# Metal Slug

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Metal Slug and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a peak 2D action game with fascinating stages. Critics note it is hard to play, though infinite lives can be set.

## Why people recommend it

- Peak of 2D action games (1 comments): "2D action games peaked with Metal Slug." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50242590))
- Fascinating stages (1 comments): "I always was fascinated by the stages in King of fighters and Metal slug." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49843572))
- Infinite lives option (1 comments): "It's a bit hard to play but you can set infinite lives" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47319396))

## What people warn about

- Hard to play (1 comments): "It's a bit hard to play but you can set infinite lives" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47319396))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Silpheed (Sega CD)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silpheed.md): 13 recommend
- [Earthion](https://hackerapproved.com/p/earthion.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Metal Slug", https://hackerapproved.com/p/metal-slug/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).