SHOCK TROOPERS

Released May 2016

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!

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Evaluation

SHOCK TROOPERS is a Steam port of a 1997 NEOGEO arcade classic, released on May 18, 2016. The store description presents the game as a straightforward digital re-release of the original arcade title, with no mention of planned updates, additional content, DLC, or post-launch development of any kind. There are no DLC listings, no developer news posts, and no roadmap. The game launched as a complete, finished product — a faithful port of a nearly 30-year-old arcade game — and has received no post-launch content updates. There is nothing to suggest SNK has plans to add further content to this release.

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Store description presents SHOCK TROOPERS as a Steam port of the 1997 NEOGEO arcade game, featuring arcade mode, online co-op, and leaderboards. No mention of planned updates or additional content.

description · May 18, 2016 source content shipped

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Short description confirms the game is a re-release of the 1997 NEOGEO MVS original. No post-launch content implied.

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Details

Developer

SNK CORPORATION

Publisher

SNK CORPORATION

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Action Arcade 2D Retro Shoot 'Em Up Pixel Graphics Top-Down Shooter Shooter Anime

About this game

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!

Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!

MAIN FEATURES

・ARCADE:

Choose a character and go on your mission solo in “Lonely Wolf” mode, or form a team of three soldiers from the eight mercenary characters available, and try to rescue Dr. George and his granddaughter who have been kidnapped.

The route you choose at the beginning will affect the progress of the game, allowing you to enjoy an original gameplay experience time after time.

・MULTIPLAYER:

Connect to Steam and clear missions with a brother-in-arms far away via the Online Co-Op Play feature.

Engage with a fellow countryman or foreign ally, and try to put an end to the evil plans of the terrorist group called the “Bloody Scorpions”!

・LEADERBOARDS:

Check your current rank & score in “SHOCK TROOPERS” at any time, as well as those of your friends and other top troopers!

・SETTINGS:

Configure your language, video and language display, and adjust sound volume settings to your preference for the most pleasant “SHOCK TROOPERS” experience ever.

** WILL NOT RUN ON Windows XP **