This really kicks from the third track – we’ve got sampled brass and military drums mashing the iconic uplifting theme that is continually reprised in the game, and happens to accompany the first level’s onslaught. Metal Slug’s soundtrack kicks off with the sparse attract screen – it’s nothing terribly impressive, but the military-otaku attention to detail and subsequent drum roll works as the perfect setup for what becomes an eclectic mash up of genres. Nazca’s legendary development on the iconic visual splendour and awesome run and gun gameplay have been the focus of all sorts of fan discussion over the years, but with this release from Data Discs we get to peel back these layers to discover an interesting and bombastic soundtrack that draws on some impressive nostalgia. Metal Slug drew all sorts of excitement when the series hit arcades in the ’90s on SNK’s fan-favourite Neo Geo platform.
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