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Impressions from a Neo fanboy then. It's not as good as the original.
But it aint bad either. 
I'll get the bad news out of the way then - it's the whole sprite resolution thing again. Feckin PS2 and it's jaggy sprites, or rather feckin developers scarred of using low resolutions. Still, it's certainly not the worst culprit and offers progressive scan, 3 screen sizes and an AA "softening" option so you can get the best out of it. I have my PS2 on my plasma and for me that means 480p, screen A and no softening. It doesn't look nearly as ropey as certain KOFs or Darkstalkers, (even CFJ) but the Neo version on a CRT floors it, I'm sorry I can't guarantee zero missing animation or sprite reduction either I'm afraid.
Anyway, there's the anal neo-fan gripe out of the way, forgive me, certainly don't let me put you off, for the money this is still a must buy if your platform is PS2 folks.
It's by no means a lazy conversion. It's not bursting with extras but the L.E is nice, as is presentation and the intro will have you gagging for more Neo Geo online collection stuff to come. There's an arranged soundtrack but unfortunately the original one..well, isn't really, and there are stop/start glitches a la DC.
Very much on the plus side though - it plays perfectly so far, there's very little loading and effects still look pretty.
Overall then a solid 2D -> PS2 conversion by current standards. I'd love someone to compare this and the DC version head to head as I haven't played that in ages and it'll be a future FAQ on the forum I'm sure. All I can say is look at the jaggy low res intro sequence, sacrificed for high res "Press start" text on it. It's WRONG Playmore, stop it!
If you love MOTW enough, grab a MVS setup, if you love it enough for a quick blast on your PS2 this'll do nicely.
Impressions from a Neo fanboy then. It's not as good as the original.
But it aint bad either. I'll get the bad news out of the way then - it's the whole sprite resolution thing again. Feckin PS2 and it's jaggy sprites, or rather feckin developers scarred of using low resolutions. Still, it's certainly not the worst culprit and offers progressive scan, 3 screen sizes and an AA "softening" option so you can get the best out of it. I have my PS2 on my plasma and for me that means 480p, screen A and no softening. It doesn't look nearly as ropey as certain KOFs or Darkstalkers, (even CFJ) but the Neo version on a CRT floors it, I'm sorry
I can't guarantee zero missing animation or sprite reduction either I'm afraid.Anyway, there's the anal neo-fan gripe out of the way, forgive me, certainly don't let me put you off, for the money this is still a must buy if your platform is PS2 folks.
It's by no means a lazy conversion. It's not bursting with extras but the L.E is nice, as is presentation and the intro will have you gagging for more Neo Geo online collection stuff to come. There's an arranged soundtrack but unfortunately the original one..well, isn't really, and there are stop/start glitches a la DC.
Very much on the plus side though - it plays perfectly so far, there's very little loading and effects still look pretty.
Overall then a solid 2D -> PS2 conversion by current standards. I'd love someone to compare this and the DC version head to head as I haven't played that in ages and it'll be a future FAQ on the forum I'm sure. All I can say is look at the jaggy low res intro sequence, sacrificed for high res "Press start" text on it. It's WRONG Playmore, stop it!
If you love MOTW enough, grab a MVS setup, if you love it enough for a quick blast on your PS2 this'll do nicely.
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