SNK Playmore heads to Live Arcade

  • By Walt Wyman, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
  • Posted Aug 24, 2006 11:46 am PT

Publisher to show Fatal Fury Special for Xbox 360's download service, new King of Fighters for PS2, Metal Slug PSP at next month's Tokyo Game Show.

When Capcom released Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting on Xbox Live Arcade earlier this month, it was quickly pronounced the fastest-selling title ever to hit the service. Obviously, there is an audience for downloadable 2D arcade fighting classics on the Xbox 360.

That audience has another title to look forward to, as SNK Playmore revealed its lineup for the Tokyo Game Show, running September 22 to 24, and it included the company's first offering for the Xbox 360: a Live Arcade version of Garou Densetsu Special (Fatal Fury Special in the US).

Looking at the PlayStation 2, there will be a nonplayable demo of The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match accompanied by a playable demo of Garou Densetsu Battle Archives 2. And in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Metal Slug, SNK will also ready a playable Sony PSP title called Metal Slug Complete. Although SNK lists this as a newly announced title, it is presumably the same game as Metal Slug Collection, which SNK showed to the Western press at the Game Developers Conference back in March and renamed Metal Slug Anthology for its appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May.

125 Comments

  • volumesoxxs

    Posted Aug 8, 2007 12:00 am PT

    nice can't wait for the xbox live arcade port

  • 24dude13

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 6:41 am PT

    They should really stop putting this type of game and make a better game and they really need to improve.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Sep 22, 2006 3:49 am PT

    cool

  • chiefmegadeth

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 8:02 pm PT

    Cant wait for Fatal Fury Special
    Xbox 360 rules PS i got a doa arcade stick just for Street Fighter

  • tonyleo01

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 4:49 pm PT

    the 360 needs to come out with an arcade stick and fast!

  • Dolacide

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 7:42 am PT

    I loved Fatal Fury Special, I use to play it on my Snes all the time.

  • ewjim

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 5:10 am PT

    Not many titles... for me!

  • Cpu1

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 8:15 pm PT

    I heard a while ago that a Metal Sug Anthology will be out for the Wii, maybe its not true but hey its something to look forward to.

  • thepeter

    Posted Sep 20, 2006 4:56 pm PT

    Neo-Geo will be on the Wi virtual console, you heard it here first!

  • populationdavid

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 10:45 pm PT

    Suhunkorea, it's called Metal Slug becuase you can pilot Mech's called Metal Slugs. The most famous being the "Metal Vehicle 001".

  • SuperbGamer

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 9:07 pm PT

    The Tokyo Game Show never ceases to amaze me!

  • suhunkorea

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 4:25 pm PT

    HEY GIVE US METAL SLUG COMPLETE FOR 360
    AND WHY IS IT CALLED METAL SLUG??

  • piecake

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 8:26 am PT

    Xbox live arcade rocks as does the psp

  • volumesoxxs

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 9:05 pm PT

    Im so excited if they come to the xbox live arcade. I mean the arcade market is moving to xbox live now in my opinion.

  • radiostyle

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 12:50 pm PT

    I think SNK Playmore should go to XBOX Live Arcade because arcade market is smaller and smaller nowadays and also SNK's technology much lower than other company. have u ever seen any high-end 3d games of the SNK Playmore? they made some 3D games but I think these games are not for XBOX360 and PS3 but only PS2 or XBOX. (Maybe..Dreamcast?)

  • aznbenjiman

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 5:01 am PT

    how come u can never find these games in the US....

  • Mahobudo

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 10:01 pm PT

    It can never replaces the feel of the NEOGEO LONG LIVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

  • Antor1

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 9:02 pm PT

    Damn, when I first saw this I thought that they were going to bring Metal slug to xbox live arcade, with online co-op and stuff. Now that would be some crazy stuff, but I guess KOF works.

