SNKPlaymore plans

cloudvii · September 25th, 2004

SNK surprises with online PS2 lineup

PS2 rereleases of classic titles to use MultiMatching Broadband service.
SNK Playmore today announced a slate of online titles, all set to release before the spring of next year, that will play over the MultiMatching Broadband Service, a third-party online solution for the PS2 that launched in September 2003. The service was developed through a partnership between broadband provider KDDI and Capcom. The first game to use the service, King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout, will release this December. Five other games will follow in 2005.

The news came as a surprise because SNK Playmore, only two days before the opening of the show, had announced that the publisher's "future" game lineup, after the release of Re-Bout, would be programmed specifically for online play. By "future," many industry followers assumed SNK meant new titles, not a slate of classic ports.

The announcement that went out today noted SNK's aims in supporting the MultiMatching service. Rather than the in-depth, time-expensive massively multiplayer role-playing games that dominate the online gaming scene in Japan, SNK hopes to provide an online experience that can entertain even with light, sporadic use.

A complete list of the titles that will use the MultiMatching Broadband Service follows; all are ports from the company's NeoGeo hardware.

King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout
King of Fighters '95-'97 3 in 1
King of Fighters '98-'00 3 in 1
Garou Mark of the Wolves
Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi 2 in 1 (Last Blade)
Twinkle Star Sprites (tentative title)

Sources : FantasyStar

zen_master · September 25th, 2004

I dont like this idea, I dont like people messing with my garou and last blade!

Paratech · September 26th, 2004

I dunno, I'll pro'lly at least buy the KOF98-00 pack...
I want to buy the KOF02-03 as well...
I dunno if I'd want KOF 95-97

September 25th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
cloudvii Emunext fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cairo , Egypt Posts: 4,243	SNKPlaymore plans SNK surprises with online PS2 lineup PS2 rereleases of classic titles to use MultiMatching Broadband service. SNK Playmore today announced a slate of online titles, all set to release before the spring of next year, that will play over the MultiMatching Broadband Service, a third-party online solution for the PS2 that launched in September 2003. The service was developed through a partnership between broadband provider KDDI and Capcom. The first game to use the service, King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout, will release this December. Five other games will follow in 2005. The news came as a surprise because SNK Playmore, only two days before the opening of the show, had announced that the publisher's "future" game lineup, after the release of Re-Bout, would be programmed specifically for online play. By "future," many industry followers assumed SNK meant new titles, not a slate of classic ports. The announcement that went out today noted SNK's aims in supporting the MultiMatching service. Rather than the in-depth, time-expensive massively multiplayer role-playing games that dominate the online gaming scene in Japan, SNK hopes to provide an online experience that can entertain even with light, sporadic use. A complete list of the titles that will use the MultiMatching Broadband Service follows; all are ports from the company's NeoGeo hardware. King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout King of Fighters '95-'97 3 in 1 King of Fighters '98-'00 3 in 1 Garou Mark of the Wolves Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi 2 in 1 (Last Blade) Twinkle Star Sprites (tentative title) Sources : FantasyStar __________________ Fekra Online magazine Fekra Magazine Fekra Magazine readers Facebook group

September 25th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
zen_master >>Tech hating Squirrel<< Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 317	I dont like this idea, I dont like people messing with my garou and last blade! __________________ Reason for creation of C++ AOLer

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September 26th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, PA Posts: 2,287	I dunno, I'll pro'lly at least buy the KOF98-00 pack... I want to buy the KOF02-03 as well... I dunno if I'd want KOF 95-97