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The Fighting Game Community Has a Financial Problem It Can’t Ignore Anymore So, everyone is fighting in the tournament to either earn prize money or to bring balance to the universe for the 15th time (and no, that is not an exaggeration). The latest KOF tournament turns out to be a front (as it always is) for Heidern and company to figure out who’s been messing with the Orochi Seal, as it has been acting up. In his place comes a new tournament manager, who calls for the best fighters in the world once again. Thus, he decided to enter early retirement. After the disaster that was the tournament from XIV, Antonov (who winds up playable here) received a huge blow to his pride (and probably a few broken ribs). The reason why the stories are intertwined once again is because of the KOF tournament. I won’t be spoiling that particular ending, but some might find the references during the conclusion to be satisfying. We even finally find out what Krohnen is supposed to be. That means the Orochi Saga, NESTS Saga, and Ash Sagas will conclude in some way, shape, or form. The story aims to wrap up each of the “sagas” KOF has had over the years. It not only wraps up the entire story of multiple characters, but it also brings a lot of options that newcomers and veterans can get accustomed to. But I feel that many people need to give this entry a chance to see what I mean. With that out of the way, I have to say that The King of Fighters XV may be the best game in the series. KOF XV Team Awakened Orochi Teased in Latest Trailer KOF 98 Ultimate Match Final Edition Now Available While I am a big fan of KOF, I have pretty much been stuck on the earlier entries, so any new face would be seen as some entirely new character. There are quite a lot of things that have changed between then and now. I decided to revisit KOF XIV as part of the review process, and I noticed that Shun’ei was not a new character in this game, despite being the poster child. For instance, I didn’t know that the auto combo system was implemented in KOF XIV. Because of this, I wasn’t aware of many changes that subsequent KOF entries had brought to the table.

The last time I played The King of Fighters was during the 2002 era (the NESTS Saga, for those who aren’t aware). Try out the Open Beta Test when it launches to experience the game and all its crazy fun fighting systems.I’d like to start this review by making a few corrections. Vibrant and powerful special moves shake up the stage as Shatter Strike, a new gameplay mechanic introduced in KOF XV makes fights more exciting than ever. KOF is also known for its large roster, and KOF XV does not slack in this department either as it boasts 39 playable characters on launch.

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Excluding spinoffs, the series has now reached 15 mainline titles (currently KOF XV), and its classic 3-on-3 team battle system is as robust as ever. The King of Fighters (KOF) first came onto the scene in 1994 and became one of SNK’s leading fighting game series. Yasuyuki Oda (Garou: Mark of the Wolves and The King of Fighters XIV) is the producer, Kaito Kusaka is the director, Eisuke Ogura is the creative director and Tomohiro Nakata is the main illustrator.

This game is the second chapter of the fourth canonical saga for the series, and is the second SNK game to use the Unreal Engine graphic motor (Unreal Engine 4), the first being Samurai Shodown (2019).