Has anyone actually beaten Metal Slug 3 on Xbox?

[norkusa]

The more I play this game, the more I'm convinced that Metal Slug 3 cannot be beaten. Even with the difficulty set on easy and using the continue on controller 2 trick, I still can't get past the 4th level. I can usually get past the first 2 levels without dying, but 3 is where I start to loose it. 4 is just too overwhelming and I can barely make it half way thru the level.

Has anyone beat this yet? If so, you must be inhuman and *PLEASE* give me some tips. I love this game so much but it's driving me fucking mad!

[GrayFox]

Well, I rented it for one night the other week, and got to the last level's final boss. I almost beat it, but I had to return it the next morning.


Next time Metal Slug..Next time.

[The Collector]

I can beat it on MVS .

[-hellvin-]

Me and my friend Nez played this on the xbox through kawa x emulation and beat it. The end boss is a joke. =D

[omnedon]

The Xbox limits your continues, a non issue for the emu and AES/MVS crowd.

The game does indeed raaaaawwwwk.

[Nez]

Didn't seem too hard. Not to tease or anything. :P

[norkusa]

I can beat it on MVS .

Pffft, that doesn't count! If you want a real challenge, try playing the Xbox version where it brings you back to the beginning of the stage each time you continue. :P

Hellvin, you *rented* this and got to the final boss??? Unbelievable. I've been playing MS3 on-and-off for several months now and can't even get close to that. What is your secret? Play with 2 players? I always play it by myself.

[Nez]

^ I do belive gray fox said that. Hellvin played it on kawax.

[norkusa]

^ I do belive gray fox said that. Hellvin played it on kawax.

You're right. Sorry. There should be a rule against 2 people using the same avatar. Too confusing.

Gray Fox, you are a machine.

[buttasuperb]

I haven't finished it on xbocks.

I only play until I die 3 times, for high score.

If you can clear the first 2 stages all pows (no deaths), including going through the ice cave in level 2, it's a nice accomplishment, and a nice score.

Those aliens can be bitches though...

[The Collector]

nuff said

[Dreamscape]

Hell no. I have been playing it for a few weeks now, and I can get to the last boss on level 4 and that is it. I hear that stage five is very long and difficult. I can't wait. Anyone who can beat the XBOX version of MS3 on Very Hard mode is a god, and that's in arcade mode, not level select.

[ubersaurus]

I beat it. My friend Brandon and I tried for about 2 weeks, and finally managed to get through the final level on easy. VERY rough, but a hell of a fun time.

The trick is to get through the first half without dying. That's really about all I can think of-the rest is just knowing the enemies, where they are, and what their patterns are.

[bluberry]

I beat it on Hard, got up to Mission 4 on Very Hard. The only annoying thing was the extra-long Mission 5, playing twenty minutes of stuff you've memorized over and over for another shot at a twenty segment bit. Also, it ruins the co-op mode.

[NE146]

Forget about it. Since you start at the beginning each time I have NO IDEA how the hell anyone would be able to finish the last stage.. it's too long! ...Unless you sit there and become the allmighty metal slug skillz guru :P

Better just mod and play the Metal Slugs via Kawa-X for Xbox Metal Slug action.

[norkusa]

I haven't finished it on xbocks.

I only play until I die 3 times, for high score.

If you can clear the first 2 stages all pows (no deaths), including going through the ice cave in level 2, it's a nice accomplishment, and a nice score.

Those aliens can be bitches though...

Yeah, butta. I saw your high score on the Live scoreboards a while ago...1,800,000 something? Pretty amazing. Did you do that by yourself or did you play co-op with someone? I can just barely crack the 1,000,000 mark on easy with 5 lives.

[bluberry]

No way. Really?

I don't even worry about my score but so long as I don't continue, I can hit five or six million easily. It helps that the last level is worth about three mil. Then again, levels one and two don't have many chances for points.

[buttasuperb]

Yeah, butta. I saw your high score on the Live scoreboards a while ago...1,800,000 something? Pretty amazing. Did you do that by yourself or did you play co-op with someone? I can just barely crack the 1,000,000 mark on easy with 5 lives.

Only me playing. The first level is pretty simple to clear no deaths, take the boat path for the most pows, and finish with the slug for a score near 800k after the first level. I'm usually around 750-760k but it is possible to get 800k on the first level. Second level is much tougher, you have to really be patient and not make mistakes against the zombies, and the ice cave is even tougher. But the key is patience. Then there is the boss, which takes great timing to get through the first part of. I've only cleared the first 2 levels on normal without dying, a couple times.

bluberry, you can get 6mil on one credit on normal starting from level 1? If so, that's pretty impressive.

collector, that's some great artwork. who drew it?

edit: here's a site with hints to get some extra points.

http://www.stalemeat.net/ms3/

[bluberry]

Yeah, that site has a lot of the things. But later on in the game, the game literally just vomits points at you. You can literally earn a million points in mission five before you even fly into the mothership. Way more if you destroy all the asteroids, the big ones go down from just two shotgun blasts. Also, a lot of the secret items give like 50,000 points.

Another thing to note is that in the asteroid field and as you're flying into the mothership, the purple part, those chains of enemies can get you a TON of points! Just destroy the red one first, the whole chain blows up and each one gives you like 10K points.

[videogameking26]

Still need to pick it up....Is it anything like Metal Slug X I just completed on playstation?.