The first trailer for Metal Slug 7 (NDS) has been released by publisher Ignition Entertainment, showing SNK Playmore's run-and-gun shooter in action.

Publisher Ignition Entertainment has passed in a new set of screenshots from SNK Playmore's forthcoming run-and-gun shooter Metal Slug 7 (NDS), offering a look at the title's environments and enemy roster.

Metal Slug 7 marks the first non-arcade debut of a new Metal Slug title since the series' 1996 debut, and is developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS. The game features six playable characters, seven levels and classic 2D action shooting gameplay with a variety of new weapons and vehicles. Read more »

Publisher Ignition Entertainment today announced its intentions to localize SNK Playmore's run-and-gun shooter Metal Slug 7 (NDS) in North America this fall.

Marking the first non-arcade debut of a Metal Slug title since the series' 1996 debut, Metal Slug 7 is exclusively developed for the Nintendo DS and features six playable characters in a total of seven levels. Read more »

Ignition Entertainment today announced an agreement with Japanese developer SNK/Playmore to publish several SNK titles in North America, beginning with Metal Slug 7 (NDS).

The companies had previously worked together to localize several SNK/Playmore titles in Europe. The expanded partnership includes several unannounced titles, the first of which will be SNK's upcoming Metal Slug 7, developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS. Read more »

The seventh addition to the Metal Slug series will be released on Nintendo's DS handheld, according to the most recent issue of Japanese gaming mag Famitsu. No release date was mentioned in the article. The issue has a few screenshots of the game, though the images are taken from just one of the DS' screens. The game appears to stick pretty close to Metal Slug's brand of explosive tank-rolling action. Shacknews contacted SNK Playmore reps for word on a U.S. release of the title. The last Metal Slug release in the U.S. was Metal Slug Anthology (PS2, PSP, Wii), bringing U.S. gamers up to date on the series through Metal Slug 6.