# METAL SLUG 1 — user reviews > 341 indexed App Store user reviews of METAL SLUG 1 by SNK CORPORATION, rated 3.20/5 from 576 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/metal-slug-1/id574641836/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/metal-slug-1/id574641836.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 225 · 4★ 71 · 3★ 47 · 2★ 50 · 1★ 183 ## What do users think of METAL SLUG 1? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Classic arcade gameplay - 🎨 Faithful graphics and visuals - 💰 Great value for money **Cons** - 🎮 Unresponsive or buggy controls - 🔍 Overlapping buttons obscuring gameplay - 🔴 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Commonly reported bugs** - Joystick getting stuck or unresponsive - Inability to continue after losing all lives - Audio issues like slow or missing sound effects **Most requested features** - Customizable button layout and size - Support for external controllers - Grenade button mapping for controllers - Performance optimizations for newer devices ## Newest reviews (13 of 341) ### 3/5 — Santa only I want for Christmas *2026-05-30, version 1.4.1* Plz make an updated. Crashes a lot & can’t really throw grenades with controller support. The virtual screen joystick can be stagnant. I bought all the metal slugs. Great port. Hoping for super side kicks 2. ### 2/5 — JOYSTICK DIGITAL HORRÍVEL *2025-12-17* Devem melhorar os controles, o analógico onde controla os movimentos do personagem está muito pequeno. Quando está jogando ele para de se mover devido ao limite de ação. ### 3/5 — Santa only I want for Christmas *2025-09-04, version 1.4.1* Plz make an updated . Crashes a lot & can’t really use grenades with controller. Movement of the screen Joystick stagnant. ### 3/5 — No grenade when using ps5 or Nintendo pro controllers *2025-08-28, version 1.4.1* Good but why not support external controller. Just one more button for the boom! ### 4/5 — It’s good but it’s missing a option to be 100% *2025-03-29, version 1.4.1* I have loved this game since I first got a chance to play it and can’t believe it’s so easily available on iPhones but with controller support you can shoot, jump reload action but unless your playing without a controller there’s no option to throw your projectiles when you need to please fix it for all to fully enjoy this nostalgic classic game with controller support on all levels provided. ### 3/5 — Unlike the joystick *2025-01-18, version 1.4.1* It will be great if it supports the control from the external keyboard ### 4/5 — Great port - needs fixing *2024-11-20, version 1.4.1* I’m glad to say that this is a great port of Metal Slug, great for long bus trips or train trips. It is controller compatible (I have a backbone Xbox controller), which works fine except one major problem. There is no grenade button mapped to the controller. Makes the game a huge challenge for me to play as I have to throw grenades at a standstill, which instantly kills any adrenaline you have. Please fix this problem SNK. ### 3/5 — Works but no sound? *2024-08-16, version 1.4.1* It’s great but the sound doesn’t work? That’s a big part of the nostalgia. Can someone help advise what the issue is? ### 4/5 — I need my AirPods to hear. *2024-08-04, version 1.4.1* The gameplay is awesome and I’ve been wanting to play it. But I can’t hear anything. And I bought the pack of the metal slug and all the metal slugs have no volume. But if I have my AirPods on I can hear. So I want the metal slugs volume fixed ### 1/5 — Controller Support required *2024-05-27* We need full controller support and co-op. What’s the point of buying this if we can’t play it with buddies? ### 2/5 — xbox controller is not compadible propally *2024-05-14, version 1.4.1* xbox controller is not compadible propally. please i hope this could be fix. ### 1/5 — Avec manette aucune bombe *2024-03-22* Manette connectée et là surprise… impossible de paramétrer les touche et aucun bouton correspond pour lancer les bombes… une honte ! ### 1/5 — Dog water *2024-01-14, version 1.4.1* Garbage port of a great game controls make it unplayable i want my money back👎🏼 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No Sound *2026-04-20, version 1.4.1* No sound in app. and this is bad as it's written that it should work on this device.. I'll ask for the refund! ### 1/5 — Pas fonctionnel *2026-02-22* J’ai acheté le jeu, il n’a même pas de son, impossible de jouer en mode silencieux, je veux annuler l’achat ! ### 1/5 — Great Game. Poor Controls! *2025-02-14, version 1.4.1* Joystick toggles on/off, Gets stuck, and is unresponsive at times. Not worth the money. Wouldn’t even be worth playing if it was free. ### 1/5 — 操作できない *2024-12-29* 公式が発表していはものとは思えないくらい操作性が悪い。 