Metal Slug 3
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and…
Metal Slug 3 is an arcade developed by SNK, released 23 January 2000 on Xbox One, Wii, Xbox 360 and Neo Geo AES.
What Metal Slug 3 is
Metal Slug 3 is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 2000. It was published by D4 Enterprise. It is available on Xbox One, Wii, Xbox 360, Neo Geo AES, Arcade, Neo Geo MVS and Web browser.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Metal Slug 3 is a run and gun video game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 2000 for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X. The music of the game was developed by Noise Factory.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Metal Slug series
Metal Slug 3 is the tenth of 48 entries we hold in the Metal Slug series. The next entry was Metal Slug 2nd Mission in 2000. Its critic score of 82 is 8 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Metal Slug Advance at 89.
How it was received
Metal Slug 3 holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 201 votes.
What it launched against
Metal Slug 3 launched on 23 January 2000, within three weeks of The Sims, Battlezone 2: Combat Commander, Tzar: The Burden of the Crown and Dragon Blaze. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a Xbox One launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Sims, Battlezone 2: Combat Commander, Tzar: The Burden of the Crown, Dragon Blaze.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Metal Slug 3 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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