Metal Slug 5

About

A run and gun arcade game, *Metal Slug 5* features side-scrolling combat where players control soldiers armed with various weapons against enemy forces. The game introduces a sliding maneuver alongside returning mechanics like vehicle hijacking and enemy encounters, set across new environments with heavy metal-inspired music. The plot follows Peregrine Falcon Strike Force as they battle against a new enemy faction, the Ptolemaic Army, in a fictional mid-20th century conflict.