E3 06: SNK PlayMore's E3 games announced

Four new titles planned, including Metal Slug Anthology for the Nintendo Wii.

LOS ANGELES--SNK's Electronic Entertainment Expo booth will include four new titles when the show launches next week. The games will all be released in Q3 2006 and will span the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance. Metal Slug Anthology will be SNK's first Wii game, King of Fighters 2006 is an all-new PS2 3D fighter, while handheld titles SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS and Metal Slug complete the lineup.

King of Fighters 2006 is a PS2 exclusive at the show and will be a 3D fighter based on the long-running series. It is set to feature characters from The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact, as well as hidden characters. SNK also promises that The King of Fighters anime series will be included as a free gift with the game at retail.

Metal Slug Anthology will be released on both the Wii and the PSP and will combine six Metal Slug titles from the arcade version, in addition to as-yet unnamed bonus content. The games confirmed for the package include Metal Slug, Metal Slug 2, Metal Slug X, Metal Slug 3, Metal Slug 4, and Metal Slug 5.

SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS is the first new game in the card-battling series since 2000 and will feature characters from both SNK and Capcom games. Finally, Metal Slug is a port of the classic arcade 2D action game that will launch on the Game Boy Advance.

Make sure to check the E3 homepage for more coverage of the event.

65 Comments

  • ewjim

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 5:09 am GMT

    Good for Wii - they will have Metal Slug Anthology...

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 7:21 am GMT

    SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS !!!

    The game that started the SNK vs Capcom craze!

  • SuperbGamer

    Posted Sep 3, 2006 3:27 pm GMT

    The package for Metal Slug sounds persuasive...

  • rbenns2

    Posted Jul 2, 2006 11:25 am GMT

    MS Anthology sounds kick ass, but why no Metal Slug 6?

  • rubenservin

    Posted May 27, 2006 9:44 am GMT

    I din't like KOF MI very much, but they say that the game play in KOF MI2 is way better, I just have one request for the guys bringing the game...

    KEEP THE COOL JAPANESE VOICES, ENGLISH DIALOGS SUCKS!!!

  • Omihalcon

    Posted May 13, 2006 3:30 am GMT

    haha metal slug on the wii is gonna be great

  • CrazyIori

    Posted May 11, 2006 8:06 am GMT

    i play kof for 12 years and i didnt like kof maximum impact but this new kof called king of fighters maximum impact 2 is very cool.
    Playing kof 3D isnt the same that playing a kof 2D but the game is good.
    SNK can improve even more in kof maximum impact 3 in ps3.
    SNK Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ewjim

    Posted May 9, 2006 5:37 am GMT

    Old games in new box?!? That's fun!

  • letsgetacid

    Posted May 9, 2006 1:28 am GMT

    VG Cats made fun of Capcom vs SNK, pretending it was like a card battle game. Then why is SNK actually doing it?

    Possibly b/c SNK made 2 card fighting games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color? Go on gamefaqs and look it up. They are SUPERB games. The announcement of the DS one is beyond cool. I just wish I could actually find a complete copy of the second game for NGPC. It's literally no where to be found.

  • radiocreed

    Posted May 8, 2006 7:31 pm GMT

    This new KOF better be good since I still haven't bought an SNK game for my PS2.

  • Dougystyle79

    Posted May 8, 2006 5:34 pm GMT

    So.... no Samurai Shodown? You tease me with a mediocre XBOX SS5, betray me with no SS5 for my PS2... and now you just abandon the franchise all together... well I guess I should run back to mother now (Street Fighter II) since you don't love me anymore...

  • Vash67

    Posted May 8, 2006 5:15 pm GMT

    VG Cats made fun of Capcom vs SNK, pretending it was like a card battle game. Then why is SNK actually doing it?!

  • WolfSkill5544

    Posted May 8, 2006 5:02 pm GMT

    cool man, I am more happy the metal slug collection, best package ever for the PSP.

