Neo Geo Online Complete Box Volumes 1 and 2

Written by Marc DeAngelis

Friday, 25 December 2009 00:00

Today in Japan, SNK Playmore will release twelve games. Suck on that EA and Activision. On the slightly less awesome side, all these games are re-releases of PS2 arcade ports. But hey, they come in some of the classiest packaging I've ever seen.

Hit the link for the rundown on Neo Geo Online Collection Complete Box Volumes 1 and 2...

As attractive as these box sets are, the word "Complete" is quite misleading. First of all, if it was complete, why would it come in two separate volumes? Also, where are all the Metal Slug ports or the ADK collection? You've failed me again, SNK Playmore.

With that out of the way, the box sets do come with some great games. Most of the Fatal Fury games are in Volume 1, as are a few Samurai Spirits (AKA Samurai Showdown) titles and the SunSoft Collection, which contains Galaxy Fight (meh) and Waku Waku 7 (woo!).

King of Fighters '95 to 2001 are found in Volume 2. You'll also find World Heroes Gorgeous, which in itself contains four World Heroes titles. Fūun Super Combo contains Savage Reign and it's excellent sequel Kizuna Encounter. And topping it all off is Last Blade 1 and 2.

Are the two box sets worth buying? If you just want to play the games, then no. Most of the titles in these collections can be found in SNK Playmore's budget title compilations, which you can get for about $10 each. For a collector, though, if you don't have the bills to have these on MVS or AES carts, the box sets are probably the closest you'll get in terms of collectability.

[pics (obviously) from Play-Asia]

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Nice
written by Adam Dodd, December 27, 2009

I would love something like this, and that is some rather stylish packaging. My brother collects game consoles so this may very well be a late Christmas present for him. However, I'm not terribly knowledgeable of older games so which volume of this "complete" package would you recommend?

hmm
written by MarcD, December 28, 2009

Hey Adam,

That's a tough call. It really comes down to preference. If I had to choose one, though, I'd probably go for Volume 2, thanks mostly to the later King of Fighters games, Last Blade, and Kizuna Encounter. Hope that helps!

PS: Don't forget you'll need a Japanese or modded PS2 to play these.

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written by Adam Dodd, December 28, 2009

Perfect, he just bought a Japanese PS2 from Play Asia (I think), so that shouldn't be a problem. His gaming preferences are all over the place, so I'll probably go with that.

Thanks!

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