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SNK PLAYMORE USA releases 3 more vintage pre-NEOGEO era Arcade Classics
SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka,
Japan, Company President: Ryo Mizufune) is proud to announce the
North and South American release of 3 more nostalgic SNK Arcade
Classics ("ALPHA MISSION", "T.N.K. III", and "VANGUARD II" 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, September 6th, in the year of our Lord 2011.
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!
The first set of titles included some of SNK's arcade games such
as "ATHENA", "IKARI WARRIORS", and "GUERRILLA WAR", along with a
number of lesser known, yet revolutionary titles to be enjoyed
by both retro gamers and younger generations of players alike.
As we will continue to follow up in releasing more nostalgic
arcade classics via PS minis on PlayStation®Network, make sure
to stay tuned by becoming a member of our frequently updated
official Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/NeoGeoStation for more info!
List of the minis titles available to download via the
PlayStation®Store from September 6, 2011.
ALPHA MISSION
Sept. 6th, 2011
$2.99
T.N.K. III
Sept. 6th, 2011
$2.99
VANGUARD II
Sept. 6th, 2011
$2.99
ALPHA MISSION
Pilot the fighter ship SYD and attack both air & ground based
enemy targets, collect power-ups and defeat the bosses in this
1985 precursor to the early NEOGEO era sequel! The fate of Earth
rests in your hands!
T.N.K. III
Play as Colonel Ralf, maneuvering your tank and firing its
machine guns and cannon. Destroy the enemy army in this arcade
classic originally released in 1985, featuring revolutionary
controls for its time!
VANGUARD II
Destroy hostile enemies and their massive base in this
innovative sequel to the arcade hit!
* 2P gameplay / ad-hoc functionality is not available for this
software