The King of Fighters XII
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| Developer(s) | SNK Playmore |
| Publisher(s) | SNK Playmore |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release date | Late 2008 in arcades Q1 2009 on consoles[1] |
| Genre(s) | Versus fighting |
| Mode(s) | Team Battle, One-On-One; Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Input methods | 8-way Joystick, 4 Buttons |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Taito Type X2 |
The King of Fighters XII (KOF XII) is to be the next installment of the King of Fighters series. SNK-Playmore has announced that it is abandoning the Atomiswave system and is moving its most popular game franchises to the Taito Type X2 arcade system. In addition to KOF XII, KOF Maximum Impact: Regulation A and a new Samurai Shodown game in 3D will be released on the new arcade system. KOF XII is expected to conclude the current saga in the King of Fighters storyline. The game is currently early in development, with only some preliminary promotional sketches showing Elisabeth Blanctorche, Ash Crimson, Kyo Kusanagi, Leona Heidern and Goro Daimon.
It has also been revealed that the game will undergo a complete graphical overhaul, confirmed by Nona, artist in charge of the art in the The King of Fighters XI endings. All the sprites used in previous games for over 10 years will be dropped and will be replaced with new high definition sprites. The programmers have stated their intention is to create the "ultimate 2D fighting game". Nona reaffirmed this once again in this year's The King Of Fighters Year End Party 2006 in Tokyo.
SNK Overseas Manager Yoshihito Koyama revealed that the game is going to be "3D mixed with 2D";[1] this led to speculation that the game could use cel-shading to give the game a 2D look, but it was later revealed at AOU 2008 that KOF XII will use newly-drawn 2D sprites on detailed 2D backgrounds. Producer Masaaki Kukino informed Kotaku that the game is one hundred percent hand drawn, there being zero cell shading in the game.[2]
On February 14, 2008; the first gameplay footage was revealed to the world showcasing the new, much larger, higher-resolution pixel art sprites at the Arcade Operators Union Amusement Expo (AOU) 2008. The footage also revealed the presences of Benimaru Nikaido, Terry Bogard (reverting to his original Fatal Fury outfit), Athena Asamiya and Kim Kaphwan in KOF XII.[3][4] Location testing begins in Japan on April 18, 2008 and will continue until the 20th.
[edit] Confirmed characters
Athena Asamiya (Original Psycho Soldier outfit, though she changes outfits every KOF)
Ash Crimson- Benimaru Nikaido (KOF '94 outfit)
- Elisabeth Blanctorche (New Look)
- Goro Daimon (Returning from King of Fighters 2003)
Kim Kaphwan- Kyo Kusanagi
Leona Heidern (Returning from King of Fighters 2003)
Terry Bogard (his original Fatal Fury 2 outfit)
[edit] References
- ^ a b King of Fighters XII Confirmed for PS3 and Xbox 360 Kotaku post revealing 3D plans and release dates
- ^ Exclusive: Holy Crap, King of Fighters XII Is 100 Percent Hand Drawn
- ^ YouTube - 1EJ 080215 AOU08 King of Fighters XII
- ^ 『ザ･キング･オブ･ファイターズXII』がついにベールを脱ぐ！ (Japanese). Famitsu Official Homepage. Retrieved on May 21, 2008.
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