Metal Slug 7 (メタルスラッグ 7) is a run and gun action shooting video game for the Nintendo DS in the Metal Slug series. It was announced in the September 2007 issue of Famitsu and marks the first game in the main series to be released without an arcade version. The North American version of the game comes with a holographic paper cover and a small disc. A PSP port called Metal Slug XX and included stages and characters from Metal Slug 3, new missions from the drill instructor, and Leona and Whip as a playable character as downloadable content.