Metal Slug 8 (AStranger195)

Metal Slug 9 (メタルスラッグ 9) is a run and gun video game developed by SNK Playmore for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the ninth title in the main Metal Slug series. It was announced in an issue of Famitsu and marks the second game in the main series that would be released without an arcade version (after Metal Slug 7). The game was released in Japan on January 28, 2015 and North America on January 31, 2015 by Ignition Entertainment.

Gameplay
There are ten stages and three difficulties: Easy, Normal and Hard. Metal Slug 8 uses the Nintendo 3DS touchscreen as a map of the level, making it easier for the player to look at the level and where to get power ups or captured prisoners. The usual weapons make their return from the series including a new weapon called "Thunder Shot", which fires a homing electric blast to the enemy.

Characters

 * Marco Rossi
 * Eri Kasamoto
 * Tarma Roving
 * Fiolina Germi
 * Ralf Jones
 * Clark Still

New slugs
There are no new slugs.

Soundtrack
The music in the game was composed by Toshikazu Tanaka, following on from his work on Metal Slug 4, Metal Slug 5, Metal Slug 3D, and Metal Slug 7.

Reception
Metal Slug 7 received negative reviews.

GameZone's Steven Hopper gave it a 2 out of 10, saying "It's basically a copy-paste of Metal Slug 7, except with a new name and logo."