Metal Slug Tactics wins by adding its own design ideas to a well-trodden path, and avoiding cheap nostalgia

"The game's first big win comes when the adequately thin tutorial highlights that Metal Slug Tactics is all about movement instead of turtling or finding the perfect position to attack and defend from."

"As good as it turned out to be, this Metal Slug spinoff is a niche release and won't have much of an impact when all is said and done."

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