The Beginner Support Campaign is a new feature introduced in Metal Slug Attack made exclusively for the new players.
Overview[]
Upon creating a new account, the player is given a small icon badge on their profile which marks them as a beginner. The Campaign offers unique beneficial features for the new players to progress much more easily in the game.
Upon reaching Level 10, the player no longer receives benefits from the Campaign as well as their badge will be removed.
Features Offered[]
Medals[]
First time players are always rewarded with a hefty sum of medals (currently at 3000).
One Time Offer[]
Like the Level Up Sales offered for each level ups and the One Time Medal Offers in the Medal Shop, the beginners are offered 4750 medals along with 3 x80 parts of a Rare units and 3000000.
The following units are included in the Beginner's One Time Offer:
Free Box/Step Up Crank[]
Once after completing the basic tutorials of the game (as well as downloading the additional files), the Combat School drill instructor Sophia will offer the player different Box/Step Up Crank units for free. Each has a description and introductory dialogues of the certain units. There are 10 units offered in total, 2 in each of the factions.
Upon selecting a desired unit offered, it is automatically given to the player at platinum frame.
List of Units (4.0.0)[]
Unit | Faction | Description |
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Nikita | Regular Army | "A rather domineering female officer who loves feeling superior to others. The cannon fired by her weapon pierces through all enemies in range." |
Amber | Regular Army | "A lone-wolf pilot whose presence isn't inviting towards others. Her Slug Attacker can transform into Human Mode, allowing her to use her piercing lance against enemies, or Tank Mode which allows her to stop enemy bullets." |
Norah | Rebel Army | "A girl with two sides, whose cute face belies her cruel personality. She wields flames like a whip, and can create a dragon by raising the flames in the air. Bringing the dragon down, she deals continued damage to enemies along the ground." |
Shizuka | Rebel Army | "A ninja who has inherited the ninja technique known as "Dark Assassination Style", she's mastered the arts of assassination via kunai. She bewilders enemies with an afterimage, dodging their attacks. Her thrust attack after disappearing only to reappear before the enemy's eyes is very powerful." |
Sho | Ptolemaic Army | "He's a bit weak willed, but is a worker who gets his job done. He skillfully uses instantaneous movement to dodge attacks. His secret dance techniques deal a lot of damage to enemies on the front line." |
Owen | Ptolemaic Army | "Commander of the Ptolemaic Army's guerrilla forces, and feared as the leader of the land. When the back of his hand glows, he raises his fist in the air and advanced to the front line with ease. He has high HP, and counters enemy attacks." |
Rillacle | Aliens | "An invader very interested in earth's battlegrounds and weaponry. She pounds enemies with a heavy blow, using a giant fist made from her tentacle." |
Schwarz Metzelei | Aliens | "An invader from another galaxy who came to invade earth. She uses her big tail to attack enemies and absorb their HP, making it hers." |
First Baby | Independent | "A prototype version of multiple AI viruses. She controls a floating weapon, and performs wide area attacks from the air. Her miniature Bomber Weapon boasts of intense power." |
Iron Fortress | Independent | "A huge tank equipped with an independent AI. The missiles fired from the huge tank rained down from the sky, attacking enemies even in the rear guard." |
List of Units (4.19.0)[]
Unit | Faction | Description |
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OneMan Army Ralf | Regular Army | "Captain of the mercenary unit directly under Heidern. He's a rough and hot-blooded man who's very good at handling heavy weaponry. Using gigantic bursts of flames like those of a phoenix to take out wide swaths of enemies, he's basically a one-man army." |
MS-Alice.ghost | Regular Army | "An evolved AI existence born within the CPU of the SV-001 computer virus made by a genius programmer. Uses the self-destruct feature of large-scale weaponry to deal devastating damage to the enemy." |
Immortal Allen | Rebel Army | "Boasting overwhelming strength in every category, he is a man feared by friends and foe. He is often called the "Devil Sergeant". With his high HP and his flawless body's ability revive no matter how many times he fails, he's perfect for holding the frontlines." |
Abigail (Subjugation Tactics) | Rebel Army | "Staff Officer of the Rebel Army, whose greatest display of affection is becoming the enemy of the one she loves. With her clear intellect, she has led her forces to many a victory. A specialist in laser weapons, she is skilled at long-range attacks." |
Beecham | Ptolemaic Army | "A troublemaker who causes problems wherever she goes with her rough demeanor. Yet, her lack of a hidden other side, and her compassionate personality draw both her allies and superiors to her. The shock wave fired from her large-tank scale battery has enough power to send scores of incoming tanks flying." |
Josette | Ptolemaic Army | "She may look weak, but she's strong enough to have received a stamp of approval from the Ptolemaic Army's hand-to-hand combat instructor. She can run down enemies using a high-efficiency prototype powered suit. A killing blow dealt after a high jump causes massive damage to the enemy's frontline." |
Bloom Metzelei | Aliens | "An invader as beautiful as a flower, who came to carry out the invasion of Earth. She attacks by bringing forth thick ivy stalks from the earth to impale scores of enemies. The poisonous mist taht seeps from her flower can also weaken the enemy." |
Mars Gigantalos | Aliens | "A phantom robot made with the liberal use of advanced Martian technology. The person on board pilots the robot by syncing up their consciousness with it. It has the special ability to paralyze huge swaths of enemies, as well as the ability to heal its own HP." |
Hathol | Independent | "One of the priests who offered up her own heart as a sacrifice to Pharaoh and Cleopatra when they were alive and performed the ceremony of eternal life. The robes she wears, imbued with cursed energy, gives her immense destructive power, and weakens any enemy who touches it." |
Runaway White Baby | Independent | "This prototype computer virus created by Amadeus finally makes itself known to the world. It has fallen into rampage due to absorbing huge amounts of data from cyberspace. It uses its huge ship to deal repeated heavy blows to the enemy." |
Navigationv t e | |||||||||
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Game Modes | Another Story | Attack! • List of Standard Missions • List of Elite Missions | Battle and Team Battle | Combat School | Extra Ops / Guild Ops • List of Extra Ops | Online | P.O.W. Rescue | Rank Match | Special Ops | Ultimate Mission | Battle Tactics | ||||||||
Features | User Profile | Level and EXP | VIP | Build Up • Laboratory | Units • by Icon • Teams • Unobtainable | Stats | Items • by Stats • Special Items • Status Strengthening • Event Items | Guild • List of Guild Raid Stages | Daily Login | Daily Quests | Events | Power-Up | Quests | Mystery Crank | Treasure Hunt | Shops | Dream Lottery | Beginner Support Campaign | ||||||||
Extras | Patch Notes | Music | Update History | Event Schedule |