Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "Announced at E3 as one of the more pleasant surprises of Sony’s press conference, the enhanced reissuing of the arcade and Neo Geo classic Windjammers has finally been released for the PlayStation 4 and Vita and with it comes an infusion of classic gaming goodness for Sony’s systems. But does simply being an old game spruced-up with modern trimmings make this a game worth investing in or is it just stuck in the past? Read on to find out!"
Ham and pineapple, Bugs Bunny and basketball, nicotine and post-coital glow, somethings were never intended to be combined but are ultimately far superior afterwards. What happens when you merged the visual stylings and worn out world warrior stereotypes of Street Fighter 2 and the hyper-linear gameplay of Pong? Windjammers, that's what.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "The Neo Geo was something of an oddity in the gaming market – a family of systems that included the MVS arcade machine, AES home console machine, and a number of short-lived experiments such as the Neo Geo CD and Neo Geo Pocket. What tied these all together were the brilliant 2D titles created by SNK, which included a number of the most enjoyable fighting games of their time. Thanks to the company’s resurrection in recent years and some internal cheerleaders at Sony, the Vita has been home to a great number of Neo Geo games, although sadly it hasn’t received the brilliant Arcade Archives series by Hamster, meaning it's an incomplete library."
The switch is also another portable NeoGeo, lots of incredible games on it. If you like old school beat them ups and fighting games, as well shoot them ups, it's the place to be. The Vita will go down as an incredible piece of tech that got overlooked. Still playing mine to this day.
In our latest editorial, we discuss the recent Switch port of Windjammers, the local multiplayer fun of The Jackbox Party Pack 5, and the immensely enjoyable but hilariously unpolished Road Redemption.
