Arcade Longplay [400] Demon Front

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[@jessragan6714]

"We need a game that's exactly like Metal Slug, yet exactly different!" "Boss, that doesn't make sense." "Just... just get it done." "Fine."

[@almcroof2146]

Don't care if a game is a clone of another game or not. If it's fun, I play...

[@magdcs]

You can take inspiration from a game to make your own, but there is a line between inspiration and theft.

[@senhorokami]

If you put like that than undertale would be a clone. People sometimes fell in love with a game and truly want to make something based on the things they love but with their own spin. other times someone with money points at a thing that SELLS and says DO IT LIKE THAT BUT NOT SIMILAR ENOUGH TO BE SUED!

[@FloatingSunfish]

Yes, it's a clone. But at least they actually put in the effort to be a *_good_* clone and to add new mechanics.

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

I. Other words better than the original

[@scoobydoobydoooo]

Anyone who likes the beautiful artwork and style of these metal slug style games, check out In The Hunt. Although that game is a submarine style vehicle as the protag, the game delivers in dystopian, diesel punk artwork. The game is renowned for one of the best bosses ever. A gigantic Jason and the Argonauts style statue climbing after you from the depths of the abyss.

[@ChromaSoul]

It's no surprise that you like that game's style - It was developed by Irem who's dev team later became SNK that created Metal Slug. :)

[@XellDincht]

this game deserves to be on Steam/Playstation Network etc

[@PedroSigndfs]

Is a Metal Slug clone but is fun!

[@TXFDA]

This is totally not metal slug. Nope. Definitely not.

[@edu_moonwalker]

I don't care if the game were being called "clone" in a pejorative way, I believe there should be more games in this stunning aesthetic!

[@bodypolitic4877]

Just found this gem while reading about another run an gun..I mean errr swim and gun (Dolphin Blue amazing Atomiswave game -get Demul) and of course when playing Demon Front you can't help but think of Metal Slug, but being inspired by probably the greatest run and gun series of all time is not a bad thing. This game like Metal Slug features great animations and detailed art work. Really puts most of these more modern games that try for the "retro" look to shame, you know the ones that think pixel/2d art is never more detailed than an old time nes cartridge. ./Rant Over There are differences between this and Metal Slug though, significant enough that I would not call this a MS Clone. First off this doesn't have vehicles which all Metal Slugs have in abundance. Second this adds some pretty big twist to standard formula, there is the charged shot that launches your animal friend against the opponent. You can also chose a shield which will wear down over time. The catch is if you pull the shield you loos your charged shot, in this way it adds a depth of strategy ; protection of fie power. Round that out with the ability to hover and you can see this is not a Metal Slug clone more of a inspiration. IF your like me and love old and rare arade beat em ups and run and gun be sure to check out these lesser known titles: Dolphin Blue - Mentioned above Battle circuit - Capcom's last 2d beat em up in the arcades ever, loads of fun with a sci fi plot and super powers. If you read this and know of any other lesser known bet em ups or run and gun, please fill free to reply with a reccomendation

[@glbfromjustgian3882]

Colin Harvey thx from italy

[@Lungoomba21]

Colin Harvey Battle Circuit is now officially available to play in the US thanks to the release of Capcom Beat 'em Up Bundle for the Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC.

[@GenesisRockwell]

You gotta admit, even though this does indeed have the same game mechanics as Metal Slug, this is still by far a bad ass game. I appreciate the upload dude.

[@HitsujiMamoru]

MEtal Slug clone yes, but a damn good stuff from what I'm seeing! It looks very well crafted with good ideas (that combo system is interesting!) and amazing graphics up to MS level I think! Really nice stuff, should find a way to play that!

[@caveirainvocada9438]

It might be very similar to metal slug but it manages to find it's own soul by placing some really unique mechanics on top of a tried and true formula, really really good game

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Better than metal slug for real

[@eedgelord1471]

Amazing. This just shows how the metal slug "genre" could be expanded if you add life, customization and more controls.

[@pyromonki12]

Say what you will about the clone aspect, the level up system is interesting.

[@kookoon]

Nice graphics and animations. Variety of moves and powerups makes this game really fun to play. The combo meter looks pointless but whatever. 9/10

[@caveirainvocada9438]

It's all about score and flexing baybeh

[@spacemonstergames6574]

Considering the quality of the visuals I'm sure they could have come up with more inspiring stage names :D

[@AppleJack4000]

To their credit, the quality of the ripoff isn't too bad. It could have been much worse: like how every shooter today wants to be Call of Duty.

