Forum Overview :: ===>NEO-GEO WORLD<=== (for cool gamers only!) :: The Neo-Geo's reputation as a run 'n' gun machine hinges on two series:

[quote name="Metal Slug and Shock Troopers."]The best Metal Slug is the first one, though the second is also respectable. Here's a link to the Neo-Geo forums <a href="http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?196192-Retro-Gamer-magazine-s-terrible-Metal-Slug-feature-reviewed!">losing their shit</a> because Retro Gamer said as much. (The Retro Gamer contributor who shows up to call them all cunts was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/22/wings-over-scotland-blogger-arrested-for-alleged-online-harassment">arrested</a> this summer for online harassment. An UNRELATED incident of online harassment.) The best Shock Troopers is also the first one, though in that case it might be more accurate to say the <i>only good</i> Shock Troopers. It is, however, genuinely quite good.[/quote]