Metal Slug Anthology collects the entire spectrum of these games across the last ten years. I'm not sure I ever played more than a few and I clearly missed some of the best. After the original, there was much varying on the theme and the basic formula was kept intact. Interesting ideas like swimming or piloting watercraft made an appearance and the enemies got wild in later games. More character choices and totally over-the-top weapons also popped up later in the series. The visual effects were part of a landscape that included good sound and music and we now get to enjoy all kinds of unlockables that take you further inside the sights and sounds of the Metal Slug universe. This collection is a like a Metal Slug museum and will delight even fans who don't consider themselves "collectors." Any retro gamer worth his salt will see something to love the minute the Metal Slug logo flashes on the screen.