[Wii] Metal Slug Anthology (Wii)

I picked this up yesterday and it's a Metal Slug fan's dream. I haven't logged that much time with it yet, but so far the Gamecube control option seems to be the best one to me. The Wii controls are neat, they just take some getting used to and seem to make you loose allot more lives then a "normal" controller would (and it's a pain to throw grenades). Metal Slug 1,2 and X don't have any load times, while 3-6 have a tiny bit of load times whenever the scene switches. Overall I'd say it'd definitely worth the money if you're a Metal Slug fan, and if you haven't played the series before and are into classic side scrolling shooters give it a rental.

Edit: Only the first two games are load time free, just played X and it has the loading screen between sections like the rest of the games.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I don't recall anything about a specific release date for the other regions when I was following it on the SNKPlaymore forums (it was bad enough getting them to get it out here) Gamefaqs currently has it for February for AU, and Q2 2007 for EU, and that is assuming they don't delay it 2-3 weeks like they did here.

I don't remember there being any differences mentioned except for the cover art, so I guess it will really depend on if you can wait for the Freeloader to come out (whenever that is).

There's nowhere I can't reach.