SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

Release Date: November 13, 2018

Arcade, platformers, 2D, beat 'em up, package, remasters/remakes, shoot 'em up, shooters, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer

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A collection released for the 40th anniversary of SNK. It features titles like Crystalis, Ikari III: The Rescue, Guerrilla War, P.O.W., Prehistoric Isle in 1930, Psycho Soldier, TNK III, Vanguard, and Victory Road.

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Game is Recomended by 63% of Critics. There are 49 Critic Reviews.

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Game Revolution: 4 / 5 by Alex Santa Maria

This all comes from a passion to keep as much this industry's history alive as possible, and it all shines through in the final product.

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GameSpot: 8 / 10 by Peter Brown

A portion of SNK's pre-Neo Geo library is given the archaeological treatment in the diverse and educational SNK 40th Anniversary Collection.

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PlayStation LifeStyle: 10 / 10 by Lucas White

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is one of the coolest, most fascinating video game releases out in 2019.

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SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Description

Mechanics
Technical aspects
Misc.

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is a collection of classic games developed by SNK. The package was released in 2018 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the company that was founded in 1978 as Shin Nihon Kikaku Corporation.

Mechanics

The collection features a set of old games. Some of them are available in two versions – the one known from arcades and one from consoles. The developers implemented some improvements like the option to rewind the gameplay or to save the game at any point. The controls were also adapted to modern controllers. A Museum Mode was added – it features various graphics materials with the history of the company and its games.

Among the latter there are shooters like Alpha Mission from 1985 and Ikari Warriors from 1986, action platform game Athena also from 1986, beat ‘em up game Street Smart from 1989, and titles like Crystalis, Ikari III: The Rescue, Guerrilla War, P.O.W., Prehistoric Isle in 1930, Psycho Soldier, TNK III, Vanguard and Victory Road

Technical aspects

None of the games available in SNK 40th Anniversary Collection were improved when it comes to graphics or sounds. The only change is the fact that the collection supports 1080p resolution.

Misc.

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection features a box edition that contains Nostalgic Music Collection CD soundtrack, 40th Anniversary Art Collection art book, and a special box.

Last updated on October 1, 2018