ACA NeoGeo: World Heroes Perfect (Nintendo Switch) Review

You there! Yes, you, the ones bored to read (poor things). This won't take long… in fact, this very paragraph will tell you everything about ACA NeoGeo: World Heroes Perfect. It is, without a single exaggeration, one of the most… mediocre fighting games ever made. The action feels slow, the gameplay lacks the variety, depth, and finesse of Capcom's popular Street Fighter II (which is older, in fact), and the balance simply isn't there, as some characters simply rule over the rest.

Still here? Well, if you insist on learning more about this, World Heroes Perfect throws in warriors from many eras, and has them kicking each other's behinds, in a championship that includes Vikings, Karatekas, wrestlers, medieval knights, the obligatory Bruce Lee wannabe, and, for some reason, even an American Football player. Most importantly, though, this is simply a 100% pure port of the very original, albeit in a new, emulation-like wrapping.

Nothing has changed after all these years, so expect nothing more besides some additional settings. It's possible to create save states (currently a bit buggy), fiddle with options like difficulty, time limit, audio-visuals, and so on, and even give those enormous sprites (tiny Ryoko excluded) some breathing room, by making the screen size a tad larger. Furthermore, this includes both Japanese and English versions, although their differences will only excite those hardcore, retro collector types.

In conclusion: this is something that exists solely for those who loved and wanted to experience the original once more, those who simply like to buy all things retro, or super fanatic NeoGeo fans, as this is definitely not a good game. Sure, it's not a bad one, either, and it's definitely great that the Nintendo Switch version provides the means to experience some good 'ol two-player fun anytime, anywhere, but far better alternatives exist out there.