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SNK Playmore's Battle Coliseum, released previously on Playstation 2, is set to arrive as a downloadable title on Xbox Live Arcade this Spring.

This does not appear to be a down and dirty port for a quick buck.  SNK Playmore is upgrading the game's visuals in a very big way for this release. Here is a comparison pic between the old sprite and the upgraded one:

This appears to be more than the application of a filter. The new sprite on the right is crisp and clean without the usual trademarks of filters: blurring and exaggerated lines.  I will admit here that I have never played Battle Coliseum and cannot speak to this game's quality, but the way that SNK Playmore has upgraded these sprites makes me wish Capcom would apply such techniques to some of its own classic 2D fighters (image from andriasang).

In addition to vastly improved sprites, the game has an all-new HD character select, character win art, improved backgrounds, and more. Check out a few screens below from Famitsu. If you are interested in more screenshots, visit the original Famitsu article via the source link below for many more screenshots as well as one more sprite comparison.

   

Source: Famitsu via andriasang