It's also on PS 2 and that version is also a great game.
It's also on the Wii (play fine but has stupid controller option and the hitflash is missing) and there's apparently a PC version for the Korean market.
The characters are different in 5? Really? I didn't notice that.
The collection is a great deal, since each individual games on the original Neo Geo system costed about 200$.
See you in the discussion pages.
@Someguy- They may only be different in 6, I hadn't played the game recently when I wrote the review, so I'll have to play the two again and see. I know they're different in at least one of the two.
EDIT: Edited the review a bit, took out some parts I was unsure about, acknowledged that there were other versions.
They lost me. Forgot me. Made you from parts of me. If you're the One, my father's son, what am I supposed to be?
I've got the Wii version. Great series, loads of fun. If the Wii control schemes annoy you, use a Game Cube controller. About the hitflash: funnily enough, ONE boss still has hitflash: The submarine in the sewer stage of Metal Slug 2 and X. Bet he feels special.
As far as I know, all characters play the same in 5, with only 6 being different.
Lastly, this collection is newbie-friendly and frustration-free thanks to the option to have infinite continues (And the more hardcore players can reduce that to 30, 20, or 10). I've even got my mom playing it thanks to that.
Oh, and the Mars People are the best video game aliens since Space Invaders. They're badass.
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Metal Slug Anthology: Worth Buying?
Why yes, yes it is. This review is for the PSP version, although all the others should be nearly identical.
Story: NA/10
There's an over-arching story between the games, but you'll only sort of get it if you only play the games in order without reading the manual. It's there, but it's not really important to the game.
Gameplay: 8/10
You walk to the right and shoot. Sometimes you go up. There's really not much you can do wrong with that. I will say this, though— the final level of Metal Slug 3 is hard. It's beatable, but really, really hard. Metal Slug Five (6? one of the two) as a whole is different from all the rest— you can Dual Wield and switch weapons, rather than drop whichever one you have when you pick up a new one. It's also harder than the others, since you get less lives. My only real problem with the gameplay isn't really gameplay related— Selecting characters is really, really really slow, whether at the screen or in-game. That's not really too much of a problem, since the difference between characters is purely cosmetic (with the exception of 6.) There are still points and high-score tables, since the games are all arcade ports, but you're pretty much just going to be competing against yourself.
Graphics: 9/10
Beautifully drawn sprites and backgrounds, with a realisic yet cartoony style.
Sounds & Music: 8/10
Each song is well suited to the level it plays on. The gun sounds are fine, from the "BLAM cli-click" of the shotgun, to the whiny "Neeeeeeee" sound of the laser. The screams are fairly well voiced "Aieee!"s and "Eeaauuughh!"s depending on the weapons used to kill them.
Replay value: 9/10
Although the games themselves are pretty much identical, there's all sorts of bonus material to collect— Each time you beat a game, you get tokens to unlock wallpaper or songs from the series to download onto your PSP as well as interviews and whatnots.
Overall, for fans of the series or old-school arcade games, Metal Slug Anthology is worth the 20-30$ price. You get six games for the price of one.