METAL SLUG 1st and 2nd MISSION Double Pack (NSP, XCI) ROM

METAL SLUG 1st and 2nd MISSION Double Pack is a run-and-gun video game for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color handheld platform published by SNK. Enjoy two popular titles from the action-packed METAL SLUG series on the NGPC! Dive into battle and conquer all missions with METAL SLUG 1ST MISSION (1999) and its sequel METAL SLUG 2ND MISSION (2000). Now available on Nintendo Switch™!

GAMEPLAY: 1ST MISSION

This game plays much like the traditional Metal Slug but with some changes. The most notable change is the increased number of missions available, seventeen compared to the usual five/six. Not every mission ends with a boss battle, and depending on how the player performs in a mission, they can finish the game without seeing every mission. There are two Slugs available: the SV-000 and the Slug Flyer. Both Slugs have different controls, the player cannot get out of them, and are available for certain missions/sections.

Losing the Slug Flyer takes the player to a sequence where they must deploy their parachute at precise timing. For the SV-000, destruction of the Slug sends the player to Prison Camp, a mission detour where the player can only use their melee attacks. There is one character to play with, and although the game gives no name for him (the official 10th-anniversary website merely calls him “Hero”), his appearance is very similar to Marco’s. After beating the game once, a female character becomes available, but the game never follows a storyline with her.

GAMEPLAY: 2ND MISSION

Metal Slug: 2nd Mission features a similar gameplay and forked mission structure as its predecessor. Differences between the two games (seen below) consist of player control, different weapon types, and reworked mission routing from destroyed slugs. The main story revolves around two soldiers codenamed Gimlet and Red Eye, each one having their plots that are interconnected. Alongside the returning SV-000 (now in its second prototype phase) and Slug Flyer, a new vehicle called the Slug Sub, which is a small submarine used in the game’s new underwater missions, is introduced. The Slug Sub fires torpedoes, mines, and homing missiles depending on whether it is underwater or submerged. Destruction of the Slug Sub leads to a mission where the player rafts on an Emergency Boat.

STORY: 1ST MISSION

In a land of continuing strife, illegal arms sales are occurring with disturbing frequency. Subsequent investigations reveal that the distributors of the weapons are not guerrillas but the Government Forces themselves. The distribution center for the weapons turns out to be more massive than estimated, and it is clandestinely manufacturing new weapons which even include the top-secret SV-000 “METAL SLUG” prototype currently in development. The commander of the squad protecting this region turns out to be the expert at guerrilla warfare, Colonel Hilde Garn.

His aide-de-camp turns out to be the master at hand-to-hand combat Lt. Colonel Macba, who stood on the front lines himself and struck terror in the hearts of the enemy. If this squad led by Hilde Garn, which is praised as the mightiest in the army, is the force behind the illegal weapon sales, it was feared that this could lead to a coup d’état. The Intelligence Agency of the Government Forces, taking a particularly grave view of the situation, decides to enlist the services of the ultra-elite Special Forces Squad Peregrine Falcons. The mission is given: infiltrate the material distribution center, destroy it, and capture the villains.

STORY: 2ND MISSION

The success of the so-called first mission where the Special Forces Squad Peregrine Falcons saw battle has fallen down the memory hole, but new intel wends its way to the Government Forces. It seems the Special Strike Force “Phantom,” led by the rebel army’s Lt. Colonel Macba, has begun a campaign of insurgency and has taken many Government Forces soldiers hostage. After that, an even more shocking truth is revealed. The Rebel Army has made contact with aliens and is proceeding with the development of weapons employing unknown technology. The situation is now critical!! There’s only one option left: lay siege to the enemy base single-handedly and rescue the hostages!

FEATURES

• Experience the signature shooting mechanics of the METAL SLUG series, simple yet deep.
• No more one-shot deaths; now, a life bar accompanies you on your mission.
• Explore branching paths, a staple of METAL SLUG games.
• Enjoy features like resuming from where you left off and rewinding time to avoid early demise.