PS2 version of neogeo battle coliseum

How good a conversion is the PS2 version of neo geo battle coliseum?

Ive only seen the PS2 version and have thought about buying the atomiswave one, but to be honest not impressed by PS2 version. I was expecting a lot more.

It can be fun, but not for tournement style play. Some of the normal characters are over powered( anyone from Samurai Spirits).

I'm really surprised you're not impressed by it. The PS2 version also has the arranged soundtrack and additional play modes.

My reasons?
The graphics are poor. THe world heroes characters dont look or play anything like they did before?
I mean whats the point in that?

They should have been faithful to the origional games for it to work.

Es gnk v capcom chaos most of the main characters were faithful.

rugal2000 said:

My reasons?
The graphics are poor. THe world heroes characters dont look or play anything like they did before?
I mean whats the point in that?

They should have been faithful to the origional games for it to work.

Es gnk v capcom chaos most of the main characters were faithful.

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I couldn't disagree more. How are the graphics poor? You would rather have reused sprites instead of updated ones that fit with the other characters? I remember a time when updated sprites were the standard in nearly every fighting game. The new renditions of the World Heroes characters are extremely faithful to the originals, but the originals were far too old to reuse in any form and still make a clean product.

I'm sorry, but I can't agree with anyone who would rather have reused sprites than new ones.

++ NEO GEO BATTLE COLISEUM = THE ULTRA SECKS ++

++ NEO GEO BATTLE COLISEUM = THE ULTRA SECKS ++

i guess i went borderline fanatic on this game, as far as getting 3 copies (2 used ones from members here, thx NeoGeo2K2!).

hanzo and fuuma was hyperupped on this game i thought tho i wish they could have distance the two apart more, even with just the fight stances. but these two WH characters are definitely uber'ed up! i also dig'ed mudman in this version, pretty useable like he was in WH2 and WH2J version. tho i wished that cap'n kidd, janne, shura or kim dragon made the cut...well...maybe in the sequel *finders crossed*

no complaints at all with this game - SNKP on the roll.

Re Posted by neoalec "I couldn't disagree more. How are the graphics poor? You would rather have reused sprites instead of updated ones that fit with the other characters? I remember a time when updated sprites were the standard in nearly every fighting game. The new renditions of the World Heroes characters are extremely faithful to the originals, but the originals were far too old to reuse in any form and still make a clean product.

I'm sorry, but I can't agree with anyone who would rather have reused sprites than new ones"


Whoah hold your horses u got the wrong end of the stick. If you want reused sprites look no further than Neo geo battle coliseum on the PS2. Look at the shitty Ryo Sakazaki sprite. Its been around since KOF 96.

Re-used sprites are precisely one of my main gripes with this game.
I didnt say they should have reused the world heroes sprites. Read it again. I said they should have drawn one faithful to the origional character like in SNK v Capcom where all the new capcom sprites are faithful to the Capcom games.

rugal2000 said:

Whoah hold your horses u got the wrong end of the stick. If you want reused sprites look no further than Neo geo battle coliseum on the PS2. Look at the shitty Ryo Sakazaki sprite. Its been around since KOF 96.

Re-used sprites are precisely one of my main gripes with this game.
I didnt say they should have reused the world heroes sprites. Read it again. I said they should have drawn one faithful to the origional character like in SNK v Capcom where all the new capcom sprites are faithful to the Capcom games.

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You're right, you didn't actually say they should reuse the old World Heroes sprites. You said the characters weren't enough like the originals. I apologize for that. Still I have to disagree though, because I agree with evasyar that they captured the spirit of the original characters. All the sprites look cleaned up for higher resolution from the originals, Robert and Ryo are changed enough (Ryo is Mr. Karate in this one for some reason) and there are original characters just for the game, including characters from King of the Monsters and Gan Gan. The graphics and sound are also all top notch.

Thats okay

Its great that your still on the scene. I remember fondly those days in 98/99 when your website was the centre of the neo geo net world.

It was a shame orochi kaede scandal caused so much upset and pretty much ended the website. I was one of those affected but its great to have such a legend such as yourself on the board.

rugal2000 said:

It was a shame orochi kaede scandal caused so much upset and pretty much ended the website. I was one of those affected but its great to have such a legend such as yourself on the board.

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I don't remember that having anything to do with ending the web site. I stopped working on it for personal reasons. I don't even know the details of the scandal in question.