"SNK 40th Anniversary Collection"

"SNK 40th Anniversary Collection"

Reviewed By: Carless Yen

Developer: SNK

Platforms: Xbox, PS4, Switch, Steam

SNK 40th anniversary collection includes 28 old retro SNK games I'll list them below. They include Console and Arcade editions.

Alpha Mission,

Athena

Crystalis

Ikari Warriors

Ikari Warriors 2

Ikari III: The Rescue

Guerrilla War

P.O.W.

Prehistoric Isle

Psycho Soldier

Street Smart

T.N.K. III

Vanguard

Victory Road

Chopper I

Fantasy

Munch Mobile

Sasuke vs. Commander

Time Soldiers

Bermuda Triangle

Paddle Mania

Ozma Wars

Beast Busters

SAR: Search and Rescue

World Wars

As you can see a lot of classics some games i love. SNK arcade machines used to be every where, and they made a ton of great NES games as well. This collection delivers a little bit of everything. Some are kind of a miss, but for the most part it's just a great list. Some of my favorites are. Alpha Mission, Ikari Warriors, Crystalis, Guerilla War, POW, Prehistoric Isle, Ikari Warriors is just one of those unforgettable COOP games like Jackal or Contra. Crystalis is a complete RPG title that delivers on so many aspects. POW is one of those games like Double Dragon that is a blast side scrolling beat em up. Most of these games will take you back I can see a lot of the younger generation maybe not getting into these, but retro fans who loved the old school arcade machines, and consoles will love it.

There is tons of extras as well as you can look at old ads and videos for the games, and even listen to the soundtrack. There are also really cool side borders to make up for the smaller screen size. One of the cooler new options is a rewind button. These games are certainly challenging so that rewind button comes in handy especially if you want to complete these coin grabbing arcade games for the Achievements. All the Achievements are just for completion of the games.

Is it for you? I think if you love the old school retros your gonna not be able to put this down. If you played these back in the days, or your just a video game historian you will fall in love with this. If your not into arcade and retro console games it isn't going to hold your interest. If your an Achievement hunter it might annoy you as these games aren't easy to achieve, but if you like feeling like you really earned them and like to grind for them it will be a blast.

Pros: For Retros it Looks and Feels great this Gen

Awesome Collection of bonus features

Console and Arcade versions

Cons: Few duds in the collection

Overall: 7.2 A fun collection of historic SNK titles as well as a ton of bonus features. A must own for retro fans.