Software:NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
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| Developer(s) | SNK Playmore |
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| Director(s) | Osamu Kamada |
| Producer(s) | Eikichi Kawasaki Chikara Yamasaki |
| Designer(s) | Chikara Yamasaki |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network[1] |
| Release | Arcade (Atomiswave)
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Arcade system | Atomiswave |
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (Japanese: ネオジオバトルコロシアム Hepburn: Neojio Batoru Koroshiamu), abbreviated NGBC or NBC, is a 2-on-2 tag team fighting game designed for the Atomiswave arcade board developed and released by SNK in 2005. The game features characters from several SNK and ADK titles. Subsequently, a PlayStation 2 version of the game was released in Japan, North America, and Europe. The Xbox Live Arcade version was released worldwide on June 9, 2010. In 2020, a homebrew conversion was released for the Dreamcast.[2]
Gameplay
The game system of the arcade NGBC, as previously mentioned, is a 2-on-2 tag battle, regardless of how many players are playing. While the two-player game system is similar to most tag-team systems of other games, the single player system is unusual.
The game's single play is more like a survival battle, where the player must beat enemy after enemy as long as possible. However, the game gives the player 300 seconds, and when time-out occurs, instead of win or lose, the player will face the boss (depending on how well they perform). Only at this point will time-out determine the victor.
During a single-play, the rule is to defeat either member of the team, not both team members. That is, unlike most tag-team systems (but similar to Kizuna Encounter or Tekken Tag Tournament), where all opposition must be beaten in order to win, in NGBC the player only needs to beat one member of the opposite team to win, without the need to fight the other member if the first is defeated.
Plot
The official plot, as given by SNK, is as follows: "In February, 2017 of the new Japanese era there is a man trying to rule the NeoGeo World. "I will topple NeoGeo's most powerful warriors and put myself on the throne!". We knew that if he managed to obtain NeoGeo world's awesome power, world domination would not be far from his reach. This man, who sat at the heart of the "WAREZ Conglomerate" with overwhelming financial power behind him, had already set out on his ambitious path to gain NeoGeo World's power. Those who knew the truth of his intentions were already trembling with fear... As NeoGeo World drew closer to the verge of disaster, a WAREZ sponsored fighting competition was announced. This event is called "NeoGeo Battle Coliseum". The federal government is worried about the situation, and has secretly dispatched its two best secret agents, Yuki and Ai. A world on the verge of eternal darkness... The future of NeoGeo World is now in the hands of the warriors."[3] (The name of the organization that hosts the tournament, WAREZ, is an obvious play on the word warez, as SNK Playmore blames software piracy as one of the contributing factors to its 2001 bankruptcy.)
Characters
Forty characters are playable featuring two original characters and two original bosses and the rest from eleven different SNK series.
- Original
- Yuki
- Ai
- Mizuchi (Boss) - A clone of Orochi from The King of Fighters '97, created by WAREZ
- Goodman (Boss) - The leader of WAREZ
- The King of Fighters
- Kyo Kusanagi (NESTS Saga version)
- Iori Yagami
- K'
- Shermie
- Fatal Fury
- Terry Bogard (MOTW version)
- Geese Howard
- Mai Shiranui
- Rock Howard
- Kim Kaphwan
- Tung Fu Rue
- Jin Chonshu
- Jin Chonrei
- Hotaru Futaba
- Art of Fighting and Buriki One
- Ryo Sakazaki / Mr. Karate II (Buriki One version)
- Robert Garcia
- Lee Pai Long
- Mr. Big
- Samurai Shodown
- Haohmaru
- Nakoruru
- Shiki
- Genjuro Kibagami
- Asura
- Metal Slug
- Marco Rossi
- Mars People (Unlockable)
- The Last Blade
- Kaede
- Moriya Minakata
- Akari Ichijou
- Keiichiro Washizuka
- Athena
- Athena (Unlockable)
- World Heroes
- Hanzo Hattori
- Mudman
- Fuuma Kotaro
- Neo Dio (Boss)
- King of the Monsters
- Cyber Woo
- Aggressors of Dark Kombat
- Kisarah Westfield
- Fu’un
- King Lion (Unlockable Hidden)
- King Leo (NPC Boss version of King Lion)
Reception
IGN gave the game 7.3/10.[4] HonestGamers gave a 4/5 review stating "A fun and challenging fighter with bits of SNK nostalgia makes this a great game."[5] Cheat Code Central gave a 2.5/5 review stating "NeoGeo Battle Coliseum doesn't bring anything new at all to the fighting formula, instead choosing to place all of its stock in the nostalgia factor.", but claiming nostalgic fans of SNK would enjoy the game.[6]
References
- ↑ Gantayat, Anoop. "SNK Playmore Details Xbox Live Arcade Plans". andriasang. http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/12/07/snk_xla_plans/.
- ↑ Perez, George (November 9, 2020). "NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and Samurai Shodown VI ported to Dreamcast as Atomiswave arcade ports keep coming". SEGAbits. http://segabits.com/blog/2020/11/09/neogeo-battle-coliseum-and-samurai-shodown-vi-ported-to-dreamcast-as-atomiswave-arcade-ports-keep-coming/.
- ↑ SNK Playmore. "NeoGeo Battle Coliseum". SNK-Playmore USA Official Website. http://www.snkplaymoreusa.com/game_BattleColiseum_story.php.
- ↑ "IGN". http://www.ign.com/games/neogeo-battle-coliseum/ps2-772938.
- ↑ "HonestGamers". http://www.honestgamers.com/systems/content.php?review_id=6678&platform=PlayStation+2&abr=PS2&gametitle=NEOGEO+Battle+Coliseum.
- ↑ "CCC". https://www.cheatcc.com/psx2/rev/neogeobattlecoliseumreview.html.
External links
- NeoGeo Battle Coliseum at the official Japanese website of SNK Playmore (in Japanese)
- NeoGeo Battle Coliseum at the official website of SNK Playmore USA
- NeoGeo Battle Coliseum at the official European website of Ignition Entertainment[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- NeoGeo Battle Coliseum at MobyGames
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