Info on PS2 double pack releases, Good Stuff.

[Goemon]

"Today, SNK NeoGeo announced it is bringing another group of classic arcade games to American consoles. Over the next year, the publisher will release two combination packs, each of which will feature a pair of full arcade games. Each combination pack comes in a single case and will have an MSRP of $39.99.

The first pack, The King of Fighters 2002 and 2003, will ship in winter of 2004. Like the previously released The King of Fighters 2000/2001, the game will feature two past editions of SNK's 2D fighting games. The King of Fighters 2002 is also being released for the Xbox in October.

Arriving in spring 2005, SNK NeoGeo's second combination pack will bundle Metal Slug 4 and 5. Released in 2002 and 2004 in arcades, respectively, both games offer the same old-school side-scrolling-shooter action. Regarded as truer to the original Metal Slug's spirit than some of its other sequels, the two games let players take on successive waves of enemy soldiers and vehicles. A home version of Metal Slug 4 was also released for the NeoGeo."

www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04/21/news_6094184.html

This is Excellent news for peeps with PS2's. To be able to get 2002/2003 in the same package is great & how it should be done. Too bad i'm not a big kof 2k2 fan ;D

[Daaren]

OH YEAH !!!!!!!!!
KOF 2k3 is coming on PS2, AWESOME NEWS
And metal slug 4 and 5
The only thing remaining is Metal Slug 3 and SVC Chaos

Btw buddha, you're not the only one, i hate 2k2 (i hope the PS2 release will be better)

[Raiken]

Friggin awesome

[sukotsuto]

GOOD! now's the time to get the PS2 workin' again...

[Goemon]

Daaren said:

Btw buddha, you're not the only one, i hate 2k2 (i hope the PS2 release will be better)

Don't you mean Goemon Anyways, hopefully they do good 3d bg's for the 2k3 levels, if so i'll be all in.

[RoninBuddha]

WAIT A MINUTE...

Is this gonna be released OUTSIDE JAPAN?, you know SCEA's NEW FREAKIN POLICY

[Kazuya_UK]

The PS2 version of KOF 2002 does have improvements... the now obligatory hi-res art, 3D backgrounds (reasonable ones, not amazing but decent) and a few other things. If you aren't a fan of the game it isn't gonna change your mind, but getting it in a double pack with KOF 2003 is GREAT value for money! 3D backdrops in KOF 2003 would be great too, so I hope they do them... even better would be an arranged soundtrack... they should hire Noise Factory to do it, as the soundtrack for this game would be awesome if arranged because it's great anyway!

Kaz

[RoninBuddha]

Kazuya_UK said:

even better would be an arranged soundtrack... they should hire Noise Factory to do it, as the soundtrack for this game would be awesome if arranged because it's great anyway!

Kaz

Yeah, that's one of the reasons to get a port and what made console ports a bit "better" than the arcade versions 2k3 arranged would rock

[JJg@m3r]

yeah ps2 rulez. at last 2k3 for ps2.

[son_jason]

God I hate xbox controllers.

[RoninBuddha]

son_jason said:

God I hate xbox controllers.

me too, that's why i bought a DOA3 stick ;D

[Daaren]

Goemon said:

Don't you mean Goemon Anyways, hopefully they do good 3d bg's for the 2k3 levels, if so i'll be all in.

Sorry about that, i was very tired and when i am, i always hallucinate things
Freakin messed head of mine, last time i saw the wrong hour

Arranged soundtracks would rock so much, why didn't they make some for 2k2 ?

[Kazuya_UK]

Daaren said:

Sorry about that, i was very tired and when i am, i always hallucinate things
Freakin messed head of mine, last time i saw the wrong hour

Arranged soundtracks would rock so much, why didn't they make some for 2k2 ?

They probably lost all their composers that used to work on the AST's before they went bust. They probably decided that it would cost too much to hire some composers again at the moment especially with the move to atomiswave. That's why I say they should get Noise in to do some work for them on KOF etc

Kaz

[BusterWolf]

dude that is really sweet, ive bin hunting down classics iv ps1 but also kept my wallet out iv the likes of metal sluf iv ps2, haha now its x 2 save iv these values packs

[supremelord]

OMG KOF on PS2 thas awesome ... but their is a bummer i don't think it will be released in Australia soon ... that really sucks