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Metal Slug Esports Competitive Scene — Updates

Don't sleep on the classic arcade speedruns! The Arcade Edition community is currently hunting down new World Records on the "Mission 2" boss skip . The debate between using Eri (grenade spam) vs. Fio (gun efficiency) is hotter than ever in the speedrunning discord.

You don’t need a pro team to start. Here’s the ladder: metal slug esports competitive scene updates

The competitive standard has largely moved to Metal Slug 3 and Metal Slug Attack (Towers). While MS3 classic arcade runs focus on high-score routing and no-miss clears, the Attack scene has developed a deep, meta-defining tier list. We are seeing a massive shift from "rush" strategies to "stall" and "knockback" metas, with units like Rider Jane and * Mature Ik digitizing the competition. Don't sleep on the classic arcade speedruns

The Metal Slug franchise has exploded back onto the competitive scene, transitioning from a nostalgic arcade co-op classic into a legitimate, high-stakes esport. Thanks to and the rise of Metal Slug Tactics and Metal Slug: Awakening’s PvP modes, the competitive landscape has evolved dramatically. Fio (gun efficiency) is hotter than ever in