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Metal Slug Tactics is a turn-based strategy game focusing on battles between squads. The project is a side game in relation to SNK's arcade series and allows to command the characters known from the shooter installments of the brand.
Metal Slug Tactics is a tactical battle game with turn-based combat system. The project was developed by French Leikir Studio, whose credits include Isbarah and Wondershot. SNK and DotEmu helped with the development.
According to the title, the game is a spin-off of the classic cycle of arcade shooters. The new incarnation of the brand allows us to fight battles from an isometric perspective. During the game we control a squad consisting of characters well known to fans of the brand, such as Marco, Eri, Fio or Tarma.
Despite the change of genre and camera, the project retains the specific visual style of the best installments of the series. Additional attraction is the music whose author is Tee Lopes, the composer of soundtracks for such games as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.
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[1:38] Metal Slug Tactics Launch Trailer
[19:38] Metal Slug Tactics Ikari Warriors Gameplay
ZTGD: 7 / 10 by Terrence Johnson
But where this game truly shines is in the excellent strategic elements, even if they are more difficult than I would have liked. MST might not be the return to the Metal Slug series that many fans are hoping for, but it is, nevertheless, a fun and worthy entry into the series ongoing legacy.
Xbox Achievements: 90 / 100 by Josh Wise
A sweet tactical twist on a beloved series, Leikir has paid homage in the best possible way: by doing something new.
GameSpot: 7 / 10 by Justin Koreis
Metal Slug is a great fit as a turned-based strategy game, but overly luck-dependent roguelike elements and some outdated ideas for how to define enemies slow its march to war.
Metal Slug Tactics Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Leikir Studio
Publisher: Dotemu
Age restrictions: 12+
Metal Slug Tactics System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-2550K / AMD FX-6300, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GT 730 / 1 GB Radeon HD 7570 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-4570 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400, 12 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 650 Ti / 1 GB Radeon HD 7770 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Metal Slug Tactics Still Alive; Devs Reveal Detais About Release Date
Fears about the cancellation of the Metal Slug Tactics project have not been confirmed. However, we will still have to wait a lot for the game.
video games
December 18, 2023
Metal Slug Tactics Devs Present New Gameplay
A short gameplay footage of Metal Slug Tactics has appeared on DotEmu channel, showing how the tactical turn-based game announced this year is supposed to look like in action.
video games
August 12, 2021
Metal Slug Tactics Announced at Summer Game Fest
Metal Slug Tactics, a tactical turn-based shooter and is a spin-off of SNK's classic series of arcade shooters was announced during Summer Game Fest.
video games
June 10, 2021