Last updated on January 4th, 2026 at 04:52 am
METAL SLUG 3 – Casual Game Review
METAL SLUG 3 is a Casual/Entertainment/Action game from SNK CORPORATION, first launched in 12th July 2012.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 867+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes METAL SLUG 3 Stand Out
The legendary NEOGEO 2D action shooting masterpiece “METAL SLUG 3” heads out to iPhone devices! Use various weapons and slugs to fight your way through and survive on the battlefield!!
■Not only a perfect port of the original NEOGEO game!
In addition to its classic “ARCADE MODE”, this perfect conversion of “METAL SLUG 3” includes a “MISSION MODE”, allowing you to select in which stage you want to play!
You can now train yourself in your favorite stages or those which give you a hard time!
■ Command many Slug vehicles like an ace!
The Slugs are back and more colourful than ever, with Slug Mariners, Drill Slugs, and Elephant Slugs joining the original Metal Slugs and Slugnoids!!
■ Clear all routes via the branching map system!!
A branching map system allowing you to take a different route to the end with each play-through, and an immense map of endless gameplay awaits you in “METAL SLUG 3”!!
■Intense cooperative gameplay via the Wi-Fi function!
"METAL SLUG 3” can be doubly enjoyed by playing with another brother-in-arms simultaneously via the Wi-Fi function!
Will you be able to clear the hardest stages with your friends?
■Compatible with “GAME CENTER”!
Complete the maximum number of “ACHIEVEMENTS” in order to increase your "METAL SLUG 3" Player Rank!
Beat the best scores and become World’s Number 1!!
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, METAL SLUG 3 is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 19th April 2022
Recent improvements include:
Compatible with iOS14 or higher
Download & Availability
METAL SLUG 3 is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Not working as before apparently when we update our ipad with IO7 stopped working half of the screen goes black and the other is juice and you can not play as it has to be could then updated the with IO7 so it can play since not much use by this game and is one of the best that have metal slug hope and thank you fix it soon.
We remember playing metal slug in the arcades back when we were a kid. Thus game is just a great as the arcade was back in the day.
Tengo problemas ya que parece que no funciona muy bien en iOS 7, porque cuando giro mi iPad el juego no gira y se queda en la mitad.
We have this on our iPod 4th gen with ios 6 so we don't have problems with it, but here's what we want. We would really appreciate if You guys over at SNK could please add online multilayer for this? We don't have anyone to play with because they are all on ios 7 :D. So please consider making online multiplayer a thing please.
This game is not workin on our phone! Why is that? We paid for it too :(. No good at all.
Everything in this game we love except for the fact that when we try to play the game, it has a mejor glitch that doesnt let us play it…. Plz fix the ipad mini version… Pllzzzzz.
Need to make it playable on iPod 5 gen.
El juego solo se ve a media pantalla y no se deja configurar.. Malisimo.
It's not supported for iPhone 5! Great game but it doesn't say it won't work with iPhone 5 we demand our money back!!! Jusy plain awful.
This will not open in landscape. It opens in portrait with half the screen cut off. Thanks snk.
It is the worst game and doesnt even work on ipod 5th generation so dont buy it.
The game keeps opening up vertically we really love this game we've always enjoyed it but we can't play since we can only chose 3 characters and throw grenades due to the screen issue.
It's great but we really want iPhone 5 optimization PLEASE.
When we play metal slug it does not play side ways and the controls it only shows half the screen do not get this game until they fixed it so when you see our mews sage showing they fixed then by it later bros.
Our friend and we are having a problem with the game. It doesn't fit either screen. He had an iPhone 5 we have the 4 and the screen is set horizontal while holding the phone vertically and it won't turn over to landscape so only the left side shows and the buttons are missing. Please fix.
Works great on ipad min ios6 But on iOS 7.04 ipad mini retina The game stays at portrait mode with half of the screen cut off. Can only throw grenade. Pls fix. The on screen joy stick control is way better than those on capcom game. We ow.
The iPad version remains buggy. The game conforms to horizontal view no matter the iPad direction. It stays locked. Please fix.
Needs optimization to iphone 5.
