PKDuckman

Seeing the mixed receptions for Karate Kid: Street Rumble and GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra, I really don't have high hopes for this game. Seems like every developer is trying to copy TMNT: Shredder's Revenge with other licensed properties.

@SearchingS The eshop wasn't banned at all. The store is closing because it's not making money due to its paltry selection of less than 100 games, with Pokemon Let's Go being released this month.

https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/software

The Switch itself is rather popular as an import or hacked device, and as a result most third party developers simply didn't bother to put their games on the Chinese eshop.

@axelhander Most of the games that are supposedly banned weren't even considered for an official release to begin with, largely due to the large spread of piracy there. There's a reason why most popular games there are PC, F2P MMO games, which are pretty much the only means for developers to make money.

Should've just ported the Steam versions. Currently they have several QOL features such as support for new game plus and the ability to turn wall damage off.

Strangely SE's other big release Romancing Saga 2 has a reversible cover art, and it was only released a few weeks ago.

As much as I like the Japanese reversible cover art, I'm not paying extra for imports.

@manly_pirate Was it? IIRC most reviewers back in the day rather unfairly compared it to Garou Mark of the Wolves, but it's leaps and bounds ahead of the original Double Dragon Neo Geo fighting game.

@HammerGalladeBro Then Chris Chan got so mad over Sonic having blue arms, that they began a protest by vandalizing game cases, and even pepper sprayed a Gamestop employee who tried to stop them.

Again, for the people asking why the Sega or Arika or Nintendo or Atari or THQ variants of Tetris aren't in the collection, it's simply copyright. Digital Eclipse does have a budget to consider, and most of the games are from Bulletproof Software, which was founded by Henk Rogers, and who runs The Tetris Company that owns the Tetris license.

@Bunz I've played the demo and it's more like Into the Breach (ie with roguelite elements), than FFT or the average Japanese SPRG.

I'm seeing if the game is censored before I buy it. The Director's Cut version which added the Nico sections also removed the ability to die in any way.

Also I'm not fond of the Nico sections since it disrupts the flow of the original, and changed the opening of the game.

Interestingly, the digital version apparently shrink from 6.5 GBs to 5.5 GBs according to the eshop.

MS should've just released the Xbox 360 version as a paid game, alongside Goldeneye and the Banjo games.

@jowy_sw Yep the lists are just laughable at the moment. One I saw actually claimed that Civ 6 is woke because it includes female historical leaders and non-European civilizations which the writers claim are "historically insignificant". And there's the can of worms know as transvestigation, where even fictional female characters like Lara Croft from the upcoming animation are supposedly given masculine features.

@Tobiaku

*Claims that there is no conspiracy theory
*Uncritically cites the Gamergate mouthpiece Niche Gamer

You are engaging in what is essentially cherry picking. You deliberately exclude Alan Wake 2 and GOW Ragnarok because don't fit your "go woke, go broke" narrative, with both being critically acclaimed and sold well. And then you falsely blamed SBI for Suicide Squad flopping, even though the biggest criticism against that game is its reliance upon microtransactions despite being a single player game, something that is heavily criticized even by the likes of Jim Sterling. Concord flopped because frankly it was a paid hero shooter when its competitors like Overwatch 2 are free to play. And even Overwatch 2 has its fair share of LGBT characters, but of course since it's still widely played it goes against the SBI conspiracy narrative.

Hopefully Nightdive can add in the 3DO campaign in an update. It is quite different, more akin to Wolfenstein 3D with skyboxes, and lacks the final boss fight of the PC version as it was supposed to be saved for a sequel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me5sNDwk858

@Tobiaku Yawn more conspiracy theories and half truths. SBI is simply a consultancy agency which are a dime a dozen. Plenty of multinational companies hire them as some sort of image enhancing exercise, to pretend that they care about social justice, but in the background it's the same old corporate structure.

Yet according to chuds, SBI is some sort of shadowy conspiracy organization trying to take over gaming and brainwash everyone, the gaming equivalent of George Soros. Yet there is nothing that suggests that SBI is responsible for gameplay changes, nor that all of their suggestions are implemented 100%. I've seen the same people blaming SBI for Suicide Squad's microtransactions, which was 100% WB's doing. And there are plenty of games that SBI consulted in that came out quite successful, like Alan Wake 2 and GOW Ragnarok, so there goes the notion that the majority of gamers give a damn about SBI.

@Anguspuss Ahh so do you take everything the chuds claim seriously? What's so preachy about the game? The same people crying about SBI/DEI also think that a game is "woke" simply by having a POC or an unattractive woman as a protagonist.

Zau is based on Bantu mythology and set in Africa. What do you expect the protagonist to look like?

Hopefully Nightdive can port Realms of the Haunting next. The game is quite similar in blending FMVs and first person action, and it's currently available at GOG.

So when are we getting Assault Suit Leynos 2 outside of Japan?

@Zuljaras I hope you're being sarcastic. Or are you seriously suggesting that a regime that chopped up dissidents, restricts women, and hangs LGBT people is somehow better than a consulting firm whose influence is greatly overstated?

@NeonPizza Nah I'll stick with the original SH2. The remake is such an embarrassment.

So it's just Raiden Legacy/Fighter Aces we got over a decade ago? Where's Raiden 2/DX?

I just wish PSP's Silver Star Harmony is included as well. It has far better models and animation IMO, plus an interesting prologue exploring the four heroes' past.

If only we got the Genesis and NES versions of BT/DD as well.

