Metal Slug 4 [Model NGM-263]

SNK Neo-Geo MVS cart. published 22 years ago by Playmore Corp.

Listed in MAME

Info

Metal Slug 4 © 2002 Playmore Corp.

The popular series of side-scrolling action games continues, introducing all-new characters into the plot. The world is now trembling under the fear of cyber terror, as the birth of a deadly new computer virus threatens to snatch the main military system out of every country. The virus has been created by the terrorist group known as Amadeus, and must be stopped by the four main heroes in the story. They are : Marco Rossi, an army platoon leader; Fio Germi, a superior director of an Italian secret service; Nadia Cassel, a French regular army soldier; and Trevor Spacey, a regular army sergeant. In the game introduction, the team discover that Morden is still alive and probably behind Amadeus...

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TECHNICAL

Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : NGM-263

Players : 2
Control : Joystick 8-way
Buttons : 4
=> Character > [A] Shoot, [B] Jump, [C] Grenade
=> Metal Slug > [A] Gun Attack, [B] Jump Board Vehicle, [C] Artillery Attack, [D] Metal Slug Attack

TRIVIA

Metal Slug 4 was released in March 2002. Developed by Mega Enterprise, a South Korean company.

Mega Enterprise got Copyright of SNK's games for South Korea in 1999. In 2006, the South Korean police had an claim for arrest warrant against Lee Sang Min, president of Mega Enterprise. Lee Sang Min escaped in China, abandoning its company (only a few people occupying the office). Mega Enterprise went out of business soon after.

A hack of this game is known as "Metal Slug 4 Plus".

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SERIES

1. Metal Slug - Super Vehicle-001 [Model NGM-201] (1996, MVS)
2. Metal Slug 2 - Super Vehicle-001/II [Model NGM-241] (1998, MVS)
3. Metal Slug X - Super Vehicle-001 [Model NGM-250] (1999, MVS)
4. Metal Slug - 1st Mission [Model NEOP00210] (1999, NGPC)
5. Metal Slug - 2nd Mission [Model NEOP00610] (2000, NGPC)
6. Metal Slug 3 [Model NGM-256] (2000, MVS)
7. Metal Slug 4 [Model NGM-263] (2002, MVS)
8. Metal Slug 5 [Model NGM-268] (2003, MVS)
9. Metal Slug 6 (2006, MVS)
10. Metal Slug 3D (2006, PS2)
11. Metal Slug 7 (2008, NDS)

STAFF

Hyper Organizer : Sang Min Lee

* Mega Entreprise :
Producer : Hong Ick Cho
Character Designer : Joo Hwan Sohn
Background Designer : Yong Hee Lee

* Noise Factory :
Producer : Keiko Ijuu
Sub Planner : Masafumi Fujii, Kazuki Ito
Main Programmer : Hirosi Hisikawa
Sub Programmer : Kazuaki Ezato
Character Designer : Masahiro Maeda, Yosikazu Nisikawa, Nana Maeda, Kentaro Hayasi, Ryo Fujii
Background Designer : Reiko Nagasima, Nami Takasaki
Illustration : Tonko, Naohisa Yamaguti, Masayuki Fukuoka
Sound Producer : Studio Aqua, Toshikazu Tanaka.

PORTS

CONSOLES:
japan SNK Neo-Geo AES (june.12, 2002) "Metal Slug 4 [Model NGH-263]"
japan Sony PS2 (Sep. 22, 2004) "Metal Slug 4 [Model SLPS-25376]"
japan Microsoft XBOX (Feb. 24, 2005) "Metal Slug 4 [Model ZY3-00002]"
japan Sony PS2 (Nov. 23, 2005) "Metal Slug 4 [SNK Best Collection] [Model SLPS-25571]"
japan Sony PSP (Feb. 22, 2007) "Metal Slug Complete [Model ULJS-00090]"
japan Sony PS2 (may.31, 2007) "Metal Slug Complete [Model SLPS-25762]"
japan Nintendo Wii (Dec. 27, 2007) "Metal Slug Complete [Model RVL-RMLJ-JPN]"
japan Sony PS2 (june.18, 2009) "Metal Slug Complete [SNK Best Collection] [Model SLPS-25937]"
japan Sony PSP (june.18, 2009) "Metal Slug Complete [SNK Best Collection] [Model ULJS-00206]"

COMPUTERS:
PC [MS Windows, DVD-ROM] (2009) "Metal Slug Collection PC"

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.
Game's screenshots.
Official website: http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/ms/ms4_top.html