Catalyst Game Labs is a top-ten hobby games and fiction publisher specializing in licensed properties. We are the largest licensee of The Topps Company, fully managing two intellectual properties on their behalf—and have held additional licenses with Hasbro, MGM, Paramount, Wargaming.net, and Valiant Entertainment.
Metal Slug X is a hallmark of run-and-gun arcade action, a turbocharged remix of Metal Slug 2 that refines the series’ chaotic brilliance. On the PS2—typically encountered via an ISO on emulation or compilation releases—the game preserves the arcade-perfect sprite work, insane enemy variety, and slapstick violence that made the franchise a touchstone for action fans. Here’s a detailed, engaging look at what makes Metal Slug X worth playing, and where it shows its age.
