I-play launches SNK arcade
classics and blows away mobile gamers everywhere!
London, UK & San Mateo, CA – 12th
December, 2005 – I-play, the mobile games company, together with SNK Playmore
Corporation today announced the global launch of Metal Slug™ Mobile Impact and
King of Fighters ™ M2, mobile games based on two of SNK’s hugely popular arcade
classics.
In Metal Slug™ Mobile Impact, the sequel sees our hero Marco deep inside enemy
territory, where he must find the Control Room and stop the enemy before they
use the feared Super Rocket and destroy the world. Metal Slug Mobile Impact has
already met with some rave reviews:
– “The graphics are much more than just good, a special effects firework is
fired up.”
84% My Mobile Fun
– “Graphics are another pearl from I-play… a myriad of sound effects and
locations from the jungle to hi-tech scenery”
8/10 wirelessgaming.it
The King of Fighters™ M2, sequel to the original The King of Fighters mobile
title, offers all the thrills and frenzied speed of the arcade game. Featuring
three exciting modes: – Story, Survival and Battle, the title brings a vast
palette of martial art fun to mobile. Sub-games seamlessly combine with extreme
martial arts action in a series of innovative special moves, allowing each
character to perform a number of key actions in attack, defense and ‘desperation
mode’.
Shinya Morishita, Overseas marketing manager, SNK, commented: “I-play has built
a successful mobile franchise of our well-loved arcade classics. The feedback we
have received from SNK fans is that they love and look forward to being able to
playing these titles on mobile. I-play’s creative and development teams really
captured the essence and fluid gameplay of both games.”
Paul Maglione, Senior Vice President of Publishing and Marketing, I-play
commented: “Fighting and combat games are ideal for pick-up and play mobile fun,
and work well across a wide demographic. SNK Playmore has some of the world’s
best video game franchises and we’re very excited to be extending our
relationship with them. The original two titles have played an important role in
building I-play’s market share in the European and North American markets. Metal
Slug™ Mobile based on three of the legendary Metal Slug™ arcade games will give
way to the new title Metal Slug™ Mobile Impact.”
