What the heck? Ninja Gaiden 2 was planned a SNK Neo Geo release?

What the heck?  Ninja Gaiden 2 was planned a SNK Neo Geo release?

It looks so awesome man , almost like a fighting game, with SNK Neo Geo's "The Future is Now" video game making technology!

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"Ninja Ryukenden II (Ninja Gaiden 2)

Genre: Fighting Action

Release: 65%

The fist of justice brightly roars out!

The Ninja Ryukenden (Ninja Gaiden) horizontal scrolling action game from Tecmo is back with 200% more action.

The time is the end of the century, the criminal organizations of the world have organized into a new crime federation that was moving secretly behind he scenes. Understanding this, MNES has dispatched 3 agents in order to destroy the organization. From there, the drama of the 3 begin...

Introducing the 3 protagonists.

First is RYU. There are rumors that he is the protagnist of the previous Ryukenden, but the organization has not made this clear, he is a drifting spy. He is a balanced and orthodoxed fighter. The 2nd is RASH. Originally an american football player he is a spy for MNES. He is a powerful fighter, but seems surprisingly sensitive. 3rd is RAN. She has entered this war to increase the fame of the idol school. She's not very powerful, but she makes up for it with speed and diverse techniques. Until the day we meet at the game center, we'll be waitin for you!!"

* source here : http://www.neogeo-system.com/t6038-ninja-gaiden-2-nouveau-titre-unreleased-retrouve-sur-neo