SNK has officially announced that its PS2 World Heroes mega-compilation released over in Japan last month is heading stateside. Aptly titled World Heroes Anthology, the compilation chronicles each and every title in SNK’s World Heroes fighting series, including World Heroes, World Heroes 2, World Heroes 2 Jet, and World Heroes Perfect.

Anthology is scheduled for a Spring 2008 release. Though, SNK is notorious for delaying their games (see Metal Slug Anthology), so don’t be surprised if it gets pushed back to the third quarter right before release.

SNK PLAYMORE USA Announces World Heroes Anthology for PlayStation®2 system

Wall, N.J.—Nov. 6, 2007— SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced WORLD HEROES ANTHOLOGY for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

WORLD HEROES ANTHOLOGY is a complete compilation of the WORLD HEROES series, one of SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION’s most popular 2D-fighting series. Included in the collection are WORLD HEROES, WORLD HEROES 2, WORLD HEROES 2 JET and WORLD HEROES PERFECT.

In WORLD HEROES ANTHOLOGY, players battle through history in a tournament facilitated by a time machine, so many of the game’s dozens of characters are based on actual historical figures. WORLD HEROES ANTHOLOGY includes hand-to-hand combat as well as weapons-based fighting, and super-human abilities allow characters to perform powerful special attacks.

“WORLD HEROES ANTHOLOGY puts a twist on the tried-and-true 2D-fighter formula,” said Ben Herman, president of SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION. “The time-travel element allows for the inclusion of characters inspired by figures ranging from ancient philosophers to modern-day athletes.”

WORLD HEROES ANTHOLOGY will be available for the PlayStation®2 system in spring 2008.

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