When did Metal Slug 6 come out?

Metal Slug 6 was released on 24 February 2006 for PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

Metal Slug 6 (2006) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Metal Slug 6

Metal Slug 6 returns to the Rebel-Martian alliance featured in Metal Slugs 2, X, and 3, but on a much broader scale. Rather than repeating the previous games' events of the Martians breaking the alliance and…

24 February 2006

What Metal Slug 6 is

Metal Slug 6 is an adventure game developed by SNK Playmore and released in 2006. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Metal Slug 6 returns to the Rebel-Martian alliance featured in Metal Slugs 2, X, and 3, but on a much broader scale. Rather than repeating the previous games' events of the Martians breaking the alliance and the Rebels assisting the player in turn, the player now teams up with the Rebels and Martians to combat an even greater threat. Metal Slug 6 introduces a new play mechanic dubbed the 'Weapon Stock System'. Two gun power-ups can now be carried at the same time. Players can switch between the two weapons, or simply put them both away in favor of the default weapon. When obtaining a new weapon power-up, it will automatically occupy the inactive slot, or, if both are holstered, replace the…

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

Where it sits in the Metal Slug series

Metal Slug 6 is the 18th of 48 entries we hold in the Metal Slug series. It arrived a year after Metal Slug Advance. The next entry was Metal Slug in 2006.

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What it launched against

Metal Slug 6 launched on 24 February 2006, within three weeks of Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

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