (New Super Mario Bros, anyone?)

I can hardly wait until the Wii comes out now, I can't miss out on this game! I hope they come out with some good online features other than highscores, maybe unlockable levels (hopefuly thats not too much to ask for)

Can you imagine ONLINE two player Co-op? It probably won't happen, but still, that would be amazing.

I've never played a single Metal Slug game. (Outside of this one time but it was so frelling hard that I immediately got frustrated ^^;;)

i'm looking forward to this.

I agree. But it's Metal Slug, I have to be interested in it. I really don't think that you'd be able to survive with the Wiimote.

I personally keep thinking you don't move the character with the wiimote, you aim with it.
Think Abuse, but with the wiimote replacing the mouse. I honestly would love to try Metal Slug like that, the enemy wave patterns would change dramatically since you could run and shoot behind you at the same time.

I'd probally die of a happiness overdose...

Maybe with the vehicles only. You'd probably move the Vulcan Cannon's position with the Wiimote. That seems more reasonable to me. I can't imagine it would work with the characters; aiming the weapons, I mean.

Personally, I would use the classic controller for any Run and Gun game like Metal Slug. The 'Mote would be way too hard to be fast and presise on for a game like metal Slug. Also, any kind of online play would probably result in me needing to change my pants, if you know where I'm headin' here.

So you're saying that the games would get harder?! :aargh:

It's a good thing Metal Slug 6 is still coming to the PS2 at the end of July.

Hey, no replies in a while!

Metal Slug 6 has been ADDED to this and the PSP version, so +1

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Well apparently it's still confirmed to be a launch title, correct me if I'm wrong, so this might just have surpassed Excite Truck for my #1 launch title.

Still don't know how the controller will work, however. I really doubt there won't be an option to use classic controls; SNKP can't be THAT incompetent.

I'd like to see some good old SNK fighter collections :)

Oh man you're a genius! That would be the best thing ever on the Wii. How I loved that game.

This is exciting too of course, Metal Slug freakin' rocks. I used to play Metal Slug at the arcade constantly, so I'll definitely pick this one up I reckon.

I second this man.
Whassup, King of Fighters Collection?

King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Samurai Spirits/Showdown...

yes, please.

I kind of lost touch with fatal fury, not sure how many of those ended up being released... but I'd snap up a KoF and SS collection in no time. Fatal Fury collection would require some examining first.

Well, the last Fatal Fury was probably Garou: Mark of the Wolves, which was awesome. If I remember correctly, after its Arcade release it came out on Dreamcast and PS2 (at least in Japan).

Samurai Shodown would also be sweet. As for non-SNK fighters, an arcade-perfect rendition of Super Street Fighter 2 would also be quite welcomed, and (OMG) Guilty Gear too.

I've been thinking about that. If Metal Slug only used two actions buttons instead of three, it'd be no problem. For that sort of thing, I suppose the Classic Controller will do the job. If you don't want to spend the extra $20 though, SNKP will probably come up with something lame, like having to sharply lift the controller to jump while buttons 1 and 2 shoot and throw grenades, respectively.

Considering that there's tons of SNK fighters individually released in japan, I don't think it'll ever happen.

Thats actually the reason I don't buy them... too damn many to buy/choose from. I stand there looking at them... which one of these is best? hmm... and I end up buying none of them...

A collection on the other hand... I'd buy that shit likity split. They don't have to be the brand new ones, they can be a collection of the older ones. Theres only been 2 Samurai Spirits released this current decade, if they didn't want to include the newest two to keep them marketable on their own, I'd be more than fine with that :P The last Fatal Fury game was released prior to 2000, quite a while ago. So... the liklihood of _any_ of those being on the market... not so much. King of Fighters has a crap load of games though, and there still making more. But even collections of it could be done.