I've played Siberian Strike X on a friend's Ipaq, and it is definitely a great game. I like the large variety of weapons and the fact that it has more levels.
However, I still find the Fire Power artwork to be much better. It has a great cartoony feel and large, attractive sprites.
And poor control still plagues both games. This is all due to the PDA d-pad though. These games are always better suited to a joystick or gamepad.
I still don't see how dying in one shot is a bad thing. Just my opinion, but all of the old school shooters were like that, and it just keeps you on your toes and makes it ultimately more challenging. Just a pet peeve, but it also reminds me of the days before the internet and faqs when you were playing a quest-type game and had to figure out the puzzles yourself. Or when you played an rpg, and you had to navigate mazes all on your own. Or when you had to play an action game with only 3 lives per 3 continues.
Not to get back on topic :D but does anyone have any more suggestions? I read somewhere that
Tommy Kombat is "like Metal Slug", but I can't get the demo to work on my Axim.
Here is a link. Unsuccessful because I'm running 2003, maybe?