Then you have this spider looking contraption that you can shuffle along in firing lasers along the floor. Then there’s this plane that you can fire mini rockets out of. From this mini tank that lets you aim and shoot from front to back. There are no shortage of vehicles you can hop in and out of. They’re constantly surrounding you with different colors in the backgrounds to help keep the gameplay feeling fresh.‌‌ The team at SNK do a fantastic job in the area of level design. Only to have him fall off the ledge and right into the mouth of a killer whale.‌

What’s this John Rambo lookalike saying at his entrance with Arnolds voice? Go Home to mommy. I have to admit, some of the bosses did feel a bit cheap at times like this one here that forces you to climb up and up and up to what seems to be like the never ending tower.‌ Go Home To Mommy! But then you learn the patterns (or pump in as many quarters as you can hold in your jean pockets) and make way to the next stage. Every boss feels like there’s absolutely no way you can take them on with their variety of weapon patterns they’ll throw your way. There’s no shortage of larger than life bosses in Metal Slug X. A had a good laugh at the death animation, it was really over the top to have your belly just explode.‌ Maybe I was wrong with thinking fruits help you shed a couple of pounds. Then there’s the fatso slugs that you get to turn into after eating a fine assortment of fruits. ‌Speaking of mummies, there are a couple different forms you yourself can take on throughout the game. Wait, don’t turn me into a mummy please!‌ There are a lot of settle things happening in the background to keep you interested. Occasionally you'll be able to pickup grenade powerups in the form of Fire that light up a row of enemies. Oh you want the Flame shot, well you’re not gonna get it that easily.‌ ‌‌I also like how they space out the powerups to keep you coming back for more.

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