Long Live the King There is no fighting game franchise I’ve spent more time playing than The King of Fighters....

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KOF is here again with the release of SNK and Koch Media’s The King of Fighters XV. 39 fighters and more than a dozen teams enter the ring once again - does this release shatter all expectations?

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ClonesClonesClonesClonesClones… You might remember, last week, we spotlit a video exploring the deep lore of SNK’s The King of Fighters...

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Also, a remake Apparently, it’s the 30th anniversary of Viccom, a South Korean game developer that I’ve just heard of....

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For the past decade or so, I’ve run into a consistent problem revisiting classic Neo Geo games. It always starts with something exciting...

Tinkering with the classics is always asking for trouble. There's the legion of fans to satiate, the details you daren't deviate from, the difficulty in making meaningful additions. Tinker with a cult classic and you're really asking for trouble, those details sacrosanct as scripture to its dedicated followers while any changes are subject to intense scrutiny - so it's with some delight I can report that Windjammers 2, the follow-up to Data East's dearly beloved Neo Geo action sports classic, pulls the trick off handsomely.

Firstly, though, it's worth briefly exploring what made the 1994 original so beloved, as that's the firm foundation for this fantastic follow-up. Coming just as the 3D graphics revolution was pushing the Neo Geo's brand of muscular 2D action out of the limelight, Windjammers has always felt like the apex of that particular artform. The bold pinks and yellows of its graphics combined with the wraparound chrome shades of its athletes give it the mid-90s tang of a lunch of cheesestrings washed down with Capri-Sun, that aesthetic providing the perfect front for a deliciously immediate hybrid of fighting and sports games.

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It’s not often that nearly 30-year-old arcade games randomly get sequels, but that’s exactly what happened with Windjammers 2. The original, made for Neo Geo arcade setups by powerhouse Data East, came out in 1994, answering the question of “what if Pong, but sports game?” Now, Dotemu has released a sequel. The gameplay and presentation are undoubtedly impressive. Responsive, colorful, and pointedly unique, there’s a worthy follow-up to the original game here. But, at the same time, the game is missing some features that would really help to make it a knockout. I’ve also been having repeated issues with the online on launch day, making this event less sparkling than it could have been. To put the premise simply, Windjammers 2 is human air hockey. Two people throw a frisbee back and forth, aiming for their opponent’s goal. Goals are typically divided between easier-to-hit, three-point sections and smaller five-point sections. By default, 15 p...

It’s been 25 years since the release of Windjammers, and I think the world’s ready for the return of frisbee action. Windjammers 2 Developer: Dotemu Price: $20 Platform: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One MonsterVine was supplied with a PC code for review In case you’re out of the loop, the original Windjammers came out nearly […]

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If it doesn’t say Wham-O, it isn’t a Frisbee Making a sequel to Data East’s 1994 arcade game, Windjammers, is...

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It’s the day of sixes. Not only are we getting the day-one release of Rainbow Six Extraction, but we’re being treated to a total of six different Game Pass games.

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