[@Nehfarius]

It IS kind of Metal Slug...but then, for people who like Metal Slug, that should hardly be a downside. :p

[@chrisfalcon_vt]

The similarities in style with metal slug are astonishing, and it's ironical considering metal slug was made by ex-IREM employees and many aspects of Gunforce 2/Geo Storm are used on the metal slug series. And let's be honest, the scenery is ten thousand times better than the N64-esque scenery they used on atomiswave.

[@user-fy1nq3nf1q]

Eh I liked metal slug 6's backgrounds. Although this game gives most metal slug titles a run for their money, its better than X

[@mkinitcpio]

Any idea who exactly led the art on this game? because it's truly beautiful

[@tonmasboy]

probably who have ever worked on metal slug project...Hope helped

[@cannonfodder4000]

@@tonmasboy I dont think that's true. This game was made in Taiwan not Japan like Metal Slug.

[@FBFTheRagingWarrior]

@@cannonfodder4000 You mean China

[@Nehfarius]

I also just noticed. Every boss has a name that coincides with the relic you find in its stage, and the evil body-part that's corrupting the critter that turned into the boss. Big CLAW, Evil EYE, Twin HORN, Iron TOOTH, Demon HEART.

[@steveairport]

Many clear differences in gameplay, but it's virtually identical to the art style and level design of Metal Slug

[@jobsanchez572]

Demon front es un juegazo, para mí es el sucesor de metal slug. Lo que más se destaca del juego es el diseño gráfico que se ve increíble y es un título muy disfrutable.

[@rainwizard]

this game is beautiful

[@erikleypoldt8275]

Just found out about this game and love it

[@Solar20XX]

Despite being a clone or a ripoff of Metal Slug, this looks wonderful! The colors, animation, art, pixels, gameplay... It's wonderful. :)

[@pimphandgamester]

Nothing wrong with a ripoff when it's a good one and this is rather excellent quality title.

[@Clesarie]

Always loved this metal slug clone. It was really weird to see SNK and IGS working on the same hardware when they both made games for the atomiswave. I thought that was gonna be a promising piece of hardware but they both dropped it so quickly even though I think it has some fucking just amazing titles for it.

[@gingataisen]

They're playing Tom Sawyer during the Twin Horn boss fight. Rush rules!

[@IroneaterFinya]

It is a rip-off, yeah we get it. Actually it is not as bad as one would think. The only problem I have with this game is the sound design. It is most noticeable with the grenade launcher, when the 4 little bombs explode. Because they explode most of the tiome at the same time you get a huge "BREAAOUNG" as an explosion sound because the sound of the explosions overlap themself.

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

It's looks like a game from the 90s. But was released in 2002.

[@thabangsegwapa7476]

Love your play, you understand the game. Keep that combo metre alive and collect those Keys

[@VRichardsn]

A Metal Slug clone?

[@IanCichetto]

I totally agree. And maybe they just couldn't get permission to make their own Metal Slug? Even non-profit fan-made games get f**ed sometimes by "official" companies (that happened to the guys who made a very nice game in the Bare Knuckle series, and got sued to their asses by SEGA). Just conjecturing, though.

[@HaipaYazoo]

An art direction isn't something you can copyright. Not to mention it's very ambiguous. Now if they took the engine that was used to make the Metal Slug games, that would be a whole different story, but suing a game just because it's a knockoff/homage to a game doesn't work that way.

[@Chris-jl6vp]

You guys are way too harsh on this game. It might just look like a metal slug clone because they outsourced artwork and animation work to the metal slug artists. If this was just a clone of metal slug, surely it'd be much worse quality.

[@BananaWorld2000]

good copy of Metal Slug :D

[@MikeTheGamer77]

metal slug ripoff. looks fun though.

[@spinlathes9288]

LOl, obvious clone but it still looks really nice.

[@inuyashakamuz]

el juego esta muy bueno aun ke tenga algunas caracteristicas al metal slug

[@thetekksetter1356]

this game looks really fun for it being a metal slug clone

[@Paddymysterio1]

This is a very bad Metal Slug Copy

[@captainjurgh8142]

Metal Slug Clone. But you know what they say, Imitation is the greatest form of Flattery!

[@DrXIII]

May I also add, HaipaYazoo, that you can't sue someone for using the same animation style.

