The Super Spy & Shock Troopers Hit Japan’s Virtual Console

While Virtual Console games come to the West once in a blue moon, Japan gets them monthly. May’s list has three games: Shock Troppers, Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: The Gold Pipe that Vanished, and The Super Spy.

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The Super Spy was made for NeoGeo when beat ’em ups were all the rage. SNK’s spin on the genre was changing the viewpoint to a first person perspective. In addition to jabs and sidekicks, players can also use weapons like a knife and machinegun.

 

Shock Troopers is also available for PlayStation 3 via the NeoGeo Station library. Here’s a look at SNK’s run and gun shooter.

 

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