# Metal Slug Advance > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Metal_Slug_Advance > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Metal_Slug_Advance.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug_Advance > Source revision: 1349001958 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2004 video game by SNK Playmore This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. 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(July 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2004 video game Metal Slug Advance North American box art Developer Noise Factory Publisher SNK Playmore Director Hidenari Mamoto Producer Moon Programmer Hidenari Mamoto Composer Den-Den Series Metal Slug Platform Game Boy Advance Release JP: November 18, 2004[2] NA: November 30, 2004[1] EU: December 17, 2004[3] Genre Run and gun Mode Single Player ***Metal Slug Advance*** is a [run and gun](/source/Shoot_'em_up#Run_and_gun) video game for the [Game Boy Advance](/source/Game_Boy_Advance) handheld system created by [SNK Playmore](/source/SNK_Playmore) in 2004, and is canon to the [*Metal Slug* series](/source/Metal_Slug). ## Storyline A survival training camp for new Peregrine Falcon recruits has just begun, where the recruits must survive on an unnamed island with limited supplies and weaponry. However, a large blimp begins to hover above the island, as General Morden's troops parachute down and attempt to build a new base, while successfully capturing many of the new recruits. Players play as either new recruits [Walter Ryan](/source/Metal_Slug#Characters) or [Tyra Elson](/source/Metal_Slug#Characters) as the survival training soon becomes a full-fledged assignment for the remaining recruits as they pierce through enemy lines. ## Gameplay The gameplay is very similar to any other *Metal Slug* game, but with two new systems; the life system, and the card system. The life system is simply a life bar for players, as it replaces the extra lives from all the other Metal Slug games. As players take damage, the life bar depletes (different attacks cause different amounts of damage). Collecting food items can restore health, and players instantly die from being crushed or falling down a pit. The Card system is a card collecting part of the game. Cards can be found from shooting certain parts of the background, and by obtaining it from certain hostages, and sometimes by doing both. The cards have many different purposes, from giving detailed info on items and characters from the *Metal Slug* series to boosting player abilities, and even unlocking special (and new) slugs. There are 100 cards to collect, and collecting them all becomes the main objective to anyone who defeats the final boss. ## Reception Reception Aggregate score Aggregator Score Metacritic 79/100[4] Review scores Publication Score GameSpot 8.3/10[6] GameZone 8.2/10[8] IGN 8.4/10[5] VideoGamer.com 8/10[7] *Metal Slug Advance* received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Metal Slug Advance Ships - News"](http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/10147/metal-slug-advance-ships). *Nintendo World Report*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220705021205/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/10147/metal-slug-advance-ships) from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-05-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** IGN Staff (2004-11-22). ["Now Playing in Japan"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/22/now-playing-in-japan-74). *IGN*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230527210107/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/22/now-playing-in-japan-74) from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["This And That: Wednesday News Roundup"](https://www.eurogamer.net/news081204roundup). *Eurogamer.net*. 2004-12-08. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230527210114/https://www.eurogamer.net/news081204roundup) from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mc-gba_4-0)** ["Metal Slug Advance for Game Boy Advance Reviews"](https://www.metacritic.com/game/metal-slug-advance/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190430134648/https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/metal-slug-advance) from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Harris, Craig (9 December 2004). ["Metal Slug Advance Review"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/09/metal-slug-advance). *[IGN](/source/IGN)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211111230637/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/09/metal-slug-advance) from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Provo, Frank (2 December 2004). ["Metal Slug Advance Review"](https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/metal-slug-advance-review/1900-6114357/). *[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211111230635/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/metal-slug-advance-review/1900-6114357/) from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Carvell, Stephen (20 January 2005). ["Metal Slug Advance Review"](https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/metal-slug-advance-review/). *VideoGamer.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211111230635/https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/metal-slug-advance-review/) from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Metal Slug Advance - GBA - Review"](https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/metal_slug_advance_gba_review/). *GameZone*. 4 May 2012. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211111230646/https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/metal_slug_advance_gba_review/) from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021. ## External links - [*Metal Slug Advance*](https://www.mobygames.com/game//gameboy-advance/metal-slug-advance) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames) v t e Metal Slug List of games Main series Metal Slug Metal Slug 2 Metal Slug 3 Metal Slug 4 Metal Slug 5 Metal Slug 6 Metal Slug 7 Spin-offs Metal Slug: 1st Mission Metal Slug: 2nd Mission Metal Slug Advance Metal Slug (2006) Metal Slug Tactics Compilation Metal Slug Anthology Related The King of Fighters '99 The King of Fighters 2000 SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos KOF: Maximum Impact 2 Neo Geo Battle Coliseum Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting Arcade Archives Battlefield --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Metal Slug Advance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug_Advance) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug_Advance?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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