SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1

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SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1
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Developer(s) Terminal Reality, Alpha Denshi, SNK
Publisher(s) SNK NeoGeo (SNK Playmore)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii
ReleasePS2
  • NA: April 29, 2008
  • EU: September 20, 2008
PSP
  • NA: April 29, 2008
  • EU: September 20, 2008
  • JP: May 21, 2009
Wii
  • NA: July 28, 2008 [1]
  • EU: November 28, 2008
Genre(s) Various
Mode(s) Single-player, 2 player Cooperative

SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 is a video game compilation created and published by SNK which includes sixteen Neo Geo games. The compilation was released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and the Wii. [2] In Australia, it was only released on the PlayStation 2.

Contents

A sequel was released in Japan titled SNK Arcade Classics 0. The reason for the title having a ‘0’ is because the games in this collection predate the Neo Geo AES console. [3]

Games included

Titles included in SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1
TitleReleaseGenreNotes
Art of Fighting 1992 Fighting
Baseball Stars 2 1992 Sports
Burning Fight 1991 Beat 'em up
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters 1991Fighting
King of the Monsters 1991Fighting
Last Resort 1992 Shoot 'em up
Magician Lord 1990 Platform
Metal Slug 1996Shoot 'em up
Neo Turf Masters 1996Sports
Samurai Shodown 1993Fighting
Sengoku 1991Beat 'em up
Shock Troopers 1997Shoot 'em up
Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory 1995Sports
The King of Fighters '94 1994Fighting
Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy 1994Platform
World Heroes 1992FightingUnlockable by obtaining 10 medals

All titles are modified to work with the in-game medal system as well as on-screen controls.

SNK Arcade Classics 0
Developer(s) SNK Playmore
Publisher(s) SNK Playmore
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable
ReleasePSP
  • JP: April 21, 2011
Genre(s) Various
Mode(s) Single-player

SNK Arcade Classics 0

Titles included in SNK Arcade Classics 0
TitleReleaseGenreNotes
ASO (Alpha Mission)1985 Shoot 'em up
Athena 1986Platform
Bermuda Triangle 1987 Shoot 'em up
Dogō Sōken (Ikari II)1986 Shoot 'em up
Gold Medalist1988Sports
Guerrilla War 1987 Shoot 'em up
HAL 211985 Shoot 'em up
Ikari Warriors 1986 Shoot 'em up
Ikari III: The Rescue 1989 Beat 'em up Overseas version
Marvin's Maze 1983Puzzle
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War 1988 Beat 'em up
Prehistoric Isle in 1930 1989 Shoot 'em up
Psycho Soldier 1987 Shoot 'em up
SAR: Search and Rescue1989 Shoot 'em up
Sasuke vs. Commander1980 Shoot 'em up
Street Smart 1989Fighting
Super Championship Baseball1989SportsOverseas version
TANK 1985 Shoot 'em up
Touch Down Fever 1987Sports
Vanguard II 1984 Shoot 'em up

Reception

IGN gave the Wii version a 7.2 out of 10. They applauded the high value for money (roughly $2 per game), the inclusion of achievements, the short load times and limited slowdown compared to the PlayStation 2 and PSP versions, the selection of four control schemes which all work very well, the inclusion of multiplayer modes in most of the games, and the diversity of game genres offered. Their one criticism was the locking of move lists. [14] GameSpot gave it a 6 out of 10. Like IGN, they criticized the locking of move lists; unlike them, they argued that of the four available control schemes, only the Classic Controller functions competently for all the games. However, their main complaint was that of the 16 games, only Last Resort and Metal Slug are worth getting, with the remaining 14 games being "middling to bad". [15]

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