Fighting is once again in the cards next week as Hamster is adding ADK's 1993 World Heroes 2 to the Nintendo Switch eShop.
As per sequel mandates, this second entry in the series features six all new characters (Captain Kidd, Ryoko Izumo, Mudman, Erick, Shura Nai Khanomtom, Johnny Maximum and all new boss Dio) and a revised Deathmatch Game mode that keeps the original game's hazards but makes both contenders share a single life bar rounded up with a 10 count KO system.
Far from being a poor game it however suffers from 'middle entry' syndrome; it was immediately made redundant one year later with World Heroes 2 Jet and all previous games in the franchise fall short of the aptly-titled Nintendo Switch day one re-release World Heroes Perfect.
The game will release January 25th for the usual ACA Neo Geo fee. Will your drop coins next week down Hamster's coin slot? Any good memories of this entry back in the day? Did you scream "It was me, Dio!" the first time you came face-to-face with the new boss character? The comment section is yours to rumble in.
[source japanesenintendo.com]
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Haven't bought a single Neo Geo game. This won't be any different. Those games really fill up the eShop too...
Seriously who buys the Neo Geo games that are coming out? I honestly wish they would just rerelease some of the old NES and SNES classics. Neo Geo is a waste of time and money.
@The_Lawman
@Shiryu Oh man you've just made my day hahaha
@The_Lawman
Neo Geo games are one of the best thing to happen to the Switch as far as I'm concerned.
People who don't understand why other people buy Neo Geo games on the Switch:
-> We could never afford one as kids! <-
(Heck, most of us as adults still can't!)
@meppi wow!
@meppi Truth!
@masterLEON @MartyFlanMJFan
What can I say? I love arcade games, always have.
Coupled with a nice arcade stick and this system is pure bliss for me.
Looking forward to the next couple of months.
Weekly Neo Geo releases, Double Dragon this week and more upcoming Irem games as well as Psikyo games and a full release of The Pinball Arcade to look forward to.
It's turning out to be my favourite system since the Dreamcast.
Oh God! Got sick of these Neo Geo fighters!
@Shiryu wryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
@Axlroselm Agreed. I hate how Nintendo keeps forcing us to buy this stuff! >
@JayJ Copy/paste your comment from the Art of Fighting 2 review into this comment section!
@The_Lawman I've bought 24 of them so far and only 2 are 1v1 fighters. I've also bought a couple of Arcade Archives plus the 3 Psikyo releases. I will also be buying Double Dragon this week and Samurai Shodown 2 and Strikers 1945 2 next week. So to answer you question on who buys these Neo Geo and arcade releases, folk like me and @meppi as well as several other users I know on here.
@OorWullie Ooh, I had no idea Strikers 1945 II was coming out next week already! And alongside Samurai Shodown 2?
Wow, looking forward to grabbing those two as soon as they go up.
I remember buying Strikers on Saturn back in the day for €90 in a little import shop that I used to travel to by train once a month.
Such great memories.
Things sure are a lot more convenient now.
Though I love NeoGeo games, there are just some titles in there that are just not for me like this game. I already own a Super NES port so no need to get the NeoGeo version plus the SNES version got extra unlockable not available in the NeoGeo arcade version.
@The_Lawman Me, I buy em. Fighting games are my favorite and a lot of other classic games are on there too.
@meppi Best response possible. Man after my own heart. I'm really happy Neo Geo games are on Switch. Building my own little collection of these and other arcade titles on Switch is one the most enjoyable aspects of owning the system.
@meppi I really need to treat myself to one of those arcade sticks. I even thought about getting one of those amusing little assembly kits that create a mini cabinet in which to house the Switch for that fun nostalgia factor, ha! ha!
Can I add you as a friend on the Switch buddy? (No worries if not, just like having other arcade game fans as Switch buddies and seeing what games they've invested time in via the activity log).
@BionicDodo Finally my time to shine! lol.
If anyone is planning on getting World Heroes 2 you might as well just wait for the inevitable release of World Heroes 2 Jet. It is essentially the same game only better.
Basically, think of it like the original Street Fighter 2 vs Street Fighter 2 Turbo.
@Lroy Sure, no problem. Always love having like minded people around.
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I get distracted quickly with new games so it's a bit of a scattershot looking at what I'm playing. Got a ton of games that I want to go back to and also just received notice that my Japanese copy of EDF 5 for PS4 has finally made it to Europe, so I'll be playing that a ton when it comes in as well.
I got a good deal on the arcade stick from a local online shop so I couldn't pass it up any longer. €108 instead of 150.
Good quality stick as well and it makes playing all these arcade games a lot more fun for me as well.
@meppi Street Fighter Anniversary Collection later this year too! Switch is amazing.
@GrailUK Oh that's right.
Very happy to finally see all 3 versions of Street Fighter III on consoles again. Can't wait to put some more time into Street Fighter Alpha 2 again as well. Always been my favourite.
Oh and we're getting what's basically SNK Gal Fighters 2 as well this year.
The one thing that would blow me away on the Neo Geo/fighting game front would be Hamster staring releasing Neo Geo Pocket games on Switch as well.
Quite a few brilliant games on there as well.
Ermmm, I am curious about this, only because it has the Death Match mode. Otherwise yet another uninteresting early Neo Geo game till Samurai Shodown II in 2 weeks.
@The_Lawman You can buy NES and SNES games on Wii and Wii U? If ACA Neo Geo has too many games on eShop now, those NES and SNES games will be too much as well, bu that logic. Not sure why all those ACA Neo Geo games deserves a scorning on this site, when a lot of good stuff got released last year.
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