While it certainly has a place in SNK history, SNK Gals Fighters hasn’t stood the test of time very well. The gameplay is barebones, the story is basic and unengaging and the graphics don’t benefit from being on a modern screen. Hardcore SNK fans might want to add this to their collection as a curiosity, but the game has very limited appeal for anyone else. Please note that at the time of writing, the game has been pulled from several storefronts so it might not currently be available in your country. We’re unclear as to what the reason is or when it will return.
SNK GALS' FIGHTERS
SNK · Apr 29, 2020
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SNK's wonderous heroines duke it out for a shot to be crowned the QUEEN OF FIGHTERS! This lighthearted story with comical interactions will keep you
coming back for more!
●The roster boasts a total of 11 fighters, including three hidden characters!
One of them looks awfully familiar…
●Includes Training Mode, which is essential if you wish to reach the top!
●Take on a buddy in Tabletop or Handheld Mode! Find out who has what it takes to become the QUEEN OF FIGHTERS!
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Critic reviews
- 8.0SNK Gals' Fighters is a pocket-sized triumph with exciting combat, a fun selection of female fighters from throughout SNK's various franchises, and collectible items to keep coming back for. It may be a very short play and there's nowhere near the amount of mods you'd find in a modern brawler, but it's a fun distraction and absolutely adorable throwback that you can throw down a few bucks for on Switch – especially if you're an SNK Heroines fan.
- SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS will find success on the Nintendo Switch by appealing to nostalgia. Those who can appreciate what this 2D fighter did back in the day should still appreciate it now, shallowness and all. Especially at only $7.99, considering an original cart could find you spending hundreds.
- 8.020 years before it was spiritually reawakened as SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, the Neo Geo Pocket Color added another fine string to its bow with the enjoyable handheld combat of SNK Gals’ Fighters. With a few extra changes for Nintendo Switch – namely support for far easier to set up local multiplayer and a handy rewind feature – this classic portable fighter is now in the rudest of health.
- SNK Gal’s Fighters on the Switch isn’t the most ambitious port out there, but that’s okay. Two decades since its original release, it’s just as addicting as it ever was. If you’re looking for a lighthearted retro fighter to add to your Switch library, or just want to experience this obscure gem in the Neo Geo’s 30-year history, then there’s no better time than the present to give SNK Gals’ Fighters a shot.
- Apart from that, SNK Gals’ Fighter is a fantastic little game. There are lots of overlay options as well: you can toggle different screen frames, zoom in or out, swap between two filters, change the button inputs, reset the game into Japanese or English, view the game manual (which you’ll want to read), and there’s even a rewind feature. I hope that SNK continues releasing NeoGeo Pocket Color games on the Switch so those of us who missed out on that short-lived handheld can experience them for the first time.
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