This level will see you working your way through a beach that’s home to plenty of enemy crabs. Not a hard mission at all enemies you will encounter are very basic and weak. Like the Rebel Armor, the Astro Slug can use infantry weapons through ports on its sides. Booster rockets carry it into space, where the player can make use of its weaponry. It is also armed with gravity bombs.ħ.The “Astro Slug” is used jointly by the players and the Rebel forces. Its Vulcan cannon can fire in all directions, unlike the Flyer. The second player can stand on top of the Rebel Armor, and can receive a boost.Ħ.The “Slug Copter” appears alongside the “Slug Flyer” in the airborne portion of the Final Mission.

It also has a grenade launcher, a melee claw attack, and jump jets. It comes equipped with a heavy machine gun, which is interchangeable with other handheld weapons. By picking up a battery or a chili pepper, the elephant can fire a bolt of lightning or a fireball from its trunk, respectively.Ĥ.The “Ostrich Slug” is similar to the “Camel Slug” in Metal Slug 2/Metal Slug X, although it is faster, can jump farther, and can turn around.ĥ.The “lv Rebel Armor” is a rebel-produced vehicle that can be captured and used by the player. It fires high-mass rounds which sink to the bottom, as well as torpedoes.ģ.The “Elephant Slug” is an elephant strapped with a Vulcan cannon. Additionally, the Driller can increase its height, making the player unreachable to enemies.Ģ.The “Slug Mariner” gives added firepower when underwater. The drill is capable of mowing down every enemy in front of it and can also be extended. Several new vehicles were introduced into the game:ġ.The “Slug Driller” can be found in the underground part of Mission 4. All paths eventually lead to the same boss battle, but the player may have different equipment, and may have rescued more or fewer POW’s depending on their choice of path. The tank is known as the SV-001 (“SV” stands for Super Vehicle), which not only increases the player’s offense, but considerably adds to their defense.Ī new feature in Metal Slug 3 is the branching path system in most missions, there are forking paths from which the player must choose one, each with their own obstacles, and each of varying length and difficulty. On the way through each level, the player can find numerous weapon upgrades and “Metal Slug” tanks. At this point, the player confronts a boss, who is usually considerably larger and tougher than regular enemies. The gameplay mechanics are the same as in previous Metal Slug games the player(s) must shoot constantly at a continual stream of enemies in order to reach the end of each level.

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