Games that haven't changed in ten years
A decade of evolution - squandered
Metal Slug (Neo Geo, GBA, PSone, PS2, PSP, Saturn)
The recent Metal Slug Anthology was a great collection, but if you play the most recent addition (Metal Slug 6 ) followed by the original, all you'll notice is a slight difference in speed in favor of the new game, and a few more frames of animation. The rest of the game plays pretty much identically.
Of course, in Metal Slug 's case, that's not a bad thing - making it through the levels without dying, whilst freeing all of the prisoners is a majorly tough yet rewarding task... but how many of you actually bought all of the games in their original incarnations? When you've played one, you've arguably played them all.
Above: Play them all in Metal Slug Anthology. Luckily it's a budget title...
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.
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