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The franchise went from strength to strength over the years and would actually be the final official release on the original Neo Geo вЂ“ Samurai Shodown V SpecialВ received a botched launch on that hardware, but was touched up years later for Vita where it released fully uncensoredВ and in all its original arcade glory.

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SNK also experimented with weapons-based fighters вЂ“ the best know of these was definitely Samurai Shodown,В a gory series set in feudal-era Japan. Acting as a crossover between numerous different fighting game series with a storyline to tie them all together, it perhaps wasnвЂ™t the most popular entry (that honor goes to вЂ™98) but it certainly offers a fantastic hand-to-hand 2D fighting experience. The characters in the Fatal Fury games would have a big part in SNKвЂ™s other flagship franchise ( King of Fighters)В and Vita would receive a port of the final entry in the вЂOrochiвЂ™ sub-series entitled King of Fighters вЂ™97: Global Match.

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The addition of online matchmaking makes it probably the definitive way to play, a common theme among Code MysticвЂ™s ports on Vita. Featuring absolutely gorgeous pixel-art graphics, it also offers a challenging and intricate fighting system thatвЂ™s accessible to newcomers вЂ“ making it one of the best titles to try out if you want to dip your toes into SNKвЂ™s library. My favourite of the bunch is Garou: Mark of the Wolves ,В the final (at least for now) entry in the long-running Fatal FuryВ series that focused on a Southtown free from Geese HowardвЂ™s iron grip. All the best of these managed to find their way to Vita as expanded ports with online features, making them arguably the best way to play these titles to this day. SNK were absolute masters of the fighting game genre during the 80вЂ™s and 90вЂ™s, creating classic after classic in quick succession. Thanks to the companyвЂ™s resurrection in recent years and some internal cheerleaders at Sony, Vita has been home to a great number of Neo Geo games вЂ“ although sadly it hasnвЂ™t received the brilliant Arcade Archives series by Hamster leaving it with a somewhat incomplete library. The thing that tied these all together was the brilliant 2D titles created by SNK вЂ“ which included a number of the most enjoyable fighting games of their time. The Neo Geo was somewhat of an oddity in the gaming market вЂ“ 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 or Neo Geo Pocket.

IвЂ™ll be including straight ports of titles and emulated versions, as well as sequels to popular series and (in some cases) spiritual successors. IвЂ™ll look at what games are available on the handheld (including PS1 & PSP versions through backwards compatibility) as well as what titles are missing that were re-released other platforms (and titles that have never been updated beyond the original hardware).

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The sixth (and final) in a series of articles IвЂ™m writing, lookingВ at VitaвЂ™s success in providing a portable version of classic consoles.