  • marc_man3001

    Posted May 8, 2006 4:23 pm GMT

    Nice looking forward to seeing Metal Slug on the Wii.

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted May 8, 2006 2:54 pm GMT

    Metal Slug on Wii? how would you play that?

  • John_of_Fire

    Posted May 8, 2006 1:57 pm GMT

    I was hoping they would have something new to talk about. All these games were announced a while ago. As long as they keep bringing Japanese PS games over on to the Xbox in the states I'll be happy enough.

  • eljono

    Posted May 8, 2006 1:14 pm GMT

    awsome more remakes of old crud

  • jks22112

    Posted May 8, 2006 12:46 pm GMT

    More of the same from SNK. Can't they EVER make a new game?

  • DevJin

    Posted May 8, 2006 11:29 am GMT

    YES!! PS2 rules, here kity2, my KOF 2006!! 360, what ?? never heard of it, a CRAP maybe, or a door's handle, ha ha ha!!

  • bobreturns

    Posted May 8, 2006 11:08 am GMT

    what metal slug at first i thought metal gear that would be awsome but what the hell is metal slug

  • Van_Cleef

    Posted May 8, 2006 10:58 am GMT

    So, the jury is still out on whether Metal Slug 6 is included. That means the jury's still out on whether I buy this game...

  • BigSpoonyBard

    Posted May 8, 2006 10:46 am GMT

    Card Fighters DS is an instant purchase for me. That announcement alone is enough for this E3 as far as I'm concerned. Time to brush up on my NGPC version.

  • princeofgames90

    Posted May 8, 2006 10:36 am GMT

    And i would say what about PS3

  • slipshoddoa

    Posted May 8, 2006 10:32 am GMT

    Sigh. More quickie Gamecube ports for the Wii. I see an alarming trend...

  • Baroque-Legacy

    Posted May 8, 2006 10:26 am GMT

    To JXY:
    Ben Herman at SNK stated that the ports on the Wii will not be direct, and will be altered for play on the magic wand. I really, really hope they would include straight ports.

    To The_Orgy:
    A great deal of people here have never even heard of a Neo Geo, so I feel your pain when folks are so ill-informed about Hardware like the Atomiswave. I own both a Neo and an AW, and I think it's great to see SNK still kicking out the 2-D goodness!

  • Legir

    Posted May 8, 2006 10:07 am GMT

    Card fighting game? Coolness.

  • dragonsama

    Posted May 8, 2006 9:13 am GMT

    god stuff but where is King of fighters XI and Neo Geo Battle Colosseum?

  • general_bison

    Posted May 8, 2006 8:47 am GMT

    Another 3D KOF?!? NO! NO! FFS NO!

  • Jxy

    Posted May 8, 2006 8:02 am GMT

    The_Orgy -- thanks for the info on MS6... guess I don't have to import the PS2 version of that... I just pray that they leave in an option to play unmangled versions of the games... it's cool that they want to try utilizing the Revo's controller, but I'd much rather play Metal Slug the way it's supposed to be played.

  • Jxy

    Posted May 8, 2006 8:00 am GMT

    This is great news. If SNK isn't talking about US releases for any 2D games like KOF XI, Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi, and NGBC, then it's gotta be safe to import them. Wicked.

  • 966305

    Posted May 8, 2006 7:50 am GMT

    they should anounce KOF XI and NGBC for PS2.

  • The_Orgy

    Posted May 8, 2006 7:06 am GMT

    Something else that I noticed, the guys here at Gamespot really don't know which characters are the most representative of KOF for example, they put Lien Neville (that's the character in the pic of MI2 isn't it?) when they should have placed Kyo or Iori there.

  • The_Orgy

    Posted May 8, 2006 7:04 am GMT

    Word from SNKP executives: the Metal Slug Anthology on the Wii WILL include Metal Slug 6 in it, plus support for the new motion sensitive control. The question is, how they will implement it in such a fast paced game.

