World Heroes Perfect

Overview

Number of Players

Genre

Fighting

Release Date

Wii Shop

26th Jul 2012 (USA), 900 points
18th Oct 2012 (UK/EU), 900 points
11th Jan 2011 (JPN), 900 points

Neo Geo

1995 (USA)

Switch eShop

9th Mar 2017 (USA), $7.99
3rd Mar 2017 (UK/EU), £6.29

Series

ACA NEOGEO, World Heroes

Screenshots (4)

Reviews

11

Switch eShop / Neo Geo
Review World Heroes Perfect

Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
The one-on-one fighting gold rush started by Capcom's Street Fighter II inspired many famous series, including Fatal Fury, King of Fighters, Virtua Fighter and Samurai Shodown, but there were just as many - if not more - also-ran challengers which achieved moderate success at the time but have since faded...
- Tue 2nd May 2017
- Nintendo Switch
- Reviews
- Switch eShop
- Neo Geo
18

Wii Virtual Console / Neo Geo
Review World Heroes Perfect

Not quite perfect
When World Heroes was first released on SNK's Neo Geo arcade and home console system, it was yet another attempt to capture the popularity of Capcom's Street Fighter, this time by developer ADK. While the game featured some unique gameplay and visual features, it was still regarded more as a nice attempt at the genre than any type...
- Tue 31st Jul 2012
- Virtual Console
- Reviews

About The Game

This is the fourth installment in the World Heroes fighting game series, released in 1995.

In this game, 16 figures from across history fight for the title of the world's strongest. In previous installments, the amount of time you held a button down determined the strength or weakness of an attack, but that system has been removed in this game. In addition to a more orthodox fighting-game approach that enables weak, middle and strong attacks using different buttons, this game includes new elements such as the Hero Gauge, Extra Attacks and Guard Breaker Attacks, adding an exciting new layer of strategy.