Metal Slug
E202469
Metal Slug is a fast-paced, side-scrolling run-and-gun arcade game series known for its detailed pixel art, chaotic action, and cooperative gameplay.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metal Slug canonical | 7 |
| Metal Slug series | 3 |
| Metal Slug 2 | 1 |
| Metal Slug 3 | 1 |
| Metal Slug 4 | 1 |
| Metal Slug 5 | 1 |
| Metal Slug 6 | 1 |
| Metal Slug 7 | 1 |
| Metal Slug Advance | 1 |
| Metal Slug Defense | 1 |
| Metal Slug X | 1 |
| Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1810276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metal Slug Context triple: [Neo Geo AES, notableGame, Metal Slug]
-
A.
Gradius
Gradius is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami, renowned for its innovative power-up system and influential role in shaping the genre.
-
B.
Gunstar Heroes
Gunstar Heroes is a fast-paced run-and-gun action game by Treasure, renowned for its cooperative gameplay, inventive level design, and impressive graphics on 16-bit hardware.
-
C.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
-
D.
Blitz
Blitz is the Seattle Seahawks’ official blue and green anthropomorphic bird mascot who entertains fans at games and team events.
-
E.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metal Slug Target entity description: Metal Slug is a fast-paced, side-scrolling run-and-gun arcade game series known for its detailed pixel art, chaotic action, and cooperative gameplay.
-
A.
Gradius
Gradius is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami, renowned for its innovative power-up system and influential role in shaping the genre.
-
B.
Gunstar Heroes
Gunstar Heroes is a fast-paced run-and-gun action game by Treasure, renowned for its cooperative gameplay, inventive level design, and impressive graphics on 16-bit hardware.
-
C.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
-
D.
Blitz
Blitz is the Seattle Seahawks’ official blue and green anthropomorphic bird mascot who entertains fans at games and team events.
-
E.
The War Zone
The War Zone is a 1999 British drama film, adapted from Alexander Stuart’s novel, that starkly explores familial abuse and trauma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arcade game series
ⓘ
run and gun game series ⓘ video game series ⓘ |
| artStyle | 2D pixel art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer |
Nazca Corporation
ⓘ
SNK ⓘ |
| enemyFaction | Rebel Army ⓘ |
| enemyType |
aliens
ⓘ
mutants ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| firstReleaseTitle |
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001
ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
|
| franchiseStatus | long-running SNK franchise ⓘ |
| gameplayMechanic |
rescuing POWs
ⓘ
run-and-gun shooting ⓘ side-scrolling action ⓘ vehicle-based combat ⓘ |
| genre | run and gun ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Metal Slug 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 5 ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 6 ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 7 ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
|
| hasSpinOff |
Metal Slug Advance
ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
Metal Slug Attack ⓘ Metal Slug Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Metal Slug
|
| influencedBy | Contra ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist |
Eri Kasamoto
ⓘ
Fio Germi ⓘ Marco Rossi ⓘ Tarma Roving ⓘ |
| multiplayerMode | local co-op ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cooperative multiplayer
ⓘ
detailed pixel art ⓘ fast-paced gameplay ⓘ hand-drawn animation ⓘ high difficulty ⓘ humorous tone ⓘ |
| notableFor | arcade difficulty balancing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| perspective | side view ⓘ |
| platform |
Arcade
ⓘ
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
Neo Geo ⓘ
linked to:
Neo Geo AES
Neo Geo AES ⓘ Neo Geo MVS ⓘ Nintendo Switch ⓘ PlayStation ⓘ PlayStation 4 ⓘ Sega Saturn ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| publisher | SNK ⓘ |
| setting | fictional modern warfare ⓘ |
| signatureVehicle | SV-001 Metal Slug tank ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Metal Slug Description of subject: Metal Slug is a fast-paced, side-scrolling run-and-gun arcade game series known for its detailed pixel art, chaotic action, and cooperative gameplay.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug
linked to: Metal Slug