This is a great game bin playing it for years but what we don't like is the analog stick because it never goes the direction we want it too like when we try to go strait it go down corner then we start crotch walk and it pissis us off because this made us die so many time also when we start the game it starts vertically that means it doesn't fit the screen because it's made to play horizontally and this happens a lot and it makes it unplayable so please fix this also please fix the controls or at least do a controls settings not to move them around to choose your analog options like arrows or swipe like that please fix ASAP and if u people see this please repeat so they get the word thank u.
This is a very great game, playing it on the machines but on the iPhone, we can barely move our character because the game is in landscape mode! Please update for iOS 7! 3 stars until then.
We love this game but it won't rotate the screen.
So Please help we just downloaded this app. Every time we started the game, the screen never turns and it doesn't fit the screen and we've downloaded twice and still nothing. Any ideas.
On our iphone 4, half of the screen is cut off so we can't shoot or jump or not very much anything. If this problem could be fix then it would be a great game. Not that it isn't anyways.
Dear metal slug creators the game is not functioning normal because the screen always flips right side up instead of sideways. Please help. From metal slug fan.
Great classic game but doesn't work with iOS 7 hence we are not able to play a game we paid for. Please fix ASAP.
You guys should fixed this game app it's our favorite but it doesn't show full screen on our iPod 5th generation please fix it.
The screen is now stuck after we upgraded our iso. Our life isnt the same anymore.
Problemas con la pantalla de metal slug x lo descargue y solo sale la mitad del juego lo baje para el ipod toch 5 generacin ya lo cancele barias veces y sigue igual cual es el problema del juego.
At first it was going great in iPad until a recent update. The game used to be in landscape screen now it became vertical? We can't see most of the controls!! Please fix.
We love this game but we havent been able to play it cause once we open it it switches to portrait and we cant see the fire or jump button on our ipad mini we would really like for this to be fixed we really want to start playing this.
The screen stays in a position that only allows players to see half the game…..cant play at all like this….please fix asap :/.
Can't play screen not showing):.
Every time we try to play the app it doesn't go to full screen and only half of the game is visible we can't use the screen to play or anything cuz it doesn't show the buttons on the screen to play! Can u please fix it.
This games cool, but make it to where we can play it. The game doesn't fit our screen, (it's as if we tilt it upwards and it's stuck there, and we can't access all the buttons,) and yes we do have the IPhone 5.
Bought the game and right from the start screen huge bug. The game screen goes portrait mode no matter what and half the screen is black making the game completely unplayable. Ipad mini.
We just bought this and the display will not go horizontal. We can't see any button but the one that throws grenades. What to do.
We downloaded the game for iPad mini but when we start the game it's fine until it goes to the tittle screen it goes into vertical mode and only half of the screen shows and it stays like that no matter what please fix it we want to play the game.
The scren is stuck horizontaly and we cant play u guys need to fix this -.-.
App dose not work with the new iOS update.
When are you gonna fix this game so it can work on the ios7.
We downloaded the game and tried playing it, but it is stuck in portrait view so we can on see half the screen.
Im a fan of the Metal Slug series so we thought this game was worth buying, we have IOS 7 and the game those not work right the we can only see half of the screen, horizontally too we might add…please fix it soon.
You can't play on iphone the screen is not long enough you see only half of the screen.
Dont sell apps that dont work you are stealling peoples money. We Read reviews & though it wont happen to us ohhh welll it did! DOES NOT WORK ON iOS7 Shame on game developer they DONT FOCUS ON A fix! They put sales just to lure new people they will rip off. It just shows up on only half top of screen in our Ipad3 and read others with same issue on iphone 4s and 5. They know its a problem and they purposedly dont use their time to fix the bug! We also bought the Blazing Star game and its the same issue it only shows half the game screen on our screens! They need to focus and fixit rather than doing anything else! Boycot dont buy their games.
Game does not work trying to get our money back game is a rip of beware.
It won't go horizontally with our phone.
Dont workk snd cant shoot guns and wasted 4 dollers so pleas do something or we wont buy another game from this brand type games.
Please fix we have a 4s with the latest updates every other app works fine but this cuts off half the screen.
For some reason the game view is in landscape in vertical position plz fix and we'll give it 5.
Can't even play the game it doesn't change to portrait. Don't buy this game. Waste of money.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.5.1
- Size: 148.20 MB
- iOS: 14.0 or later
- Languages: EN, JA
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: SNK CORPORATION
Last updated: 19th April 2022 | Genre: Casual, Entertainment | Developer: SNK CORPORATION