[Spruce Moose]

The controls on the Wii version of the Metal Slug Anthology are only bad if you choose the wonky new Wiimote control options. Which you don't have to at all. Turning the Wiimote sideways works great for me(even the wiimote has enough buttons for Metal Slug, and I don't mind giving a little jerk for a grenade), or even just plugging in a Gamecube controller(more buttons than the game even needs).

If you only have a Wii, I would tell the reviews up yours and get this game. It's a great buy regardless of the version, and the new controls are only a bother if you're dumb enough to choose them(of course, the reviewers need to cover the whole game, including those controls, especially since they're the only thing different in that version).