SNK PLAYMORE USA Releases 2 More Vintage Pre-NEOGEO Era Arcade Classics on Sony Computer Ent. America's PlayStation Store

Paul Sinclair • Dec 20, 2011 • Comments ()

P.O.W. - Prisoners of War and PREHISTORIC ISLE come home for the holidays

SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President: Ryo Mizufune) is proud to announce the North & South American release of P.O.W. - Prisoners Of War and PREHISTORIC ISLE as PlayStation® minis titles on PSP® (also compatible with PS3™), via the "New Releases" category and the "SNK NEOGEO" Featured Publishers page available on the PlayStation®Store from Tuesday, December 20, 2011.

The SNK minis titles are a commemorative "retro-arcade emulation" project that allows players to enjoy a grand collection of action, shooting, platform, and action/puzzle titles. Many of these nostalgic, highly innovative arcade classics released during SNK's Golden Age of action-shooting, etc. during the 80's, are now exclusively available on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and compatible on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system as well for even greater enjoyment!

The previous sets of titles included some of SNK's arcade masterpieces such as ATHENA, IKARI WARRIORS, GUERRILLA WAR, STREET SMART, VICTORY ROAD, and VANGUARD, along with a number of other lesser known, yet revolutionary titles to be enjoyed by both retro gamers and a younger generation of players alike.

List of the minis titles available to download via the PlayStation®Store from Dec 20, 2011:
P.O.W. - Prisoners Of War*
Control a military prisoner who breaks free from his cell, and must fight through waves of incoming enemy combatants. Fight via close-quarters-combat, or shoot your enemies with weapons they have dropped in this side-scrolling beat 'em up originally released in 1988!
PREHISTORIC ISLE*
Pilot a 1930's airplane, and fight against legions of dinosaurs and cavemen over a tropical island filled with mystery and danger! While collecting Speed Up & Power Up items, beware of the numerous traps that await you in this horizontal side-scrolling shooter released by SNK in 1989!