[@fareedbakhit]

it looks like a clone of metal slug, they even trying to copy the goofy soldiers in the metal slug series.

[@jpviegas]

How am I only finding out about this game?

[@Conan_the_Based]

Considering that SNK pumped out oodles of Metal Slug variations themselves, I don't see the harm in a little copycatting.

[@cronoschild]

This is pretty similar to Metal slug...and also the summons are similar to the ones in Three Wonders: Midnight Wanderers, from Capcom

[@SDSOverfiend]

I like it better than Metal Slug

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Yup

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

aahhh.. ye old arcade of me childhood

[@corporatecanine6030]

While this was one of the better Metal Slug clones out there, it seemed pretty darn forgetable. The music wasn't all that impressive, the sounds and designs didn't have the same charm compared to Metal Slug (even though design was on par with Metal Slug's art style), the weapons didn't look all too satisfying to use, I will hear that DAMN knife in my dreams "SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK SHICK" not to mention that you could knife EVERYTHING THAT DOES AND DOESN'T MOVE, and overall the game didn't seem any where near as hard as a run-n-gun bullet hell game should. Sure enemies would often have buckets upon buckets of health, but that didn't keep them from being easily wiped out especially since there was hardly anything flying around at the player. He pretty much just sat there and knifed them all to death, which is honestly kinda sad. But still, I can see that some true effort was put into making this game something of its own, and I appreciate that from the creators. While this game can certainly be forgotten easily, I doubt that anybody who ends up playing it for the first time will be dissapointed. I give this a 7.5/10.

[@osamaroum]

Metal slug ripoff

[@PAN--]

I like to consider it more metal slug :D

[@blackdeadtree1]

it does have its own unique mechanics, but it does look a lot like metal slug. still looks good

[@stappitfu432]

os ruka Everything created post 1990 is a rip-off of some other game genre. But who wouldn't want another Metal Slug game as good as the original? It's certainly better than _some_ in the MS series.

[@osamaroum]

Stappit Fu personally i love the first three metal slug games ."ms1-ms2-msx"

[@megazero6170]

osama roum duh smart guy

[@BannedIP]

I am more intrigued by the beautiful art, just amazing.

[@rodrigof.r.desouza3587]

More than a decade ago there was a cabinet with this game in a short-lived arcade that existed near my house. I was completely amazed by this game, but could only finally run it through an emulator post-2010 (IIRC) because it wasn't working on MAME back then. Best Metal Slug clone EVER!

[@asmaulsk7340]

Rodrigo F. R. de Souza eeew

[@rodrigof.r.desouza3587]

@@asmaulsk7340 wtf

[@jojo1520productions]

Never seen this game before but it looks like fun as heck

[@MistuhRobe]

Slash a boulder, and it'll explode. Who writes this stuff?!

[@fernandobk9168]

This looks way nicer than Metal Slug. Would love to play this! Gonna search for it.

[@chistophersaylor]

I think the artwork is a lot cooler than Metal Slug, though

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Agreed

[@FloatingSunfish]

Man, those grating ringing noises make this video painful to watch.

[@RocMegamanX]

Why not? Capcom sued Data East for making a SF2 clone.

[@thebestcentaur]

Would love for them to make this a series. This is just as worthy of it as the Metal Slug it ripped off. China did some things right with this one.

[@MetalSEGAKid1990]

looks almost identical to metal slug

[@pakyuchan5968]

Chinese Version of Metal Slug

[@StormSpotter342]

Hmmm... I was expecting that final boss to have several forms. That was kind of a letdown.

[@toryficarola]

To hell with the Metal Slug series. This game looks way more awesome. Love all the familiars that fight alongside you.

[@IanCichetto]

All this discussion in the comments just made me wish for a Metal Slug / Demon Front Crossover. It would be the craziest and coolest thing since Battletoads X Double Dragon XD

[@edwardboyz1000]

Yeah Homage of SNK and Playmore's Metal Slug Video Game Style

[@andersdenkend]

Instead of crying about IP theft and communist China, I prefer to enjoy and play a quite good Metal Slug derivative.

[@bribay]

They are very direct with the level names.

[@vrakula]

People calling this a Metal Slug clone obviously don't know what a clone is..

