The first fighter to make significant use of weapons, Samurai Shodown was also revolutionary for its amazing visuals.
Art of Fighting brought several key new features to the fighting game scene; most notably a "spirit" bar that limited the number of special moves you could perform.
Released shortly after Street Fighter 2, Fatal Fury was unique largely due to the fact that it had two separate planes that players could strategically use to dodge attacks.
Perhaps the most graphically impressive baseball game of its era, Baseball Stars Professional featured large player sprites, and even player trade and upgrade options.
A classic action-adventure game, Magician Lord places you in the role of a magician lord seeking out eight books of wisdom while fighting off enemies with numerous types of magic.
Somewhat different from its predecessors, Ikari III is considered more of a beat-'em-up than a scrolling shooter, despite the fact that on occasion you can use machine guns or grenades.
Gang Wars has you take on the role of Mike and fight through several parts of New York City against an evil gang known as The Jaguar.
Prehistoric Isle is a pre-NeoGeo-era arcade classic that players can now play via the PlayStation Minis.
P.O.W. is a pre-NeoGeo-era arcade classic that players can now play via the PlayStation Minis.
Time Soldiers is a vertical-scrolling shooter that was released by SNK in 1989.
A hit at the arcades and later on home consoles, Athena offered platforming action with RPG elements, as well as a unique manga-style art.
The latest game in the Metal Slug series is a 3D, behind-the-back shooter.
SNK Playmore is bringing its popular fighting series to the PSP.
In King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 360, you can once again prove that you're the best fighter in the world. The game features a host of famous SNK characters with ...
All in all, the game is still quite fun, despite the graphical letdown.
King of Fighters' main selling point, and most redeeming feature, is the sheer number of playable characters.
For casual players, it may seem like just another disc on the pile, but for enthusiasts it's an extremely deep and enjoyable game that really shouldn't be missed.
The second game in SNK's Samurai Shodown line is widely regarded as the best of the series.
Those who loved the arcade game version of Samurai Shodown III will be happy with this conversion.
One of the worst fighting games in recent memory from SNK or anyone else, Warrior's Rage offers very little for anyone but the most fanatical Samurai Shodown fans and SNK ...
The King of Fighters '99 for the PlayStation is a fairly good port in and of itself, especially considering the limitations of the aging PlayStation hardware.
The Metal Slug games represent a high watermark for arcade side-scrolling shooter graphics, and the PlayStation port of X does not disappoint.
SNK's arcade fighter is making one more run on the Dreamcast.
Metal Slug 4 will take place in the not-too-distant future of the year 200X, and in the game, four heroes are dispatched to oppose a military upheaval.
Spend some time with it and you'll eventually realize that it's one of the deepest, most technical 2D fighting games ever made.
SNK Playmore brings the next King of Fighters to the Xbox.
Originally released on the Neo Geo, Metal Slug brings side-scrolling shooting action to the GBA.
Widely considered the best game in the illustrious King of Fighters series, '98 features a huge cast of characters and finely tuned 2D fighting action.
The King of Fighters '97 improves on its predecessor with superior three-on-three fighting action and a bigger cast of characters.
The classic descendant of Fatal Fury arrives on Xbox Live Arcade.
Metal Slug 3 brings its signature run 'n' gun shooting action to Xbox LIVE Arcade.
King of Fighters '94 was the first fighter that introduced team-based matches.
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