Mad Slug es un juego arcade de carrera y armaEl jugador comienza con solamente un simple arma de fuego; como el juego progresa, el jugador puede recoger nuevas armas. El jugador sólo puede utilizar un arma a la vez. Cuando se encuentra una nueva arma, que sustituye a la anterior. Del mismo modo, cuando la munición se agota, el jugador vuelve a utilizar el arma de fuego, que tiene munición ilimitada.Mad Slug Attack is a run and gun arcade game,The game's story involved the Ace Commando , a small but skilled team of soldiers serving under the Regular Army's special operations division, who fight against the army of General Jack in order to prevent a massive coup d'état and the creation of a New World Order. and the player is the captain of this Command, The player must shoot constantly at a continual stream of enemies in order to reach the end of each level. At this point, the player confronts a boss, who is usually considerably larger and tougher than regular enemies. On the way through each level, the player can find numerous weapon upgrades,In addition to shooting, the player can also perform melee attacks by using a pan. The player does not die simply by coming into contact with enemies, and correspondingly, many of the enemy troops also have melee attacks. Much of the game's scenery is also destructible, and occasionally, this reveals extra items or power-ups, although most of the time it simply results in collateral damage.During the course of a level, the player also encounters POWs, who, if freed, offer the player bonuses in the form of random items or weapons. At the end of each level, the player receives a scoring bonus based on the number of freed POWs. If the player dies before the end of the level, the tally of freed POWs reverts to zero.