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Actually it's not a clone because metal slug was a clone from Contra

[@knuclear200x]

All right! Weighted Automatic Rifle! Missile Blastor! Boom stick! Projected light armament! Go ahead, person! We will rendezvous at the underworld

[@aodhablackheart]

Twat

[@HaipaYazoo]

You can't sue someone for using the same game mechanics.

[@WaffleAfterHours]

The level 3 boss is like a suped-up Sir Killalot

[@sledgehammer1603]

Wrong Format ! This Game Runs in 4:3

[@FloatingSunfish]

Those numbers at the end were so high they lost all meaning.

[@Anonyhouse]

This looks familiar....................

[@jc_malone8217]

Anonymous ummmm....metal slug?

[@tiaoferreira]

Awesome metal slug clone!

[@kalebparham]

Metal Slugs sound effects are years better than this though. gracious

[@jeremym9011]

+Kaleb Parham I agree, but I like the boss gauge in this game.

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

@@jeremym9011 at last th bosses here had different animation's the mg bosses they looked boring and similar

[@pnvgordinho]

As long that is cool to play, who cares if it is a rip off.

[@oopopp]

People here complaining how it's a MS clone... and I'm here getting triggered at how MANY points you get in this gam e.. lol... 100 MILLION points for killing the last boss??...

[@DCSAmimd]

if something is ripoff or not its a time related question. back then doom was the role model for fps and even horror game, as the time goes some day we had counter strike, by now some people may think that fps style has began on call of duty. when is a good ripoff like this, then i think its a good thing, a nice polished final product, some time even original project are utterly crap.

[@StiffAftermath]

Metal Slug-WHAT?? Wow, this game is beautiful and pretty varied too!

[@mr.spielefreak7075]

Since there is no metal slug 8, this would be a alternativ i would play

[@el-tony-XD-2964]

Debo admitirlo,iba muy mamon cuando lo jugué pero francamente me gusto,me gusta el hecho de que siendo un mundo medieval no sé siente asi

[@Dark-Hiena1]

As I do not understand why Metal Slug copied off each other's games on the market makers and throw As

[@thebestcentaur]

This is a rare clone that needs a sequel...

[@HitsujiMamoru]

Just a question... does the final boss "change" if you used a different character? Here, he seems to use Jake's pet (fire-based) to become "Flame"... so... yeah?

[@HitsujiMamoru]

Thanks! I've seen Freeze and... it looks like a major pain, yes

[@guga64awe]

What emulator you play this game ?

[@TERRORBOGARD77]

is a very good clone...O.o

[@chel8282]

not the original game, but still good, fun to play

[@rodakscreens]

It's a clone of Metal Slug from a gameplay standpoint, but it has a super distinct visual aesthetic that's arguably cooler than Metal Slug

[@DGneoseeker1]

So this is basically Metal Slug with a life bar?

[@WaffleAfterHours]

And magical Familiars apparently.

[@BobbyNewb]

Where can I get the proper bios to run it in FBA on PSP?

[@Kerannnng]

I bet they sell this for PC for 99 cents at 99 cent stores...thats how Chinese it is

[@littleblueriolu9093]

Well, it's actually Taiwanese...

[@Charlie94781]

Demon Front was inspired by Ralph Bakshi drawings

[@lichin86]

這是機械槍戰的時代,加點妖魔魔法色彩的射擊遊戲,既然說殺惡魔,之前有個日本卡通,天使桃子跟惡魔洋介結婚,可是天使與惡魔結婚;在佛教或伊斯蘭教的世界,是種危險,如果有續作,希望主角不只要殺惡魔洋介,也要把壞天使桃子殺死,最後把洋介的父親;惡魔撒旦殺死,然後主角就救了自己的星球 雖然時空背景可能是未來,可是敵人的火車卻是露天的原始火車,敵人的有些飛機,還是木造的原始造型

[@fredericchaix811]

So horrible in 16/9 !!!!!!!!!

[@KishorTwist]

Never heard of this game until today.

[@Evan_Makeba]

Whoa, whoa, whoa - hold on yer assholes, this is an 2002 game. I believe there was an period of time where SNK Neo Geo was filing for bankruptcy. Isn't it plausible that this is what the Metal Slug team did? Up sticks and went indie?

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Actually mg copied ideas in from this in 2005 the demon level with the final boss

[@DBoy2029]

Hey, if you're gonna clone Metal Slug, at least make it a GOOD clone! And this game definitely did that! Um, what is Jake saying when he clears a stage? I hear the "Yes..." but then it kinda comes out as gibberish.