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. It was released in 2003 for the MVS arcade platform and is the fifth game in the ''Metal Slug'' series. The game was developed by

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, after Korean company

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had directed ''

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''. It was the last ''Metal Slug'' released on the Neo Geo. It was later ported to

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as a stand-alone game, and along with ''Metal Slug 4'' as a

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in North America and South Korea. It was ported to

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for a Korean release. A port was also released on

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in 2018.

Plot

One year after the events of ''

'', a special disc that contains deep and intricate secrets about the Metal Slug project is stolen by a mysterious group called the Ptolemaic Army, whose specialty lies from within archaeological excavation and espionage. Marco and Tarma of the Peregrine Falcon Strike Force follow in hot pursuit against the group and in the process are joined by Eri and Fio of SPARROWS. Together once more, the quartet investigate the shrouded objective of the Ptolemaic Army, who over time grows more powerful as they are joined by a mysterious masked man and his followers. At the end of the game, the Ptolemaic Army summons a giant demon as the final boss, which after a long battle is forced to leave Earth thanks to the heroes.

Reception

''Metal Slug 5'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It received very positive scores from players, with an average of 8.1 on GameSpot for the PS2 version and 8.4 for the Arcade version.

Notes

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