This is one of the reasons the Videogame industry is going down the crapper
 

Metal Slug 3 (PS2) Denied for the US

http://www.1up.com/article2/0,4364,1309834,00.asp

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SNK should go find a new home with Nintendo or Microsoft..

What the fizzuck is this crap? They deny Y's I & II and Metal Slug 3, but every month we are graced with the best of the best from the likes of Acclaim and THQ. Sony is not helping put a PS2 in my house, that's for damn sure. I probably would've cracked for Y's I & II.

I'm really disappointed, but not suprised by this. Heck I remember when Sony almost denied Capcom from releasing the Mega Man X games just because they were 2D...

Yet they allow a whole lot of other crap. Maybe it will come to GBA.

was the game bad?

I would think if they thought the game would sell they would allow it.

Maybe they needed to allow the player to cap some hookers or something ;)

Just an FYI. The industry is booming. It recently bypassed dvds in sales.

Metal Slug would be PERFECT on the GameCube.... Perfect.

He meant going down the tubes in terms of quality games, not that the industry was in financial trouble.

Metal Slug 3 is an awesome action/platform/shooter. It bests Contra (IMO). Truly, it is a really fun little game that relies on 2D animation and tough levels (level 5 is almost as long as the other 4 stages combined).

I have been playing it ever since it was originally released on the Neo Geo a few years ago. I am still amazed at the quality of the game and plays it every now and then just to get into a simple dodge and shoot (but tough as nails) shooter with a sense of humor and unbelievable animation. I wish more people can play it here but apparently, Sony doesn't think you need or care to.

The game is terrific. Sony just has its head stuck up Rockstar's butt. Or something like that :)

:lol::up:

I didn't realize that Sony has a 3rd party concept approval process, considering some of the shit that gets released. I think they just want to keep SNK down. I love the Metal Slug series.

That article is a load of crap.
Metal Slug 3 is still coming to the US:

October 07, 2003 - As some of you may have read on other videogame websites earlier today, it was reported that Metal Slug 3 has been cancelled for American PlayStation 2s. The first we had heard of it ourselves, we here at IGN decided to call the folks at SNK Neo Geo ourselves to get to the bottom of it. Written below is SNK's official statement regarding Metal Slug 3:

"Published reports regarding Metal Slug not coming stateside are incorrect. SNK is still in development to publish the game for PlayStation 2, contingent on Sony's approval process. Sony often asks for changes to a product before giving approval, and it is SNK's intention to work with Sony to make sure this product can come out for the PS2. It's unfortunate that certain gaming sites make stories out of non-news, without ever bothering to fact check."

And so there you have it, Metal Slug 3 is still planned for stateside -- we'll be back with more on its progress as it develops.

link:
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/453/453518p1.html

good verification, slop101.

never played metal slug but i like side-scrollers from the old days so would probably buy this game. still waiting for super contra to go down in price :D

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ps i'm a big optimist when it comes to quality of gaming today. :thumbsup:

Which gaming sites reported the apparently incorrect rumor?

Well that's good news for the most part. This part still irks me though.

I mean really, it's a 2d side scrolling action game. What would need to be changed besides localizing the text for the most part besides little things.

And Sony has pulled this stunt before with Capcom and more recently with Working Designs and the Growlanser Series. Y's I&II as well.

Preorder Metal Slug 3 for PS2 today!

Exclusive features in the US version:
* exciting 3D rendered backgrounds!
* annoying mascot character!
* hookers!

Dont forget "Unbelievebly open ended gameplay!"

Sounds like my kind of game... but are there red and blue bases? I don't like games that don't have both a red and a blue base... j/k :D

Here is another report that it is coming here. :)

SNK stands by its plan to bring US gamers a PlayStation 2 version of the NeoGeo classic.

Contrary to reports circulating on the Web, SNK says it is still planning a stateside release of Metal Slug 3 for the PlayStation 2.


Metal Slug 3 to shoot stateside


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SNK stands by its plan to bring US gamers a PlayStation 2 version of the NeoGeo classic.

Contrary to reports circulating on the Web, SNK says it is still planning a stateside release of Metal Slug 3 for the PlayStation 2.

"Published reports regarding Metal Slug not coming stateside are incorrect," the company said in a statement. "SNK is still in development to publish the game for PlayStation 2. It is SNK's intention to work with Sony to make sure this product can come out for the PS2."

SNK offered no indication as to when the game will release or what its price point might be.

Old-school gamers may remember Metal Slug 3 from the 1990s--the 2D shooter was available both in arcade and NeoGeo MVS versions. The game is currently available for the PS2 in Japan and retails for around $55, while mint copies of the US MVS edition can fetch upward of $250 on eBay.

link

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/m...s_6076513.html


hmm I never even knew it was out for ps2 in japan