After a successful debut in the arcades on the Sammy Atomiswave system, SNK Playmore and Ignition Entertainment are pleased to announce NeoGeo Battle Coliseum for the PlayStation 2.

Drawing characters from some of SNK's biggest and well loved franchises, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum allows the use of the new 2-on-2 Tag Team battle system. This new system allows the player to switch characters during play and to perform 'team' attacks on their opponent.

The character roster has 40 characters represented by well known faces from the likes of World Heroes, Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown, Last Blade, Metal Slug and Kizuna Encounter.

'NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, due to the diverse characters and new fighting system, will appeal to all fans of the genre' says Peter Rollinson, Product Manager, Ignition Entertainment Ltd 'personally; I can't wait to team up Marco from Metal Slug and Fuuma from World Heroes…'