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Neo Geo Battle Coliseum

First seen: 3 december 2006

Information found in: from 39 sources in 11 countries.

Great Deal: $9.95

  • User Score (4)
    5.7 5.7 from 4 reviewers
  • Expert Score (33)
    7.2 7.2 from 33 reviewers
  • Gameplay (5)
    8.0 8.0 from 5 reviewers
  • Graphics (8)
    7.0 7.0 from 8 reviewers
  • Sound (7)
    6.9 6.9 from 7 reviewers
  • Control (2)
    7.0 7.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Addiction (2)
    6.6 6.6 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • tight controls
  • bleh premise, dated sprites and animations, loading times

Neo Geo Battle Coliseum

The Neo Geo Battle Coliseum features 40 characters from SNK’s most popular franchises: METAL SLUG, KING OF FIGHTERS, SAMURAI SHODOWN, WORLD HEROES and many more, 2-on 2 tag-team battle system, 6 hidden characters to unlock, colour edit mode, Background graphics and arranged background music, Tag play game mode, new playable character no in the Arcade version, Command Edit function and multiplayer functions.

Features

The Neo Geo Battle Coliseum features Playstation g…

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Neo Geo Battle Coliseum

The Neo Geo Battle Coliseum features 40 characters from SNK’s most popular franchises: METAL SLUG, KING OF FIGHTERS, SAMURAI SHODOWN, WORLD HEROES and many more, 2-on 2 tag-team battle system, 6 hidden characters to unlock, colour edit mode, Background graphics and arranged background music, Tag play game mode, new playable character no in the Arcade version, Command Edit function and multiplayer functions.

Features

The Neo Geo Battle Coliseum features Playstation game with fighting genre which is developed by SNK Playmore. It offers a large cast of characters from past Neo Geo fighters and action games into one big tag-team brawl. Original characters of the game are Yuki and Ai. Games are represented by King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Mark of the Wolves, Samurai Shodown, Art of Fighting, Last Blade, King of the Monsters, World Heroes, Athena, Aggressors of Dark Kombat, Kizuna Tag Battle and Metal Slug. This game has a 2-on-2 tag team battle format where tag-team members are switched according to the player during matches. D-Assault is a move in the game where a character makes a rush attack and if connected successfully, calls the partner to perform together a special tag team autocombo. In addition to this, certain characters have special D-Assaults such as Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia both make Zanretsuken attacks and later make a backjump finishing with a double Haohshokoken while the background turns black and a dragon and a tiger appear on the screen. The Neo Geo Battle Coliseum features 6 hidden characters to unlock. The colour edit mode offers to modify the appearance of the characters. It is said to provide new and improved background graphics and newly arranged background music. In addition to this, it also said to offer Tag Play game mode and a new playable character which is not found in the Arcade version.

Additional Features

 The Neo Geo Battle Coliseum features Command Edit function. This game also has offline versus 2 players support which is a local gameplay mode that brings all players in the same room to work together in the game.
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  • Reviews of Neo Geo Battle Coliseum

  1. NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Review for PlayStation 2 (PS2)

    Reviewer: Cheat Code Central
    12 January 2008
    Overall 5
    5.0
    Graphics 6
    5.8
    Sound 5
    4.8
    Control 6
    5.8
    Addiction 5
    5.2
     

    There is something undeniably appealing about a crossover. Most people are always wondering what would happen if this character met this character, or if the heroes from this particular universe were able to interact with the heroes in a completely different universe. That appeal extends to gaming, especially fighting games, as seen in fan favorites like Marvel vs. Capcom or SNK vs. Capcom. SNK, of the aforementioned Marvel vs. SNK, has a large catalog of fighters, with... Read more

  2. NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

    Reviewer: The Armchair Empire
    25 February 2008

    Shodown. Two characters from the 3D Samurai Shodown games are here, and while Shiki was in SvC Chaos, this is the first time outside of the Neo Geo Pocket Color games that we see a 2D rendition of Asura. Hanzo, Fuuma, and Mudman show up from the forgotten ADK semi-classic World Heroes (which is also being released in a compilation in the near future), and Mr. Big, Mr. Karate (a variation of Ryo) and Lee Pai Long fill out the Art of Fighting roster. There are also a... Read more

  3. NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

    Reviewer: Auracore MediaWorks
    24 March 2008
    Overall 7
    6.9
    Gameplay 8
    8.0
    Graphics 7
    6.5
    Sound 7
    6.5
    Addiction 7
    7.0
     

    And that’s it, really. There’s not too much to the game besides the few modes, and though the character selection screen is certainly filled with choices, it’ll still be quite obvious that you’re playing in the same modes over and over again. Still, fighting-game aficionados can probably look beyond this, as the fighting mechanics themselves are still pretty good and that’s really the most important part of a fighting title. Heck, I know that much, even if I... Read more

  4. NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

    Reviewer: Thunderbolt Games
    16 November 2007
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    Meet Goodman. Nobody really cares about him. In a world where Geese Howard and Rugal Bernstein – you know, real fighting game bosses – dominate the playing field, this fellow comes up short. He looks like a cheap Igniz knockoff, wields a fiery whip, and controls a purple ball of flame shaped like a baboon’s head. Ooh, fearsome. His design practically screams, “ I’m a throwaway villain! Beware my generic scheming! ” If he weren’t poised to take control of... Read more

  5. Like an old pair of gloves.

    Reviewer: Game Revolution
    4 March 2008
    Overall 8
    7.5
     

    NeoGeo Battle Coliseum looks old and sounds old and plays in 2D - all things that will deter most modern-day gamers, but old-school fans of NeoGeo fighters and newbies interested in discovering where 3D fighters originated will not be disappointed. It may be daunting to step off the main road and walk into lost, unfamiliar, and dangerous territory. It may not feel like the smartest, safest thing to do. But in the end, it always leads to the experiences that are worth... Read more

  1. SNK continues with another massive fighter that keeps fans hungry for more

    Reviewer: Shopping.com
    9 December 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    SNK's NeoGeo was a system that stood on the cutting edge from 1989 to 1994. In 1994, Capcom released Read more

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