![]() ![]() However if you were bred on the more traditional Nintendo or Sega titles, some of these games may come across a bit stale. Fighting games, shoot ’em ups and classic side scrollers are the main course, and if you enjoy those, SNK certainly has a special knack for creating some classics. For example SNK has specialized in certain genres and this disc is generally packed with those types of games. The biggest hurdle to enjoying SNK Classics is your personal taste in classic games. While not a necessity it is nice to see developers continuing to look for more ways to hook their players in and giving them rewards for continued play. Sure it seems strange, but it also makes you experience every title on the disc. For example there are certain items locked in one particular game in order to unlock those it may force you to play an entirely different game. While these goals certainly add replay value they also force you to play every game on the disc. Much like Achievements, these goals will unlock new items and even in game content for other titles on the disc. Each game has a set of goals that range from things such as beating the game without continues to more established things such as beating it on a tougher difficulty. Think of it as a generic form of Achievements that are used to unlock new features and you get the idea. Probably one of the most intriguing features packed into this collection are the goals system. Using the Wii remote on its own is more of a chore than anything thanks to its lack of buttons. Honestly the best possible scenario (per usual) is the Cube or Classic Controller as they have the best range of motion and a proper set of buttons designed for arcade titles. You can opt to play with just the Wii remote, a combination of remote and nunchuk or even the Gamecube or Classic Controller. That being said the strengths of the Wii outing make this the definitive one to own.įor starters you have the option to play using a variety of control configurations. The Wii iteration is certainly the strongest version of the three however, if you have already purchased one of the aforementioned titles there is little here to warrant a re-purchase. The main menu is littered with retro paraphernalia including release dates of each game and lists them in a simple alphabetical order.Īnyone who is a fan of SNK will no doubt be aware that this collection has already popped up on both the PS2 and PSP. Overall the compilation is solid and with the inclusion of two-player on almost all of these titles you will sometimes transport back in time where the smell of skeeball tickets and sweaty teenagers who had yet to discover deodorant permeate. Outside of these are some more obscure titles such as Magician Lord, Last Resort and Burning Fight. The highlights of the collection include Baseball Stars 2, King of the Monsters, Metal Slug, Samurai Showdown, King of Fighters 94, World Heroes and Art of Fighting. Sixteen full-fledged titles are on the disc including some of the company’s most revered franchises, and all for around two dollars a game.įirst let’s run the gamut here. SNK Arcade Classics: Volume One is another solid assortment of sprite-induced glory that is hard not to recommend to fans of SNK. ![]() They are kind of like casual games for the more serious gamer and personally I am a sucker for a good collection of old-school love. Love them or hate them collections are an increasingly popular way for developers to make money, and for gamers to experience older titles that may have come out before they were into the hobby. Just take a look at their last few releases and you will notice a pattern. The rest are a combination of arcade action scrollers and shoot-em-ups.It seems lately that the folks at SNK have come to the conclusion that compilations are the way to go. Burning Fight and Senoku are both Final Fight-style scrolling beat-em-ups and Neo Turf Masters, Baseball Stars 2 and Super Sidekicks 3: The Final Glory represent the sporting side of the video gamer’s armoury. Art Of Fighting, Fatal Fury, King Of The Fighters ’94, King Of The Monsters, Samurai Showdown and World Heroes are all 2D head-to-head fighters. Clearly educated in the school of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ several of the titles are variations on a well worn theme. SNK Playmore are most famous for beat-em-ups like Fatal Fury, Art Of Fighting (both included here) and for developing the Neo-Geo home arcade system and this collection of 16 of their titles showcases their talents very well. On closer inspection, this is quickly discovered to be a lie, unless, of course, anyone out there is really claiming little-known Last Resort or side scrolling actionner Top Hunter to be classics. The banner on the back proudly proclaims ’16 Classics On One Disc!’. ![]()
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