@Don Maybe you stop making up nonsense. Anime is very popular in China, and franchises like DBZ and Sailor Moon blew up there long before it did in the West.

@Anti-Matter LOL, implying that plagiarism only happens in China and not other developing countries /S

And may I remind you that Indonesia banned the Chinese language for three decades?

Most Capcom physical Switch games weren't even released in Europe, and people like me who live in Australia had to import them. For instance, the Megaman Legacy Collection series and the various Resident Evil compilations. Even the recent Monster Hunter Stories compilation only got a JP and NA release.

Sony's arrogance knows no bounds. Remember when everyone was sucking up to them after E3 2013? They responded by charging for online, blocking crossplay, and censoring games. And even this year they spent millions on that flop Concord and barely marketed Astro Bot, and even screwed with their one success Helldivers 2 with the forced PSN requirement.

Sony is never a consumer-friendly company.

Also there are still some games missing from the ACA Neo Geo library, like Double Dragon 1995, Kabuki Klash, Matrimelee, and Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.

I wouldn't get this unless you really want a physical version. Hamster's last two Taito collections were barebones at best, as they removed the high scores modes as well as English versions, with only the Japanese versions available.

@Melee_Ace You don't even need them if you have a Vita or PSP, since it's pretty much a rerelease of Dracula X Chronicles minus the Rondo of Blood remake, which IMO is so much better than the original.

Any unlockables? I'd love to play as the characters from Ninja Saviors.

@Serpenterror You can now use either a cursor controlled with the thumbsticks or the NS's touchscreen.

You can now also use a button QTE for the glyphs.

Hopefully the game is uncensored. The Nintendo versions removed all of the death scenes for some reason.

@whitespy12 Same here. There's also the upcoming Sunsoft Retro Selection with some brand new localisations. I also got the Namcot Collection off the Japanese eshop but not all games are translated unfortunately.

@Zeebor15 LOL no corporation creates games out of the goodness of their hearts. Not even Nintendo.

@-wc- I bought Pinball Quest and you can have an all black border, and turn off the extras like the timer.

I really wished Arcade Archives got the release instead like the rest of the Neo Geo fighters. I'd happily exchange online multiplayer for a more accurate arcade port with better control and graphics customization.

As a side note, this port was done by Code Mystics which also ported Garou, KOF97, LB2, and SS5 Special to PS4/Vita, using pretty much the same interface.

Once again Aspyr bloated the game to 9 GBs. Does the Boba Fett skin and flashlight warrant the game's size quadrupling? The original game was less than 2 GBs on PS2.

@DogDetective Implying that there's somehow a huge market for physical versions of small and short indie games in this day and age, and that it somehow might make a difference in sales.

Face it, the people crying about physical copies of indie games are a loud minority of an already niche audience, which is why major publishers only publish AAA games physically while the likes of LRG and their ilk prey on FOMO.

@Princess_Lilly Well considering that the Switch is region free and one can easily import the original copies, while the change is only limited to the Chinese version, it's a non-issue. If Nintendo pulled a Fire Emblem Fates instead and assumed the the rest of the world abides by the USA's views on sex, then it'd be more of a problem.

@Sourcecode What an ignorant comment. All countries have their good and bad, and may I point out 4/5 of the human population live in developing countries where basic necessities aren't readily available?

If you're using video game censorship as a sole measurement of a country, may I remind you that even developed countries like Australia and Germany regularly censor their game even as of today? NSDAP flags are removed Wolfenstein and other WW2 games in Germany, while Australia bans games that show even minor reference to drug usage or loli like Blade Runner or Deathsmiles?

@Don It's fine, gamers in China mostly experienced the GB games via pirated and imported copies back in the day, as well as the anime and manga. Pretty nuch

@AccessibleDaydream That's just speculation. The KMT was the previously political party that ruled mainland China, and one can easily go to Nanjing and visit the Mausoleum of Sun Yat Sen, founder of the KMT, which is adorned with the same symbols.

Then again, different symbols can be interpreted differently in different countries. Remember the Rising Sun emblem in Honda's stage in SF2? Many Chinese and Koreans view it as symbols of Japanese militarism in WW2 which is still a controversial issue in these countries, hence why it was removed in later games.

@Lightsiyd It was technically not banned, since you could easily find import consoles if you know where to look. I grew up in China back in the day, and consoles never took off since there is a wide piracy problem plus government red tape and low average income back then, which meant that most console manufacturers simply didn't bother entering the country.

While Famiclones were popular up until the late 90s, the absence of later consoles meant that most gamers moved on to PC, where piracy is much easier, along with mods, emulators, and translation patches etc.

Pix N Love is just as bad as LRG. Many people who preordered the NGPC games back in 2022 have yet to receive their copies.

From the looks of it, the port was done by Code Mystics, who previously ported the non-Arcade Archives versions of Garou, KOF 97, Last Blade 2, Metal Slug 3, and Samurai Shodown 5S to PS4/Vita. Their emulation quality isn't too bad but has less customization options than Arcade Archives IMO.

It's definitely overpriced especially compared to the ACA Neo Geo games. For the price of SVC I could buy 3 Arcade Archives games.

Unfortunately there are some really psychotic people in the Sonic community. Around a decade ago someone got so mad at Sonic Boom giving Sonic blue arms that he sent Sega a glitter bomb and pepper sprayed a Gamestop employee for trying to stop him from vandalizing the displays.

I wonder what major titles are left for Taito's pre-F3 games. The only ones I know of are Ninja Kids and Pu Li Ru La.