SNK Playmore USA sent out a press release informing us that three Neo Geo games will be available on the U.S. Virtual Console at some unspecified future date. Two of the three,
Fatal Fury and
World Heroes, are also slated to be among the
first three Japanese Neo Geo titles on the Virtual Console. The third game, however, is
not Magician Lord as it is in Japan, but
Art of Fighting.Of course, most SNK fans are fighting game fans, so it does make some sense to swap out the side-scrolling action game for
another of the Neo's classic fighters; however, we kind of enjoy variety. We are also a little disappointed that two of the available games can be found on inexpensive
anthology discs on another system (we're also disappointed that VC
Art of Fighting pretty much kills the possibility of a
Wii release of its
Anthology). Why not something like
Waku Waku 7, that isn't currently available on a collection disc? Or how about
a non-fighting game?Don't mistake our lack of enthusiasm for these particular games for lack of appreciation of Neo Geo VC games. We will
totally be dropping multiples of 900 Wii Points for Neo Geo games, and doing so with big smiles. Just not these three games.
We're going to have to take a break for this week's European Virtual Console update for a little media bias. Look, it's Castlevania. Some things are just sacred, or near enough to it to require a call to action. Go forth, gamers, and take up Simon's Quest. Vanquish evil. It'll make you feel good about yourself.
