<s>
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
created	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	B-Application
for	O
the	O
MVS	O
arcade	O
platform	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Noise	O
Factory/SNK	O
Playmore	O
,	O
after	O
Korean	O
company	O
Mega	O
Enterprise	O
had	O
directed	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
released	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
along	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
for	O
a	O
Korean	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
special	O
disc	O
that	O
contains	O
deep	O
and	O
intricate	O
secrets	O
about	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
project	O
is	O
stolen	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Ptolemaic	O
Army	O
,	O
whose	O
specialty	O
lies	O
from	O
within	O
archaeological	O
excavation	O
and	O
espionage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
scores	O
from	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
8.1	O
on	O
GameSpot	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
and	O
8.4	O
for	O
the	O
Arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
