- Released
Jan 23, 2000
9,773 days ago- Platforms
- Xbox One
- Xbox 360
- Wii
- Arcade
- Browser
- +2
- Ratings
Release dates
North America dates- Dec 8, 20153,975 days ago
- Browser
- Nov 12, 20154,001 days agoCompatibility Release
- Xbox One
- May 31, 20125,261 days ago
- Wii
- Jan 2, 20086,872 days ago
- Xbox 360
- Jun 1, 20009,643 days ago
- Neo Geo AES
- Jan 23, 20009,773 days ago
- Neo Geo MVS
About
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls!
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 519 players- Main story
- 1.5 h
- Main + extras
- 3 h
- Completionist
- 4.5 h
Reviews
Critics (IGDB)82/1006 reviews
IGDB players82/100201 ratings
Game info
- Released
- 2000 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
- Perspective
- Side view
- Multiplayer
- Online co-op 2Couch co-op 2Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Couch co-op
Editions, DLC & expansions
Editions & bundles 9
Other versions
Studios
Age ratings
- ESRBTAnimated Blood, Blood, Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- PEGI12In-Game Purchases, Violence
- GRAC12+Violence
- CLASS IND10Violência (Violence)
Languages
6 languagesChinese (Simplified), English, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish (Spain)
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified)简体中文 | – | – | |
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | ||
| FrenchFrançais | – | – | |
| ItalianItaliano | – | – | |
| Korean한국어 | – | – | |
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | – | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Comedy
- Science fiction
- achievements
- aliens
- bloody
- boss fight
- button mashing
- carjacking
- character select screen
- close quarters combat
- collectibles
- continue countdown
- death
- digital distribution
29 more tags
- digital rights management
- eating contest
- explosion
- falling sequence
- gameplay twist
- helicopter
- high score
- linear gameplay
- melee
- military
- modern military
- modern warfare
- non-player character
- pixel art
- previously on - xbox gamepass
- run and gun
- sequel
- side-scrolling
- spaceship
- submarine
- train level
- undead
- useable vehicles
- vore
- war
- wii virtual console
- xbox live
- xbox one backwards compatibility
- zombie protagonist
Story & names
Also known as
- Metal Slug 3 (2000)Alternative title
Release dates by region
10 releases in 5 regions
worldwide
- Jan 23, 2000Neo Geo MVS
- Jun 01, 2000Neo Geo AES
- Jan 02, 2008Xbox 360
- Nov 12, 2015Xbox OneDigital Compatibility Release
- Dec 08, 2015Browser
north america
- May 31, 2012Wii
europe
- May 24, 2012Wii
australia
- May 24, 2012Wii
The Metal Slug series
All 36 games
Metal Slug1996
Metal Slug 21998
Metal Slug X1999 · Expanded edition
Metal Slug 1st Mission1999
Metal Slug 1st Mission (Best Collection)2000
This gameMetal Slug 32000
Metal Slug 2nd Mission2000
Metal Slug 2nd Mission (Best Collection)2001
Metal Slug 42002
Metal Slug 52003
Metal Slug Advance2004
Metal Slug 62006
Showing 1–12 of 25 main games, in release order.
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.






