It also uses the tank on its back to fire projectiles from the cannons, keeping the player on their toes while they run. As the player runs along a boardwalk firing backwards at the massive crab, the Huge Hermit advances, easily destroying the boardwalk with its large claws as it moves. The boss of the opening mission is a gigantic hermit crab which makes its home inside of a military tank rather than a seashell. The eel crevasse has to be my favorite area in the entire game, and it’s just the first level! And of course, once the player passes through the underwater cavern, they’re met with the boss of mission one: a particularly intimidating crustacean by the name of… Quite adorable names for these hulking, majestic creatures. The eels also come out of caves which indicate that their names are Helen, Linda, Jenny, and Barbie. They cannot be killed, but they can crush the player against the side of the wall in an instant. These things appear to be 20-30 times larger than the submarine. The waters here are teeming with electric jellyfish and are also home to four utterly enormous moray eels. The alternate path leads underwater, as the player takes a submarine and dives into a deep ocean crevasse. One path leads to a mangrove area crawling with oversized locusts, and a boat that takes the player across a swamp infested with flying piranhas. The level then splits off into two different paths. Giant crab monsters for the very first enemy? Talk about starting off on a high note! Suddenly, a bunch of huge, mutated crabs swarm the beach and start attacking in hordes. The opening mission drops the player off on a sunny beach, which at first seems almost peaceful and comforting, until the rotting fish carcasses and crash-landed rockets littering the dunes come into view. Right from the very beginning of Metal Slug 3, I could tell it was going to be a wild ride.
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This series will no doubt contain spoilers for the games being discussed, so keep that in mind if you plan on playing the game for the first time. These can include anything from a specific scene or moment, a character, a weapon or item, a level or location, a part of the soundtrack, a gameplay mechanic, a line of dialogue, or anything else about the game that is particularly noteworthy and/or awesome. Experience Points is a series in which I highlight some of the most memorable things about a particular game.