Snk PlayMore USA has announced the release of 2 more nostalgic SNK Arcade Classics, Gang Wars and Time Soldiers, as PlayStation Minis titles on PSP (also compatible with PS3), via the “New Releases” category and the “Snk NeoGeo” Featured Publishers page available on the PlayStation Store, from Tuesday, July 24th, 2012.
The SNK minis titles are a commemorative “retro-arcade emulation” project that allows players to enjoy a grand collection of action, shooting, platform, and action/puzzle titles. Many of these nostalgic, highly innovative arcade classics released during Snk’s Golden Age of action-shooting, etc. during the 80’s, are now exclusively available on PSP (PlayStation Portable) and compatible on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system as well for even greater enjoyment!
Gang Wars
- ● Play as Mike, and fight through several parts of New York City against The Jaguar, an evil gang which terrorizes the town and have kidnapped a young woman named Cynthia.
Time Soldiers
- ● Pilot a spaceship, collect various speed and weapon items to take down a multitude of enemies, and restore peace to the galaxy in this vertical scrolling shooter released by SNK in 1989.
The previous sets of titles included some of Snk’s arcade masterpieces such as Athena, Ikari Warriors, Guerrilla Waw, P.O.W. – Prisoners of War, Street Smart, and Vanguard, along with a number of other lesser known, yet revolutionary titles to be enjoyed by both retro gamers and younger generations of players alike.
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