METAL SLUG 3, GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES, THE LAST BLADE 2, SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL, KOF ’98 UM FINAL EDITION, AND KOF 2002 UM AVAILABLE NOW ON CLOUD-BASED SERVICE
Osaka, Japan, March 3, 2022 – SNK CORPORATION has announced six of its timeless classics – METAL SLUG 3. GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES, THE LAST BLADE 2, SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL, KOF ’98 UM FINAL EDITION, and KOF 2002 UM – are available on Amazon Luna’s Retro Channel today for $4.99 a month.
SNK fans in the mainland United States can now enjoy their favorite fighting games or 2D run & gun action shooter on their favorite devices without lengthy downloads or expensive hardware. Luna is Amazon’s cloud gaming service that enables customers to quickly and easily play great games on the devices they already own, including Fire TV and Fire tablets, as well as Windows PCs, Chromebook, Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Android phones.
As a service designed for instant play, Luna allows SNK veterans to pause a thrilling head-to-head match or intense firefight on one screen and quickly resume the action on another. Within Luna, players can admire their favorite Twitch streamers power dunk as Terry Bogard or soar with a Slugnoid live across all six SNK games in the service. From Twitch, players can host their own streams of classic SNK titles on Luna.
METAL SLUG 3. GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES, THE LAST BLADE 2, SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL, KOF ’98 UM FINAL EDITION, and KOF 2002 UM are now available on Luna’s Retro Channel for $4.99 a month.
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METAL SLUG 3
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls! The most highly praised title in the series among Metal Slug fans for its refined balance and game volume, heads out to the Luna cloud gaming service!
GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES
Originally released in 1999 as a new generation in the highly popular FATAL FURY Series, GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES still continues to fascinate players around the world to this day.
Set 10 years after Geese Howard’s death, GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES restarts the legendary series with a new hero, “Rock Howard”, and hosts a plethora of new charismatic characters. Moreover, this new installment in the FATAL FURY Series abandons the traditional sway line mechanic and brings numerous new strategies with the “T.O.P. System,” “Just Defended,” and “Breaking” battle features instead.
THE LAST BLADE 2
“Hell’s Gate” is a boundary between life and death. Four ‘Mythological Symbols’ are about to fight an ultimate spirit awakened from the netherworld to the death and send him straight to ‘Hell’s Gate’. In addition to 12 combatants from the previous title, 4 brand new characters and 2 hidden characters join the fight in the gorgeous roster of 18 characters. Select your favorite sword attack type among the “POWER”, “SPEED”, and “EXTREME” modes. Master the ”REPEL” mechanic to counter your opponent’s attacks, and when the time comes activate the “SUPER SECRET SLASH”, “HIDDEN SECRET SLASH” and “ENIGMA FRENZY-ATTACK” ultimate techniques in order to change the outcome of the battle! Discover or rediscover “THE LAST BLADE 2”, which is still considered as the pinnacle of the blade-based fighting game genre around the world to this day!
SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL
SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL was released in 2004 as an upgrade of SAMURAI SHODOWN V. While keeping the “Sword Gauge,” “Rage Explosion,” and “Concentration One” features introduced in the previous installment, SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL is still claimed as one of the most balanced game in the SAMURAI SHODOWN Series.
28 fierce warriors, including Series’ legendary boss characters “Amakusa Shiro Tokisada”, “Mizuki Rashojin”, “Zankuro Minazuki”, and “Gaoh Kyogoku Hinowanokami” from SAMURAI SHODOWN V, gather and clash in this epic title!
KOF ’98 UM FINAL EDITION
After “KOF ’98”, often praised by the fans as the best installment in the “KOF” series, and “KOF ’98 UM” 10 years later, “KOF ’98” returns now on Luna in an ultimate and final version with THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION
A gorgeous character roster of 64 fighters
In addition to the original roster of “KOF ’98”, emblematic KOF characters such as Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh, Geese Howard, Mr. Big, and Wolfgang Krauser join this ultimate tournament. Furthermore, this final edition offers an alternate version to some characters for a total of 64 different fighters and infinite team possibilities.
New system ULTIMATE MODE
The newly added “Ultimate Mode” will allow you to combine the various features of the original “Extra” and “Advanced” game modes in order to create your own one! Moreover, classic “Extra” and “Advanced” 2 game modes have been thoroughly rebalanced for a wider variety of battle strategies.
KOF 2002 UM
The second title in the UM series is a fully upgraded version of KOF 2002, a masterpiece of the KOF series deserving of a place honor along with KOF ’98. Based on THE NESTS CHRONICLES, this title includes the most characters of any title in KOF history. All graphics and background music have been completely redone and the game balance has also been extensively redesigned. New moves have been added and others have been brought back, meaning that players can enjoy battling it out for longer than ever.
About SNK
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, SNK develop, publish, and distribute interactive entertainment software on a global scale. Known for such franchises as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, METAL SLUG, and SAMURAI SHODOWN, SNK continues to focus on their rich console game and arcade history.
