Metal Slug Defense [] was quite the hit on the App Store even though it was a departure from the classic arcade recipe of its ancestors. The upcoming sequel, , refines the original's Tower Defense mechanic and adds on top of that pretty much everything you can imagine. The game includes a new support system, bases that can be stolen by rivals, new modes, special missions in Combat School, unit evolution and a unit leveling system, asynchronous battles with up to 3 decks each, 1-on-1 and 2-on-2 real-time battles, Guilds with Guild Raids and Special Ops Modes, and so on. The trailer claims that the game offers a deeper strategic challenge now, which makes sense given the unit leveling and the sheer amount of units. And the art continues to be a highlight for me since it reminds of playing the original Metal Slug games back in the day.
The game is supposed to release at some point in early 2016, though I wouldn't be surprised if that date is tentative. I do have to hand it to the developers, though, since they took one of the most famous classic arcade games and turned it into a great mobile game by taking advantage of what the platform has to offer. I've bought a few of the Metal Slug ports on iOS and while they are serviceable, the controls were, of course, fiddly. By turning it into a tower defense game, the developers managed to grab the attention of both those who'd played the original ones back in the day as well as the younger crowd. I expect Metal Slug Attack to do equally well as Metal Slug Defense, although I'm a bit worried that the game might end up drowning in its own features.
The game is supposed to release at some point in early 2016, though I wouldn't be surprised if that date is tentative. I do have to hand it to the developers, though, since they took one of the most famous classic arcade games and turned it into a great mobile game by taking advantage of what the platform has to offer. I've bought a few of the Metal Slug ports on iOS and while they are serviceable, the controls were, of course, fiddly. By turning it into a tower defense game, the developers managed to grab the attention of both those who'd played the original ones back in the day as well as the younger crowd. I expect Metal Slug Attack to do equally well as Metal Slug Defense, although I'm a bit worried that the game might end up drowning in its own features.