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Consistently Gorgeous Presentation: The Metal Slug series has traditionally wowed with its amazingly detailed sprite work, its over-the-top animation and effects providing almost as much entertainment as the run and gun gameplay. Metal Slug 7 doesn't disappoint, with lovingly crafted characters, vehicles, bosses and backgrounds. It's a visual feast, even at such a tiny screen size.

Tried And True Gameplay: SNK Playmore may get some grief for not spicing up the Metal Slug recipe enou..."

At their conference at the Tokyo Game Show starting today, Microsoft has announced some games headed their way to the Xbox 360:

• Halo 3 Recon
• Ninety-Nine Nights 2
• Tekken 6 (no longer PS3 exclusive)
• Metal Slug 7 [XBLA]
• Arkanoid [XBLA]
• Space Invaders Extreme [XBLA]
• R-Type [XBLA]

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1. Lego Batman: The Videogame
2. TrackMania DS
3. Quantum of Solace: The Game
4. Tomb Raider: Underworld
5. Metal Slug 7
6. FIFA 09
7. Tony Hawk's Motion
8. Need for Speed Undercover
9. Dragon Ball: Origins
10. Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3

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1. Lock's Quest
2. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
3. Metal Slug 7
4. Rhythm Tengoku Gold
5. Dragon Quest IV
6. Dementium
7. Lost in Blue 3
8. Skate It
9. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
10. Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals

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"Backgrounds, too, fail to match the detail, variety, clarity and sheer distinctiveness of many previous versions, the levels comprising a mostly uninspiring collection of caves and mountainsides rather than the vibrant cities and jungles that you might expect."

"Exploding with a gigaton of interactive and downloadable features and content, the official Metal Slug 7™ website is now fired up, granting visitors access to top-secret information on their favorite characters, screenshots from current and previous missions, trailers, pack-shots, downloadable in-game music, ringtones, wallpapers and the crown jewel of the site: a fully dedicated Metal Slug forum! Slug Cadets can create their own handle, upload their favorite Metal Slug related avatar and le..."

""Truth be told, I have a pink DS and was embarrassed to play it in public. Now with Metal Slug 7 loaded, I have no qualms," said Ajay Chadha, President of [publisher] Ignition Entertainment. "Needless to say, and in all seriousness, we are very excited to announce our partnership with SNK Playmore USA to give both core and casual gamers a whole new insight into the unique, all-action, eye-popping world that is Metal Slug."

First released in 1996, the Metal Slug series has continuously dazz..."