![]() Samurai Shodown was always about the ambient mood, with very careful use of music and exquisite implementation of weapons-based violence and bloodletting. It's purely a result of the hardware limitations inhibiting the aesthetics rather than the way it plays though. I will say, however, that Samurai Shodown! 2 is the slightly weaker of the three Neo Geo Pocket Color titles we have on the Switch right now. ![]() Backgrounds are incredibly aesthetically pleasing, and the soundtracks today evoke a warm nostalgia for chiptunes, whether you've played these particular titles before or not. The developers cleverly used chibi character models, but gave them big, oversized heads to make sure that each character is distinct and has their personalities from the big brother console and arcade experiences (Athena and Nekoruru for life <3). With only two buttons both King of Fighters R-2 and Samurai Shodown! 2 manage to offer a deep and varied combat system, filled with flashy combos and distinct characters. In comparison to what the rival Game Boy Advance was doing at the time, the Neo Geo Pocket Color was clearly much more niche as a device, but much better at this particular task. The action is clean, the animation precise, and the art primitive, but aesthetically pleasing. It's a testament to the quality of these games, and the capabilities of the Neo Geo Pocket Color, that with each of these "ports" I find myself amazed at just how well they have aged. Of course, there is the occasional classic (Street Fighter 2, for example), but as a rule, time is not good to the genre, and what comes later supersedes what was great before. These are very good games, and emulated beautifully on the Switch.įighting games don't tend to age well. ![]() Don't let the brevity of these reviews put you off, though. I'm going to review the Nintendo Switch "ports" of Neo Geo Pocket Color fighters King of Fighters R-2 and Samurai Shodown! 2 together, as I don't think there's enough to write an entire review on them individually - especially as these games share many of the same merits as the previously-released SNK Gals' Fighters.
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