The best hides from iron flesh

Something about Iron Meat it will only make you hungry, maybe even for meat. This enjoyable, well-crafted homage to the Contra series is a traditional run-and-gun affair. You play as a soldier who has been sent to fight a variety of enemy forces that appear to be very fleshy (meaty) in nature.

Because they are fleshy, they bleed and that means they can be killed. As a soldier, you're pretty good at it, but who says you have to be a soldier? The game offers a lot of skins to unlock and try, some of which are clear winners.

8 P.O.W

He wants to break free

When you're trying to make a run-and-gun game, it's always nice to pay homage to one of the series that dominated the arcades and then dominated the couch co-op world. Yes, the Metal Slug titles are veterans of the old games and have tried to stay relevant with even more recent releases like Metal Slug Tactics.

It felt good to run around a battlefield shooting all the bad guys and rescuing those bearded POWs who were more than happy to thank you. This time the POW joins the fight against the flesh with this skin. He is no longer a prisoner! However, it can end up being absorbed by the flesh.

7 Franklin

The other purple dinosaur

In the confines of internet fan fiction yet to be written, Barney the Dinosaur has a cousin. This cousin is looked down upon by the rest of the purple dinosaur family for pursuing a life of action rather than entertainment for children.

He is Franklin, a purple dinosaur who turned his body into a weapon so he could wield larger weapons. By donning this skin, you show that dinosaurs can be more than mindless animals or affectionate performers… they can be soldiers ready to shoot and then eat the flesh.

6 power suit

I borrowed it from a friend

If there was one game that helped refine the idea of ​​a run-and-gun adventure, it was Metroid. Not only were you a tough interstellar bounty hunter with a cannon for an arm, but you also had a sweet futuristic suit. It wasn't just about running and shooting everything that moved, it was just about navigating, choosing the right places to run to and choosing your shots.

But even Samus deserves to let loose and have fun with her weapons, so this skin is a cool way to let her do it.

5 Gorilla

Becoming Primal

What do you call it when you send a small group of elite soldiers to spread out behind enemy lines and fight individually and strategically from cover? If you don't know, that's okay, check out this gorilla. Gorillas haven't always had the best reputation in gaming, but thankfully Donkey Kong has had a long and popular career in platforming and adventure.

This Gorilla is no Kong though, he is a tough and trained elite fighting unit. He has the Rambo look and is ready to rip flesh with more than his bare hands. This guy is preparing for a war with the Gorilla. Oh!

4 Buff Shark

Wings that win

Sharks are awesome, and if you don't believe it, well, you probably haven't gotten to know them. These food trucks tend to get a bad rap because movies have spent years establishing their reputation as food trucks.

Sharks are intelligent creatures that play a vital role in the natural world, and yes, that involves eating. They have an aggressive streak and that's probably why the Buff Shark was put into action. This genetically enhanced shark has evolved to fight meat with a grin on its face and a bubble helmet.

3 Flame Skull

Really hot

It's not Marvel's Ghost Rider, and we all know how cool it would be to have Ghost Rider in this game, but come on. Flaming skulls have been a thing since before we started thinking it was okay to slap our books and body parts.

They have a power and in this universe, where flesh seems to be able to travel across dimensions, it is not unlikely that they have opened rifts between them. This is probably how the Flame Skull appeared and decided to join the other soldiers in their fight. Why he doesn't use his natural firepower in battle is a mystery.

2 Poochie

Rocking On!

If you don't get that reference, well, here it is: The Simpsons cartoon show Itchy & Scratchy was losing viewers, so the creators decided to add a new character, Poochie The Rockin' Dog, voiced by Homer. Unsurprisingly, the character was hated and suddenly killed off by changing the animation cel.

The episode pokes fun at the fact that so many shows introduce new characters with little tact or consideration for established dynamics. Well, tired of being taunted and hated, Poochie has given himself a makeover and is taking his anger out on the flesh.

1 Meat soldier

In the flesh

If flesh can so easily spread across the universe, across dimensions, and incorporate everything into its mass… Is it inevitable? Are these soldiers fighting a battle they are destined to lose? Wouldn't it be better and more peaceful if everyone accepted meat?

Maybe not, as there seems to be some hope. The hope is that those who are consumed by flesh can still maintain their identity and free will. The flesh soldier may look like a flesh enemy, but he still chooses to fight the mass that gave him a new fleshy form.