I can’t review this game because it takes a full minute to get past 3 unnecessary logos, 2 loading screens (with loading percentage wheels… what??) and whatever informative nonsense is added that day. I live in NY. You have 10 seconds max to load and get me in the game before the subway goes underground and I lose both my signal and my patience. And how… HOW are you still using this music? I literally stopped playing a psn port of Slug 10 years ago because the music was so bad I thought it was actually just broken, but here it is again. It sounds like a cat being murdered, get new music!! I don’t get why you keep squandering a solid property by doing nothing to improve the basics. I stopped playing in 30 seconds because I couldn’t even listen to the music.

Game gets 5 stars as long as you never play pvp with the other big spenders. Really fun game. Especially if you are a fan of the old Metal Slug games. But it’s absolutely pay to win. Do not expect to do anything meaningful in pvp unless you’re willing to shell out some decent money. Game’s been out for just a few weeks and you can already see the clear power line between casual players and big spenders. It’s literally like 5 guys just dominating everything. Double the power rating of everybody else. If you don’t care about pvp, then you can have some fun playing it without spending anything. But if you’re here for the PvP, bring your debit card.

C’mon man, how y’all gonna make a dope game but then ship it WITHOUT controller support???😒 I’ve only played the Metal Slug series of games like once or twice before. I’ll admit, the old school look didn’t always mesh well with the frenetic gameplay. You guys stepped it up with Awakening BIG TIME! ❤️ But you guys are still living in the past not offering controller support for a game this huge from day one…and listen, I’m not a fan of the new GaaS setup but y’all make up with it by giving players so much to do and so many ways to enjoy the game. YET, it’s like you guys were able to cram eeeeeeeverthing into this game EXCEPT controller support. Why? 🤔 4 ⭐️ rating until I get controller support.