Metal Slug 7 for the DS lacked co-op, but thankfully the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade version won't. Announced some time ago Siliconera got to wondering just what happened to the game, and whether or not it's still coming.
Robert Macchiaverna, Acquisitions Manager at Ignition Entertainment, explained “It is still happening, but I believe that’s scheduled to be a 2010 title.” Ignition published Metal Slug 7 on the DS in North America and has a close relationship with SNK. “Ultimate Match ['98] is coming out this year, but Metal Slug is not,” Macchiaverna continued.
Well, we're halfway to 2010 at least. For now Metal Slug 3 will have to hold you over.
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Suppose for a moment that you could go back a decade in time. The original Playstation is achieving popularity, and the Nintendo 64 is still new. The Xbox and its successor won't be available for years. If you were to walk into an arcade, you wouldn't see many DDR machines yet, but there would be dozens of fighters. Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Killer Instinct ruled the day. One on one fighting was by far the most popular genre, but there were a few notable exceptions that featured co-opgameplay. One of those, a fondly remembered classic, one that spawned several sequels, was Metal Slug.
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