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Great Collection - Eagerly Awaiting Vol. 2May 14, 2008
By Richard E. Benns While the goal here seemed to be to represent SNK's past hits, rather than those that have aged well, this is a nice compilation. The graphics are good, everything controls well (unless you have an original model PSP, as the d-pad inability to perform the complex movements for special moves holds true here, and, while initial load times are quite lengthy, once a game is loaded, it rarely needs to access the disc again, except for some of the newer, more complex titles, like Metal Slug and Shock Troopers. Basically, they are the arcade games, for better or worse, which means there aren't any enhancements (aside from viewing options and the ability to save checkpoints). So the collection will live or die based on the games themselves. Some highlights:
Art of Fighting / Fatal Fury / Samurai Showdown / World Heroes / King of Fighters '94 - all are the first entries into SNK's multiple fighting series. Still good games today, but their sequels generally superior.
King of Monsters - Wrestling game with giant monsters fighting in Japan's major cities. Trashing the cities during your attempts to take down your rival is fun, but the gameplay is pretty shallow, and huge sections of the city are out of bounds, so the intact buildings sit there and taunt you.
Magician Lord - Fun, fantasy-themed platformer, which time has been surprisingly kind to.
Metal Slug - Humorous, side-scrolling shooter, inspired by Contra. Best game on the disc; a classic, though nothing has changed from the previously released Metal Slug Anthology version.
Shock Troopers - Commando rip-off. Fun, and has a nice level branching system, but not as polished as Metal Slug.
Baseball Stars 2 - The many baseball games released after this makes the flaws stand out more than ever, but considering the varying quality of many of those baseball franchises, you could do a lot worse.
Last Resort - Total rip-off of R-Type (even has similar looking enemies) down to the high difficulty, but still fun if you liked that series.
Overall, a good compilation. Many notable games were missing, such as Nam-75, Crossed Swords, Ninja Combat, Robo Army, Cyber Lip, Mutation Nation, and Super 8 Man. Also, many of these games, such as Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, King of Fighters, and World Heroes, have sequels that essentially add content and tweak the gameplay, rather than revamping everything, so these are already obsolete. Still, a good value, and a quality collection.
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More than solid collectionMay 23, 2008
By N. Durham
"Big Evil"
SNK Playmore has been releasing budget priced compilation discs on the PS2 of their various franchises for a while now, and SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 breaks the tradition by hitting the PSP as well. The first thing you'll notice is that, finally, SNK has changed up the menu screen, and added goals to each of the 16 games that when completed will unlock new features and extras. Featured here in this collection are titles found on previous home console collections like the first installments of Art of Fighting, World Heroes, Metal Slug, and Fatal Fury; but there are some real gems to be found here as well. Baseball Stars 2, King of the Monsters, King of Fighters '94, Samurai Shodown, Last Resort, Top Hunter, and Shock Troopers are all wonderful experiences that make this compilation worth picking up alone. Some games aren't all that special, like Burning Fight, while others are decent enough like Super Sidekicks 3 and Sengoku. That being said, you won't find any bad games in this collection, but what really hurts it are some technical issues. Shock Troopers and King of the Monsters specifically suffer from some very noticable slowdown, while Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, World Heroes, and Sengoku feature archaic controls that show the age of the games. Flaws aside though, you can't beat what you get with SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1: 16 games ranging from decent to great, and a nice list of unlockables. However, the fact that the game doesn't carry the kind of ultra-budget price tag on the PSP that it does on the PS2 is a little mind boggling, but all things considered, this is still a great compilation. All in all, if you're an SNK fan, you already know this collection is a must own, especially if you're a PSP owning SNK lover.
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SNK ARCADE CLASSICS PSPJun 05, 2008
By Kevin Martin
"Kegdrinka"
Excellent bundle of games !
loads of memories were brought back, believe when i say this !!!
Hopefully SNK release a second volume, for it would be wicker, lol !!
cheers !!
Lots of MemoriesOct 18, 2010
This is a revolution of fantastic video games and I love it. Great for schooling the younger generation on. The challenges are the same as the original themed games. Great buy for all.
SNK aka NeoGeo GamesFeb 20, 2009
By Steven D. Fujinaga
"Fuj"
Bought this as one of the first games I bought for the PSP. Spent a lot of quarters back in the day on these games, and I wanted something that I could play quickly for a few minutes to kill time.
Very surprised by the number of games in this package. Very playable golf game, baseball game, soccer game, and several side scrolling shooters. You can tell that these are direct ports of the Coin-Op games, as most of them say "freeplay" at the start. That means unlimited continues on most of the games, and you can finish any of the games in one sitting. That would have cost me a fortune in the arcade! Are the games showing their age? I don't think so, as yoou cannot really show a lot of 3D graphics on the little PSP screen anyways. I enjoyed this disk, and would have to say it is my favorite PSP game at this time.
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