Xbox Live Arcade: SNK’s Metal Slug 3 now available

Looking for good super-deformed shoot-’em-up fun for your Xbox Live Arcade collection? We’re letting you know that the Xbox 360’s online service has just updated with SNK‘s Metal Slug 3. Details on this matter are available in the full article.

Here’s a happy new year’s greeting for the Xbox 360’s denizens, courtesy of SNK. Xbox Live has just updated with a downloadable copy of Metal Slug 3, starring the motley crew of Fio, Eri, Marco, and Tarma.

At 800 MS points, Metal Slug 3‘s XBLA port will include a couple of new features for you and your friends. There’s the standard single player mode as well as XBL multiplayer support for up to six players. Local multiplayer’s at four max – just enough to fill in roles for all the game’s characters.

Add this up to Metal Slug 3‘s multiple routes and additional vehicles and transformations and you can be sure it’ll be keeping your attentions for hours on end. Metal Slug 3 should be available in all XBL regions, and is rated T by the ESRB.