Review: SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (PlayStation 4)

2018 marked the 40th anniversary of legendary studio SNK! To celebrate this extraordinary milestone, a variety of classic arcade games from SNK’s golden age are coming back together in one anthology on PlayStation 4. SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION is packed full of retro games and a treasure trove of features!

Pros:

• Retro graphics encompassing 8 and 16 but graphics.
• 1.38gb download size.
• 14 trophies.
• Own in-game achievements.
• Museum- shows off high res artwork, slideshow option, concept/original art, and every game’s soundtrack! Complete with a built-in player!
• Can tweak each individual games settings.
• Watch-you can watch the game being played and jump in and take over at any point or just watch.
• Four difficulties-easy/normal/hard/hardest.
• Quit and quit and save option.
• Can rebind keys globally (all games) or on a game by game basis.
• Games where applicable allow you to choose arcade/console versions and the region version.
• Autofire on/off.
• DS4 touchpad.
• Great collection of games.
• Allows you to actually finish the games!
• Settings-sharp/stretch/fullscreen, filter-TV/monitor/off, Border art-on/off.
• 2 player local support with drop-in/out.
• Games:
  • Alpha Mission (arcade and home versions)
  • Athena (arcade and home versions)
  • Crystalis
  • Ikari Warriors (arcade and home versions)
  • Ikari III: The Rescue (arcade and home versions)
  • Guerrilla War (arcade and home versions)
  • P.O.W. (arcade and home versions)
  • Prehistoric Isle in 1930
  • Psycho Soldier
  • Street Smart
  • T.N.K. III (arcade and home versions)
  • Vanguard
  • Victory Road (arcade and home versions)
  • Chopper I
  • Fantasy
  • Munch Mobile
  • Sasuke vs. Commander
  • Time Soldiers
  • Bermuda Triangle
  • Paddle Mania
  • Ozma Wars
  • Beast Busters
  • SAR: Search and Rescue
  • World Wars

Cons:

• The game select screen feels underwhelming.
• The stretch screen is horrible and does not look good.
• No online leaderboards.
• Only one border art for each game.
• No Platinum trophy.
• No cheat mode like infinite lives etc.