![]() ![]() The plot of this game combines the cast from KOF '99- 2001 in the Orochi Saga of the King of Fighters '97. So they decided to give a try to something different, and that was making a shooter based on The King of Fighters. SNK already exploited some of the most common genres for KOF like the Visual Novel and Board Game-style. With KOF's success, the spin-off materials came out, like The King of Fighters Kyo, King of Fighters R-1 and The King of Fighters Battle de Paradise. Whether you're a "Fighting" genre veteran who knows all the character's moves and beats everyone who challenges you, an Anti- KOF Snob whose loyal to either Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, or just a total sucker at fighting but excels in other genres like shooting, there's no doubt that the KOF series are the pinnacle of 2D fighting genre. You could be the unwanted classmate in school, but when you were passing moves and special attacks of a KOF game, you became some sort of a "Hero of the block" (back then our only source of info was either magazines like Gamepro, or figuring things by ourselves). ![]() Originally concieved to be a lone entry due to its crossover nature, the immediate success and fan reception made SNK to change its mind and release a sequel each year 'cos they realized they've made something, and something big with that game. When The King of Fighters '94 was released, it was an innovation as we had (and have) the 3-character team comprising SNK's well known casts from their classic fighting games like Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting along with classic characters like the Ikari Warriors Ralf and Clark (no longer Paul and Vince) and the Psycho Soldier duo Athena and Kensou (formerly known as Kensu). One of the biggest names that echoed on the arcades since 1994 when SNK released The King of Fighters '94 on the Neo Geo as one of the many contenders waiting to dethrone Street Fighter II and its many variations ( Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 1994) alongside with Mortal Kombat II, Primal Rage and Killer Instinct. Up there with the Best of the Best (of Fighting) ![]()
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