I had high praise for the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection when it came to the Nintendo Switch late last year. There wasn’t a whole lot that they could’ve done to make it better, other than adding more games. The biggest difference between the version I originally reviewed and this one are the games that were available to download post-release are present upon booting the game. None of them make the collection standout any more than before, although it’s nice to have them in their for history sake (Search & Rescue was probably my favorite of the new ones). Honestly, my original review still stands for how I feel about this port of the game. My biggest gripe is that the achievements that are present in the Switch version translate directly to trophies, and they’re all a bit boring. There are twelve available, and they’re all essentially just beating certain games. There’s no platinum trophy, and nothing added for the other games. I’m not as big into trophies as I once was, but this is still a missed opportunity as there could be some really fun challenges included with all the different games. Outside of this, the collection serves as a wonderful trip down memory lane.
10 out of 10
Pros
- Extensive Museum
- Updated Control Schemes
- Rewind/Save States
- Arcade and NES Versions
Cons
- Strictly Early SNK Games
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection was developed by Digital Eclipse in association with SNK and was published by NIS America. It launched on NS November 13th, 2018 for $39.99, and PS4 on March 19th, 2019. The game was provided to us for review on NS and PS4. If you’d like to see more of SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, check out the game’s official site.
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