Well, we're past the midpoint of 2024 and quickly nearing the late summer/early fall harvest time of year where new game releases become just as plentiful as the farmers crops. Recently though, it's been just a steady trickle of thoughtful ports and the occasional interesting new title. Case in point, the standout offering of this last week was a PC, Switch, and PS4 port of the 2003 arcade fighter, SNK Vs Capcom: Chaos.
While perhaps not quite as solid as Capcom's two takes on the legendary fighting franchise mashup, as SNK's sole unique interpretation of the concept is still well worth checking out. If not for being one of SNK's first titles following their untimely 2001 closure and near-immediate resurrection, or one of the last to grace their legendary Neo-Geo hardware, then certainly for it's familiar, comfort food graphics and gameplay, and inspired roster of characters. Nearly any way you slice it, SNK Vs Capcom: Chaos is a title that earned its rightful place in the annals of gaming history and is pretty much a must-play for fans of either company (if not fighting games in general).
Also out in the last 9 weeks, console ports (and a GOG one for good measure) of last year's hit roguelike dungeon crawler, Darkest Dungeon II; the latest entry in the nearly annual Legend of Heroes franchise; and a switch port of Nintendo's fantastic 2013 3DS classic, Luigi's Mansion (2): Dark Moon. "When worlds collide . . . you get Chaos!" Jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 63 days.
While perhaps not quite as solid as Capcom's two takes on the legendary fighting franchise mashup, as SNK's sole unique interpretation of the concept is still well worth checking out. If not for being one of SNK's first titles following their untimely 2001 closure and near-immediate resurrection, or one of the last to grace their legendary Neo-Geo hardware, then certainly for it's familiar, comfort food graphics and gameplay, and inspired roster of characters. Nearly any way you slice it, SNK Vs Capcom: Chaos is a title that earned its rightful place in the annals of gaming history and is pretty much a must-play for fans of either company (if not fighting games in general).
Also out in the last 9 weeks, console ports (and a GOG one for good measure) of last year's hit roguelike dungeon crawler, Darkest Dungeon II; the latest entry in the nearly annual Legend of Heroes franchise; and a switch port of Nintendo's fantastic 2013 3DS classic, Luigi's Mansion (2): Dark Moon. "When worlds collide . . . you get Chaos!" Jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 63 days.
- SNK Vs Capcom: Chaos (SNK, 1-2 local players or 2-9 online, 19.99) (GOG, SW, PS4, STM)
- Darkest Dungeon II (Red Hook, 1 player, $39.99) (GOG, PS5, XSX, SW, PS4, XBO)
- Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak (Falcom, 1 player, $59.99) (GOG, PS5, SW, PS4, STM)
- Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Nintendo, 1 local player or 2-4 local wireless or online, $59.99) (SW)
- Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus (Humble Games, 1 player, $19.99) (PS5, XSX, SW, STM)
- Jeanne D'Arc (Level 5, 1 player, $9.99) (PS5, PS4)
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PlatinumGames, 1 player, $29.99) (GOG)
- Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition (Ubisoft, 1 player, $19.99) (PS5, XSX, SW, PS4, XBO)
- Daxter (Sony, 1 player, $9.99) (PS5, PS4)
- V Rising (Stunlock Studios, 1 local player or 2-40 online, $39.99) (PS5)
- Sly Cooper And the Thievius Raccoonus (Sucker Punch, 1 player, $9.99) (PS5, PS4)
- Rocket Knight Adventures - Re-Sparked (Konami, 1 player, $29.99) (PS5, SW, PS4, STM)
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 | [AJ Amideo] |