

General Morden, a high ranking official in the Regular Army, defects to the Rebellion, and brings them closer to victory. The gist involves two military groups, the Regular Army and the Rebellion – who are at war with other. Like most SNK games, Metal Slug has a whole backstory which is almost never communicated in the games – most of them don’t even have proper intros. Compared to the 80s action movie commandos of that series, Metal Slug is a much more cartoonish take on war, combining gorgeous animated sprite artwork with dark comedy violence. SNK’s most popular non-fighting game during this time was Metal Slug, a side-scrolling action game not unlike Konami’s Contra. After the success of the legendary Fatal Fury, the Neo Geo became almost exclusively the home of 2D fighters.
