Snow Bros. 2 Special Review – A Frosty Blast from the Past!

by Jim Smale · April 23, 2025

Snow Bros. 2 Special Review dives into the frosty arcade nostalgia of a beloved classic, now reimagined with modern visuals and gameplay tweaks. But does it capture the magic of the original, or is it just another retro revival? Packed with co-op excitement, chaotic snowball battles, and fresh content, this game promises plenty of thrills for fans old and new. Stick around as we break down everything you need to know in this Snow Bros. 2 Special Review—before you decide whether it’s worth adding to your collection.

SNOW BROS. 2 SPECIAL Review Pros:

Classic 8-bit graphics.
844MB Download size.
Originally released in 1994.
Game settings – screen color (color/green/black and white), and scan lines.
Three game difficulties – Easy, Normal, and Hard.
Online leaderboards for each game type.
Two game modes – remake and original.
Gameplay is you attack an enemy by covering them in snow and turning them into a snowball, and then you kick it to roll it and kill the enemy.
Each character has their own style of attack, the main guy does snow damage, and others may turn them into an electric ball or a tornado.
Kicking an enemy can hit other enemies and do combo-style damage.
Each character hit can act differently, like tornadoes tend to go forward a bit, then up where whereas snowballs follow ledges and paths.
You can get the retro feel by inserting coins.
Big boss battles that are clever and use the mechanics well.
Power-ups can fall from the sky and fly down the level, changing what power-up it is as it goes.
Enemies can turn into food for points.
Game over, let’s you change characters.
Four-player multiplayer support.
2D game World with beautiful backdrops.
Simple controls.
The original game shows a short in-game clip of how to play the game.
The remake is the classic game, but with smooth HD-like graphics and more characters to play a,s along with new locations.
The original version of the game has four playable characters.
The remake version of the game has 35 playable characters; you start with four and then unlock the rest.
Classic arcade presentation.
Great soundtrack.
The game suits the Nintendo Switch console perfectly.
Excellent in-game cutscenes.
The game is a lot of fun and hits the retro and modern gameplay feel almost flawlessly.
It is a great game for co op and solo.
Collect letters to spell EXTRA for bonus points.
Three-letter name entries for the leaderboards.
Online Co op support, and you can make or join a room.
Two versions of the game are available in the remake version – Western and Eastern.
Four game modes in the remake version – Arcade, Survival, Time Attack, and Sky Run.
Rolling demo gameplay shows when you leave the game running on the menu.

SNOW BROS. 2 SPECIAL Review Cons:

Cannot remap the controls.
No playable tutorials.
The gameplay takes a bit of getting used to.
New players will have no idea what each character’s attack will look like.
Judging which platform enemies will drop on can be tricky and hard to judge.
The game doesn’t have an achievements system.
The leaderboards are named entry and not your Nintendo ID, which is a bit weird.