This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( May 2016)is a series of developed. Originally, the series was developed for SNK's MVS arcade systems. This would continue to be the main platform for King of Fighters games until 2004, when SNK Playmore adopted the arcade system as its primar. SNK Playmore has since stated that it will release its latest arcade titles for the arcade system.The first game in the series, was released by SNK on August 25, 1994. The game was originally designed to be a dream match of characters from the company's various arcade titles, particularly,.
Sequels from the series have been released each year until. By 2004, SNK abandoned yearly releases of the series and numbered future games in a more traditional manner.
In 2004, SNK produced the first installment of the series,. The game and its two sequels revises much of the backstory for characters and settings from previous games.Several characters from the series appear also in cross-over video games such as the series. In addition to the of individual games such as Re-bout, Ultimate Match, and Unlimited Match, SNK Playmore has released compilations of their KOF games.: 1998Release years by system:1998—Arcade1998—Neo Geo1998—Neo Geo CD1999—PlayStation1999—2008—PlayStation 22009—Xbox 360 MarketplaceNotes:. Ported to the PlayStation and Dreamcast. SNK refitted the Dreamcast version (renamed The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999) with an extended hand-animated introduction, link-up capability with KOF R-2 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and 3D backgrounds. Separate from the KOF story line, this dream match contains fighters from all previous King of Fighters games except for Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh, Goenitz and the Boss Team (, and ) from KOF '96. Saisyu Kusanagi also makes his first appearance as a non-secret playable character.
Like KOF '94, this game was also remade and released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2 as The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match in Japan. Like its ' 94 counterpart, the update features redesigned backgrounds, online play, and new characters (, and the boss team from KOF '96 among others).: 2001-04-22Release years by system:1999—Arcade1999—Neo Geo1999—Neo Geo CD2000—Dreamcast2000—PlayStationNotes:. Introduces the striker system, which allows the player to call on a teammate to aid the current fighter.
Ported to the Dreamcast and the PlayStation in the US. The Dreamcast version was titled The King of Fighters: Evolution, while the PlayStation retained the ' 99 namesake.
In the Dreamcast version (regarded as the better port of the two, due to its massive visual updating), Seth and Vanessa are hidden strikers, and Krizalid is a selectable character (only in his second form).: 2005-10-07Release years by system:2002—Arcade2003—Dreamcast2004—PlayStation 22002—Neo Geo2005—2010—Xbox 360 MarketplaceNotes:. The North American PS2 and Xbox releases are bundled together with The King of Fighters 2003. An update/remake was released in 2009 in Japan on the PlayStation 2 under the title The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. Among the major changes include a replacement character for K9999 named 'Nameless'. Numerous additional characters from elsewhere in the series were added to the original roster with a complete roster size of 66, the largest roster in the history of the series.: April 2006Release years by system:2003—Arcade2004—PlayStation 22004—Neo GeoNotes:. Unlike previous games, KOF 2003 employs a tag team battle system.
It is the final annual update to the series as well as the final installment to be released for the NeoGeo MVS and AES systems; the next game was not released until two years later. Intended for release on the Dreamcast. Development was however terminated, as the system had run its course and re-coding the engine would have been too costly.: 2009-11-25Release years by system:2009—Arcade2009—PlayStation 3,Notes:. The game will be the first in the series since 96 to use completely new graphics. Unlike previous entries in the series, The King of Fighters XII forgoes the team structure of previous games and all characters appear as solo entrants.
The roster is set at 20 characters, the smallest roster in the history of the series. The producer has revealed that the character count will be boosted for the home console releases.
WW: Summer 2010Release years by system:2010—Arcade2011—PlayStation 3, Xbox 3602013—Microsoft WindowsNotes:. All characters, including console-exclusive characters, from The King of Fighters XII return. Mai Shiranui, and return as additional characters. Billy Kane returns as an unlockable character.
from Fatal Fury and Saiki, the final boss, are new arrivals. Downloadable content characters are 's NESTS-Style version, 's With the Power of Flames version and Mr. Karate's Honki ni Natta form from. WW: 2016Release years by system:2016—PlayStation 42017—Microsoft WindowsNotes:. For the first time in the KOF history, this installment has the most number of newcomers. This is the first main entry in the KOF series to not have an arcade version. The King of Fighters XI PS2-exclusive character, Tung Fu Rue, returns but as one of the main playable characters this time.
The King of Fighters '95 Gameboy-exclusive and The King of Fighters 2000 Striker-exclusive character, Nakoruru, returns but as one of the main playable characters this time. The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited MatchOriginal release date(s):Release years by system:Notes:. An updated/remade of The King of Fighters 2002 was released in 2009 in Japan on the PlayStation 2 under the title The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. Among the major changes include a replacement character for K9999 named 'Nameless'. Numerous additional characters from elsewhere in the series were added to the original roster with a complete roster size of 66, the largest roster in the history of the series.
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