    To the guy that said that SNKP is still working on 15yo hardware, the old NeoGeo has been put in it's coffin since 2003, all the new games from SNKP, the newest KOFs, MS, etc are made on the Atomiswave system (cousin of the Dreamcast), and they are already looking forward to move again to an even better system.

    KOF Maximum Impact 2 (aka 2006 in the US) and SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters are two very fresh and entertaining games, MI2 has actually corrected all the mistakes of it's predecessor and comes packed with a lot, a LOT of great and original things.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 8, 2006 6:05 am GMT

    yeah metal slug!

  • dhmy2kgto

    Posted May 8, 2006 3:09 am GMT

    swwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttt

  • PiMacleod_basic

    Posted May 8, 2006 12:35 am GMT

    I need Neo Geo Battle Colliseum released in the US. ....'cause frankily, I wanna practice more for when I play against my friends on their jap-mod'ed consoles.

  • Baroque-Legacy

    Posted May 8, 2006 12:26 am GMT

    Haters.

  • KiLLer_ba

    Posted May 8, 2006 12:21 am GMT

    The Metal SLug anthology on Wii, Execellent

  • neoand12

    Posted May 7, 2006 10:58 pm GMT

    lame KOF 2006 will be in 3d that suck I want 2D KOF 2006 (I see the future and ths game ain't going to sell at all !)

  • BigDanG

    Posted May 7, 2006 10:54 pm GMT

    A new cardfighters game can only mean one thing: more superdeformed Capcom and SNK message board avatars. But seriously there was a time when SNK was the maverick company, but now they've been playing it too safe, relying on known franchises and changing very little to the underlying game mechanics. I think the company has regressed in quality since the collapse of Dreamcast (with their excellent ports of KOF, Last Blade, and Garou) and the NeoGeo Pocket Color.

  • Neoyamaneko

    Posted May 7, 2006 10:43 pm GMT

    No X360 because Playmore is still working with 15 year old technology. They would have to put it on XBL Arcade for a fraction of what they could get on other systems.

  • KoruKinshi

    Posted May 7, 2006 10:42 pm GMT

    Card Fighters DS...that's all I needed to hear...

  • bison_tuesday

    Posted May 7, 2006 10:20 pm GMT

    Everyone rags on SNK for flogging tired old franchises - dont nintendo do much the same? (albeit with far more grace and innovation) While I am as excited as the next nintendo fanboy about a new Zelda, I would love to see a fresh IP from the big N.

    At any rate, these titles from SNK are really only going to appeal to a limited fanbase of rabid fans, and I question wether or not they will entice new gamers to sample these ageing franchises.

  • bulldog7

    Posted May 7, 2006 10:12 pm GMT

    a lot more games for Wii than i thought.

  • Ace_Gunner

    Posted May 7, 2006 9:55 pm GMT

    I wonder if the KoF DVD will be the King Of Fighters: Another Day series. If it's a new series then count me in.

  • chewster777

    Posted May 7, 2006 9:46 pm GMT

    Where's my King of Fighters DS?

  • johnathan111

    Posted May 7, 2006 9:13 pm GMT

    that will be sweet

  • fat_shark

    Posted May 7, 2006 9:10 pm GMT

    guess that hurts the chances of the Neo Geo showing up alongside Genesis and TurboGrafx in the Virtual Console... 8-D

  • Tootall

    Posted May 7, 2006 9:10 pm GMT

    Where's neo geo battle collosium!? Is it ever going to come to the states?

  • winnazdaluza

    Posted May 7, 2006 8:26 pm GMT

    cant wait to check out the new KOF!!!!

advertisement

Hot Stories

Newsmakers

Featured Stories

Submit News

Got tips? Send them in!

Related Game

Metal Slug Anthology Boxshot
Metal Slug Anthology

Game Stats

Full Game Details »Close
Also on

Related Games

Site Blogs