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After a bit of a hike from the Moscone Center, I finally made it to SNK Playmore's press room. My relatively unhealthy blogger body didn't agree with the San Francisco hills, but the journey was worth it: SNK's room was packed with goodness.

A nice spread of monitors showed off goodies like World Heroes Anthology (PS2 in March), Fatal Fury Battle Archives 2 (the follow-up, now with Rebout goodness, mid 2008), King of Fighters Orochi Saga (PS2, PSP, Wii, late this year), and King of Fighters '98. Samurai Showdown Anthology jams seven series games into one disc with hot bonus content; SS fans can pick this up on the PS2 or PSP in a matter of months, and a Wii version is coming in the fall.

Hit the jump to read more on SNK's upcoming titles. 

Put away your roll of quarters. SNK Arcade Classics packs 16 of the best Neo Geo games into collections for PS2 PSP, and Wii later this year. Classics like Samurai Showdown and Metal Slug join King of Monsters and Magician Lord for what is probably the coolest compilation disc I've seen.

Metal Slug 7 was tucked away in the corner on a Nintendo DS. I suck at Metal Slug, but that doesn't stop me from admiring its miniature madness. Check out the gallery below. There is no locked-in release date yet.

What had me hypnotized was footage of Samurai Showdown: Edge of Destiny. The beloved brawler has recieved the full 3D treatment. The footage (top of post) showed off all the great looking character models, but not much in the way of gameplay. Haohmaru does get his full body slice on. SNK wouldn't give specifics, but they tell me that this game is inteneded for next-gen (current-gen?) consoles.

Of course, the higlight was the beautiful 2D goodness that was King of Fighters XII. A relatively short trailer (above) showed a new kind of art style for the series, and if you ask me, this is a very positive step. Unfortunately, SNK wasn't very forthcoming with other details, but I'd expect to see more soon.


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tazarthayoot's Avatar
tazarthayoot at 02/26/2008 10:18
I want Edge of Destiny so bad. Those one hit kills are AMAZING.
trunxkam45's Avatar
trunxkam45 at 02/26/2008 10:24
SNK loves keeping those fighting games' rosters international!
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 02/26/2008 10:26
Shodown SEN!!!!!
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Hitogoroshi at 02/26/2008 10:28
SNK is the love of my life. Very excited about the new Sam Show and the new KoF.

I kind of wish there was blood on the regular sword hits in Edge of Destiny. I guess something is better than nothing after no blood whatsoever in Tenka (6).
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Kismet at 02/26/2008 10:36
SS: EoD looks awesome, nice to see the corny English translations are still around, lol.

I'm more blown away by KoF XII! Looks amazing. Glad to finally see the series getting a much needed upgrade.

This year is going to be awesome. Will totally support SNK Playmore all the way! All we need left is Mark of the Wolves and Last Blade!
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GigaMach at 02/26/2008 10:40
Can I jsut say that I love SNK? Can I? 'Cuz I do. I am soooo glad to be at this point in the PS2's life-cycle, when we can get these games in a steady stream.

That new SS game looks amazing too. I heard they are moving away from specials like fireballs and what-not, but the aesthetic seems to really nail the SS feel down. Do want.
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PsychoSoldier at 02/26/2008 10:44
SNK I love you! Keep up the good fighting goodness
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The6Freak at 02/26/2008 10:50
SNK is the best. teh jwn. I love SNK! :3
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WDot at 02/26/2008 10:57
I'm picking up KoF XI today. I love how they're still supporting the PS2 with classics at a decent price.
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casualweaponry at 02/26/2008 11:10
KoF XII is getting all new hi def sprites. It's gonna be beautiful.
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HarassmentPanda at 02/26/2008 11:43
All of the SNK love around Dtoid lately is awesome! Keep it up!
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The-Excel at 02/26/2008 12:03
Metal Slug 7 looks too much like Metal Slug 6. And just what is planned for the second screen?
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RJG at 02/26/2008 12:21
That new Samurai Shodown trailer did not fill me with much confidence. One hit kills aside, the actual fighting seemed...canned and none too tight.
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Horatio Caine at 02/26/2008 12:42
The new KOF is looking pretty, pretty, pretty good. It needs to come to the consoles first instead of taking our quarters.
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13thDragon at 02/26/2008 13:14
SNK will never die!!!
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s0lesurviv0r at 02/26/2008 13:27
C'mon SNK, announce Last Blade 3 and Garou 2, my pants are only halfway soiled.
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Novakaine at 02/26/2008 13:48
KoF XII looks awesome.

And this reminds me I need to grab Capcom vs SNK 2....
Mister Disco's Avatar
Mister Disco at 02/26/2008 13:54
*grips chest*

Heart... attack.... can't..... handle.... too much.... awesome....

*dies*
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corneliuscack at 02/26/2008 14:02
they need to make a last blade 3 NAO!!!
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ZeroTolo at 02/26/2008 14:26
Edge of Destiny makes me wish I had millions of dollars that I could give to a company to fast-track a game to completion.
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GagaMan at 02/26/2008 14:45
I don't know why, but the decapitations in the new Samurai Shodown bug me a little. I know it;'s more realistic this way for them to lose limbs as after all they're swinging pointy blades about, but it kind of feels like a step too far for me, like seeing an old school mate in a fight that goes too far. I have no idea.

As for for KOF XII...wow. Lovely.
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UNDERSTAR at 02/26/2008 15:26
I just hope they bring Mark of the Wolves to the USA PS2 since they already brought it out in JPN. Now thats a game I would like to be buried with when I die.
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mollah at 02/26/2008 15:56
Hmm as a long time Samurai Shodown fan I'm happy to see all the classic characters back but something about the gameplay seems off and I can't quite put my finger on it. Regardless I'm such an unabashed fan boy I'll pick this up.
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Cutie Honey at 02/26/2008 17:46
Hmm, Orochi saga for Wii... that's new. Too bad I already have three version of the three games.
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Wedge at 02/26/2008 19:33
I didn't see any one hit kills in the Samurai Showdown thing. It looked just like normal finishing blows could dismember enemies, except now it seems awkward in 3d.

KoF XII does look nice though.
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shirase at 02/26/2008 20:23
The new SS looks kinda disappointing and a bit of a SC/Tekken clone to me :-\
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 02/27/2008 01:50
Thank god someone's keeping 2D alive.
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Holyetheline at 02/27/2008 11:09
I'm going to be all over the Wii version when it comes out.
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The Unforgivable at 02/29/2008 00:45
that violence awesomeness is lovely.
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