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Game entry

Metal Slug

1996 · Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Arcade · PC, Mac, Linux, PSP, PlayStation 3, Wii, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Arcade, iOS, Android · SNK Playmore

Metal Slug is ranked no. 1,325 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,550 and 48% of duels won. Of the 3 duels that pitted it against Gato Roboto, it has won 2 and lost 1. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 19 out of 56 (1996).

World rank

no. 1,325

ELO score

1,550

Wins

48%

Duels played

201

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About Metal Slug

Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS. It is the first installment in the eponymous series. Set in 2028, players assume the role of Peregrine Falcon Strike Force soldiers Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving in a fight against the Rebel Army led by Donald Morden and overthrow his coup d'état to prevent a New World Order.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,550 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Metal Slug sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,322 Descent 1,551
  2. 1,323 Super Mario Party Jamboree 1,551
  3. 1,324 Assassin's Creed Rogue 1,550
  4. 1,325 Metal Slug 1,550
  5. 1,326 Carrion 1,550
  6. 1,327 Crusader Kings II 1,550
  7. 1,328 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 1,550

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The standing

Where Metal Slug ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Metal Slug stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 19 out of 56 (1996).

Where Metal Slug ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,325 5,046
Platformer 157 620
1990s 197 659
1996 19 56

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