In a yr riddled with delays, Metal Slug Tactics is the most recent sport to slide into subsequent yr. Publisher Dotemu has introduced that the tactical spin-off of the favored shoot ’em up wants extra time to return collectively and can launch in 2023.
The tweet, embedded under, doesn’t elaborate greater than that. We have not heard a lot of a peep concerning the sport since its reveal final summer time, making us surprise if a delay was on the horizon.
Marco, Eri, Fio, and Tarma are tinkering away to make #MetalSlugTactics as explosive as potential on launch, however the squad wants a bit extra time within the store to organize for the battles forward. See you in 2023! @LeikirStudio x @Dotemu
🎨Artwork by @AngryangryD pic.twitter.com/JRKqpnvUQp— Dotemu (@Dotemu) August 11, 2022
Metal Slug Tactics was one of many nice surprises of E3 2021. The sport, developed by Leikir Studio, transforms the collection’ explosive run-and-gun motion right into a tile-based techniques expertise that retains Metal Slug’s signature fashion and tone. Although turn-based, models nonetheless wield basic Metal Slug weapons and could be improved by unlocking skills and perks on a talent tree.
We’ll have to attend some time longer to see how properly Metal Slug interprets to this new template. When it does arrive, will probably be out there on Switch and PC.