SNK has released several collections of their classic fighters from the 90s, and the newest is the King of Fighters Collection – The Orochi Saga. This compilation disc is very well priced at just $15 online, and contains the original five of SNK's timeless fighting series, the King of Fighters, from'94 through '98.

SNK has released several collections of their classic fighters from the 90s, and the newest is the King of Fighters Collection – The Orochi Saga. This compilation disc is very well priced at just $15 online, and contains the original five of SNK's timeless fighting series, the King of Fighters, from'94 through '98.

Collections are tricky to review; the primary gamers willing to consume such a diverse package are comprised of two distinct groups.  On one hand you have the crowd whose interest may be sourced in nostalgia.  Their fond memories of cherished titles from decades past may outweigh potential shortcomings in the modern evaluation of gameplay.  To this particular crowd, some of these games are classics and shouldn't be scrutinized or even compared with the deluge of modern software.  There was a time and a place for these titles, and a collection stands as a convenient way to reminisces with, rather than experience, the software.  Their enjoyment should be considered with their context – which is difficult if you never spent time with any of these titles over a decade ago.

Aspyr was cool enough to send us the PC/Mac hybrid release of Guitar Hero 3 last week, and I’ve spent some time with it this weekend on my PC. The good news? It’s the same great Guitar Hero you’ve come to know on the consoles. The bad news? Well, there isn’t much, so let’s get to the details.

Many readers may not remember the Neo Geo, but any gamer who has held a controller for more than a couple years has probably heard of SNK.  The Neo Geo was a home entertainment system that came out 5 years after the popular Nintendo Entertainment system, in 1990.  Games initially cost quite a pretty penny, and many gamers could only afford the quarters it cost to play some of SNK’s games in arcades.

Last year, around August to be exact, SNK Playmore released a compilation of Fatal Fury games entitled Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1. The name, and the fact that several Fatal Fury games were lacking from the very nice compilation indicated that at least a second volume was on the way. This is indeed the case, and we've recently received Battle Archives Vol 2 in for review. Volume 2 features Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 The Newcomers. Packaged in the same fashion as other SNK compilation releases, complete with an excellent low price, and packed with three of SNK's best, this is another set that fighter fans cannot miss.

From 1992 to 1995, ADK developed the World Heroes series of fighting games, primarily released on SNK platforms like the Neo-Geo. We've seen several well put together collections and anthologies from SNK lately, and one more to add to the collection is the World Heroes Anthology, which I have been spending some time with this week. The entire four part series is here on one disc at a superb retail price of just fifteen dollars. Any fighting game fan should not pass this up. With that said, let’s get to the review.

SNK hasbeen behind some of the greatest fighters of all time. PS2 owners have been inluck over the past couple of years, as SNK Playmore has released several oftheir classic 2D fighters, and some new ones, too. Enter NEOGEO Battle Coliseum,a new title for the PS2 that brings together nearly forty fighters from a widerange of SNK titles...

SNK's long running King of Fighters series returns to the PS2 with King of Fighters XI. As with most of the series I have played over the years, there is a lot to like, but also some sticky drawbacks too that can make the game hard to get into or enjoy. Still, for 2D fighter fans, this is one to strongly consider for several reasons...

By the mid 90's, side scrolling run and gun games appeared to be on their last legs.  Contra, which had been synonymous with the genre since its inception in the late 80's, jumped shark and decided to gamble with full blown 3D.  Extensive side scrolling, pixel blasting mayhem was dropped in favor of newfangled polygons.  It looked good on paper, but the dream of 3D run and gun turned into a nightmare; the PSX Contra twins were awful.   Fear not, it was right about this time that SNK produced a very similar series that seemingly picked up right where classic Contra left off.  All the side scrolling, weapon upgrading, kill-a-hundred-guys-in-one-level-by-yourself mayhem was injected with a shot of adrenaline and reborn as Metal Slug.