World Heroes Anthology, known in Japan as World Heroes Gorgeous (ワールドヒーローズ ゴージャス, Wārudo Hīrōzu Gōjasu), is a game compilation, which includes all four games from ADK's World Heroes series, which were a part of the early Neo Geo titles from SNK. The four games presented here World Heroes, World Heroes 2, World Heroes 2 Jet, and World Heroes Perfect. The compilation was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 on March 11, 2008.[1]
| World Heroes Anthology | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Prosoft |
| Publisher(s) | SNK, Takara |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Versus fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, 2 player Competitive |
Story
editThe main storyline is based around Dr. Brown who has created a time machine able to bring together fighters from various times in history, with the goal of determining the greatest fighter of all time. As the games focus on different time frames throughout history, most of its characters are based on real people.
- World Heroes (1992)
- World Heroes 2 (1993)
- World Heroes 2 Jet (1994)
- World Heroes Perfect (1995) [2][3]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 53/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 5/10[5] |
| GamesMaster | 39%[6] |
| GameSpot | 5.5/10[7] |
| GamesRadar+ |   [8] |
| IGN | 5.3/10[9] |
| X-Play | [10] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[4]
References
edit- ^ Official website Archived 2010-01-26 at the Wayback Machine of World Heroes Anthology.
- ^ "World Heroes Gorgeous". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Ahearn, Nate (September 21, 2007). "TGS 2007: World Heroes Gorgeous Hands-On". IGN. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "World Heroes Anthology for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Spencer, Spanner (November 23, 2008). "SNK Retro Compilation Roundup". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "World Heroes Anthology". GamesMaster: 84. December 25, 2008.
- ^ Anderson, Lark (May 15, 2008). "World Heroes Anthology Review". GameSpot. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Hodgson, David S.J. (April 4, 2008). "World Heroes Anthology review". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Clements, Ryan (March 17, 2008). "World Heroes Anthology Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (March 27, 2008). "World Heroes Anthology". X-Play. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2016.