  • Carmensk

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 8:06 pm PT

    Garou Densetsu Special? Granted its probably the best classic (pre-'94) fighter outside of Samurai Spirits (and some would argue Street Fighter II), but it seems like an odd choice. My guess is they're using it as a test bed before unveiling the big boys: the KoF games.

  • CR4WLEY

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 12:11 pm PT

    god the artwork is gorgeous! keep up the great design work guys!

  • MeteorNess

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 10:55 am PT

    I want metal slug for psp, i'm a hugeee metal slug fan hehe

  • Cbot

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 8:46 am PT

    I'm getting Fatal fury special for sure.

  • grkzr

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 3:41 am PT

    i dunno about the metal slug idéa i mean you can download a emulator and play the games anyway

  • yashiro16

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 9:55 pm PT

    waaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh

  • Kyo__man66

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 7:58 pm PT

    This is awesome.

  • Squids-Ahoy

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 7:35 pm PT

    That is frickin awsome

  • hrah

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 6:24 pm PT

    me too , i want metal slug collection for my psp, NICE!!!!!!

  • mexican_lord

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 3:00 pm PT

    we need king of fighters 97 and above, those will be great on live arcade.

  • liri

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 12:50 pm PT

    the metal slug collection is also coming out for the Wii

  • WESLY_SNYPES

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 12:27 pm PT

    Come on Samurai Shodown...

  • KronikKilla

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 5:12 pm PT

    No Metal Slug for 360? No Co-Op Live play... Fatal Fury should be nice though.

  • Gleba2388

    Posted Sep 10, 2006 10:47 am PT

    Maybe Fatal Fury Special will be great... or maybe not...

  • JaMeS4418

    Posted Sep 9, 2006 3:29 pm PT

    i never knew that game was that popular on the xbl arcade

  • ulrikz

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 11:24 am PT

    I must have that MS Collection for the PSP!

  • edubuccaneer Site moderator

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 7:01 pm PT

    snk playmore, xbox live, metal slug, fatal fury, anthology, garou densetsu, mark of the wolves, tgs

  • thesand212

    Posted Sep 5, 2006 9:31 pm PT

    Fatal Fury Oh yaeh it's old school baby

  • Da1ShrpSh0trGrl

    Posted Sep 2, 2006 6:51 pm PT

    I guess I got over Street Fighter because am not too exited. FPS games are taking over me...

  • -Twilight-

    Posted Sep 2, 2006 8:37 am PT

    I'll be looking foward to Fatal Fury, and if I had a PSP I would say the same about Metal Slug.

  • GPSnake03

    Posted Sep 1, 2006 5:18 pm PT

    SNK rules

  • GPSnake03

    Posted Sep 1, 2006 5:13 pm PT

    Sounds great

  • mexisnake

    Posted Sep 1, 2006 12:17 pm PT

    Metal Slug Complete!!!!! It's about time they made a Metal Slug for the PSP.

  • Pastehunter

    Posted Sep 1, 2006 9:52 am PT

    Im only interested in Metal Slug .

  • Ponsardin

    Posted Sep 1, 2006 9:32 am PT

    I think it was impossible to have an Xbox Live Arcade without SNK Playmore games. They belong to the essentials of old-school gaming!

  • Maui00

    Posted Aug 31, 2006 3:17 pm PT

    Sounds great

  • Hoopin4thelove

    Posted Aug 31, 2006 11:16 am PT

    i love 2D games, and if justin timberlake can bring sexyback i want to bring 2Dback, as well as platforming............

    the SNES, SEGA days

  • ocdog45

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 11:46 pm PT

    SNK is tight. good hours on those games

  • hemakm3

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 7:26 am PT

    Love SNK games-bring it on.

  • soulknight63133

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 2:17 am PT

    I agree with you guyz on some of their other titles would be good on Live. But the only way we will get them is by making sure FF is successful. So even if you're remotely interested invest in this title to ensure that more titles will come to Live.

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