というか操作でくない ### 1/5 — Terrible in game controls *2024-09-10, version 1.4.1* It is impossible to play the game without getting frustrated with the controls. Moving is very buggy, and shooting/jumping is also very hard. Save your money ### 1/5 — Not optimised for mobile use! *2024-08-26, version 1.4.1* Controls make it impossible to play this well. It clearly wasn’t tested by whoever tried to make this game compatible with mobile - because you basically cannot seamlessly move and jump / shoot at the same time ### 1/5 — Please fix *2024-07-20, version 1.4.1* It is not comparable with my Xbox controller as I can’t use the boms. I’ve purchased 4 metal slugs games yesterday and I’m trying to use my controller but it won’t allow me to throw bobs and there is no letter c on the controller pad please fix I’m using an iPad and I’ve connected the controller to it to get a better game play ### 1/5 — 操作性が終わってる *2024-07-20* 移動キーの反応が悪くサイズも変更できないためまともに動くことが出来ません。おそらく技術的に修正することができないので放置されているのでしょう。欠陥アプリなので購入しない事をお勧めします。 ### 1/5 — What have you done with this fantastic game? *2024-07-11* Just to earn money, you have made it iOS compatible!! But controls doesn’t work, guys like you should be removed from the store. You stealing the time of the users and the good memories on an old good game. ### 1/5 — 操作性最悪 *2024-07-07* アクションゲームとは思えない操作性です。 　なぜ直さないのか、説明等もなしで、納得できません。 　過去の栄光の罠にはまってしまい、悔しい思いです。 　アップデートするなりして頂きたい。 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — REALLY good *2026-08-06, version 1.4.1* Although the mobile versions of the Metal Slug games are much weaker than their other counterparts, it’s still Metal Slug! I remember beating this game and I had a blast! Although the game lags sometimes, it really doesn’t affect the gameplay the gameplay, can’t wait to play the other games! ### 5/5 — The second best game oat *2026-08-06, version 1.4.1* The game helped create my childhood, right next to Minecraft. ### 5/5 — It’s great *2026-02-09, version 1.4.1* All the people complaining about the controls are having a skill issue. People complaining about the game not working haven’t updated their reviews because the games been updated numerous times for OS compatibility. Games great nuff said. ### 5/5 — Literally one of the best games ever!!!🫡👏🙂‍↕️🤩(works great on the iPod touch 7th gen) *2025-12-28, version 1.4.1* Bought metal slug one and love it !This is the best game that I’ve paid for the game doesn’t lag on the iPod touch 7th and the iPad ! Love it and can’t wait to purchase the rest! I will say that the game play is the same as I remembered playing it at the laundromat in Pomona when I was 6 ! This game is really great I highly recommend it but there are a few things I would like to suggest which are that the controls could be improved by allowing the player to change the size of each control individually because for some people like me I like to have a big joystick and small buttons but unfortunately not able to do that. The joystick should also be bigger (and would like it to also look like a classic joystick 🕹️ 🙏)because if you play this game for a couple of hours your fingers will get sweaty and can interfere with the gameplay. Other than that this game is really good hope you enjoy the game!😁👍 Also to the creator: I’m waiting for metal slug 6 and metal slug 7 please make these games available for our mobile devices and for the iPod touch 7 gen ### 5/5 — Literally one of the best games ever!!!🫡👏🙂‍↕️🤩(works great on the iPod touch 7th gen) *2025-09-01* Bought metal slug one and love it !This is the best game that I’ve paid for the game doesn’t lag on the iPod touch 7th and the iPad ! Love it and can’t wait to purchase the rest! I will say that the game play is the same as I remembered playing it at the laundromat in Pomona when I was 6 ! This game is really great I highly recommend it but there are a few things I would like to suggest which are that the controls could be improved by allowing the player to change the size of each control individually because for some people like me I like to have a big joystick and small buttons but unfortunately not able to do that. The joystick should also be bigger (and would like it to also look like a classic joystick 🕹️ 🙏)because if you play this game for a couple of hours your fingers will get sweaty and can interfere with the gameplay. Other than that this game is really good hope you enjoy the game! 😁 ### 5/5 — Fermín *2025-07-18, version 1.4.1* The game is good classic of metal slug I recommend guys ### 5/5 — Nostalgia and please Joystick update *2025-06-13, version 1.4.1* Please update the game and the controller, I would buy the metal slug pack. ### 5/5 — Metal slug fan must have! *2023-04-14, version 1.4.1* Beautiful remake off a absolute classic have so much love for this game grenades great graphics great. only downside is the joy stick but as I’m using a phone I can’t really say I expect much better beautiful well made fully worth the price for metal slug fan ### 5/5 — The best 🐻‍❄️old memories *2022-07-25, version 1.4.1* Love this game it reminds me, when I was a kid🥳💝🫶😇 ### 5/5 — 정상화? *2022-04-26* 업데이트가 너무 늦어요. 그래도 잘 되네요. 방향키가 좀 더 크면 좋겠는데 이전처럼 곂쳐서 못 한것보단 낮지만. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*