Kotaku: World Heroes

The Best Part of Fighting Games? The Stupid Quotes.

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

There's a charm to fighting games that's irresistible. I mean, aside from all the face-punching, the character rosters are usually insane, and there's a tongue-in-cheek vibe that runs deep through most titles in the genre. More »

Of all the Street Fighter Clones, This was my Favourite

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

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When Street Fighter II hit the big time in the early 1990s, it led to countless clones, copies and competitors. Some of these emerged as beloved fighting game series in their own rights, and would live on for years. More »

North America Getting World Heroes Gorgeous

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:20:30 EDT

When SNK Playmore announced a World Heroes compilation for the PlayStation 2 in Japan, it didn't necessarily cause a flood of tips to the Kotaku inbox. When we found out that it was dubbed World Heroes Gorgeous, however, the air raid sirens at the top of the tower whined for hours. When the internet was alerted, we were surprised to learn that, despite how you might feel about the World Heroes series of Neo Geo fighting games, everyone loves stuff that's gorgeous. More »

World Heroes Gets Gorgeous!

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:20:00 EDT

Anyone out there remember World Heroes, Alpha Denshi's not that great fighting game for the Neo Geo platform? There were only a handful of them, with sequels like World Heroes 2 Jet and World Heroes Perfect hitting arcades throughout the early nineties. Fortunately for those who have fond memories of the 2D fighter, SNK Playmore is releasing a collection of four World Heroes games for the PlayStation 2. More »

SNK's Neo Geo Titles to Hit VC Tomorrow

fdemarco — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:00:00 EDT

We announced the imminent arrival of SNK's Neo Geo titles on the Virtual Console last month but now it looks like we have an ETA. According to IGN, Fatal Fury, World Heroes, and Art of Fighting will be arriving tomorrow morning on Wiis everywhere. So keep your eyes on the little white box and get ready to beat the crap out of each other Neo Geo style. More »