Metal Slug Will Be Returning This Year On Mobile And Consoles
SNK is gearing up to bring back Metal Slug this year for consoles and mobile devices.
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With successful revivals of both King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown under its belt, SNK is now turning its sights to another classic franchise: Metal Slug. In a post by SNK’s Korean subsidiary, SNK Interactive, the company announced that a brand new entry in the Contra-esque series will be coming to mobile and consoles this year.
The game was previously announced in 2019, but we haven’t heard much of anything about it until now. Twitter user @Gatoray translated the announcement and it states that the mobile version will be some kind of 2D card game, whereas the console title will be more reminiscent of the classic series. Work on the mobile game is about 80% complete and will be developed by Tecent’s Timi Studio.
If that has you worried, don’t be. SNK Interactive CEO Jeon Se-hwan stated that the mobile title will be aiming for a younger demographic while the console title is being created for the “30-40-year-old” market. We may not see a return of pixel artwork, but SNK is attempting to cater to exactly what old-school fans want.
News of a revival like this would normally be worrisome, but SNK has been on a roll the past few years. King of Fighter XIV may have had a controversial art style, but it was the best iteration of the series since 2002. Last year’s Samurai Shodown was also an absolutely stellar reimagining of the retro fighter that has become quite a hit for the company.
Konami bombed out with Contra: Rogue Corps, so SNK has the potential to make a wonderful run-and-gun shooter to fill the void. Indies have certainly provided solid facsimiles (Blazing Chrome is good), but nothing beats booting up the classics and going for a stroll down memory lane.
I’m more interested in learning if SNK will return to pixel art. I imagine that won’t be the case, but it would be insane to see some hand-drawn style like Streets of Rage 4 for Metal Slug It would look killer in 4K, not to mention do a great job of evoking a proper Neo Geo vibe.
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Link Source : https://www.thegamer.com/metal-slug-2020-announcement/