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Veteran coin-op developer Taito and publisher ININ Games announced a release date for a second compendium of arcade classics —Taito Milestones 2launches on Nintendo Switch August 31.
Taito Milestones 2revisits the studio’s golden era, and contains 10 titles from the late-’80s and early-’90s. Among the games on offer are the excellent platformerThe NewZealand Story(1988), the super cuteLiquid Kids(1990), and the cult classicKiki Kaikai(1986). Joining these hits are shmupsMetal Black(1991), Darius II(1989), andGunFrontier(1990), and frankly baffling fighting gamesDinorex(1992) andSolitary Fighter(1991). DOGOOOON!.
It’s a neat little collection of classics, and it will be rad to have some of these releases on the go, but I still feel we’re chasing the ultimate Taito compilation, that marries the excellent Taito Legends games of the PS2 era with the addition are the hard-to-emulate releases such asChase H.Q., Special Criminal Investigation, andUnder Fire.We live in an era where retro comps and re-releases are perhaps more common than they have ever been. But there are a lot of gaps and a lot of crossover between them all, and it all gets a little exhausting after a while.
Regardless, for completionists,Taito Milestones 2launches August 31 on Nintendo Switch. TheoriginalTaito Milestonesis available on the same platform right now.
