The King of Fighters is a series of fighting games developed by SNK Playmore. Originally, the series was developed for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade systems. This would continue to be the main platform for King of Fighters games until 2004, when SNK Playmore adopted the Atomiswave arcade system as its primary. SNK-Playmore has since stated that it will release its latest arcade titles for the Taito Type X2 arcade system.
The first game in the series, The King of Fighters '94 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 Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Ikari Warriors, and Psycho Soldier. Sequels from the series have been released each year until The King of Fighters 2003. By 2004, SNK abandoned yearly releases of the series and numbered future games in a more traditional manner.[1] The King of Fighters XII, the latest game is expected to be released in April 2009. KOF XII will use newly-drawn 2D sprites on detailed 2D backgrounds. Producers informed that the game is one hundred percent hand drawn.[2] In 2004, SNK produced the first 3D installment of the series, KOF: Maximum Impact. 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 Capcom VS SNK series. In addition to the remakes of individual games such as Re-bout, Ultimate Match, and Unlimited Match, SNK Playmore has released compilations of their KOF games.
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Original release date(s):[3] Japan 1994-08-25
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Release years by system: 1994—Arcade[3] 1994—Neo Geo[3] 1994—Neo Geo CD[3] 2004—PlayStation 2[4] 2008—Wii[5] 2010—PlayStation 3[6] |
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Original release date(s):[7] Japan 1995-07-25
[7]North America 1996-08-31
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Release years by system: 1995—Arcade[7] 1995—Neo Geo[7] 1996—Sega Saturn[7] 1995—Neo Geo CD[7] 1996—PlayStation[7] 2010—Virtual Console[7] |
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Original release date(s):[8] Japan 1996-07-30
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Release years by system: 1996—Arcade[8] 1996—Neo Geo[8] 1996—Sega Saturn[8] 1996—Neo Geo CD[8] 1997—PlayStation[8] |
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Original release date(s):[9] Japan 1997-07-28
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Release years by system: 1997—Arcade 1997—Neo Geo[9] 1998—Sega Saturn[9] 1997—Neo Geo CD[9] 1998—PlayStation[9] |
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Original release date(s):[10] Japan 1998-07-23
[10]North America 1998
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Release years by system: 1998—Arcade[10] 1998—Neo Geo[10] 1998—Neo Geo CD[10] 1999—PlayStation[10] 1999—Dreamcast[10] 2008—PlayStation 2[11] |
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Original release date(s):[12] Japan 1999-07-22
[12]North America 2001-04-22
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Release years by system: 1999—Arcade[12] 1999—Neo Geo[12] 1999—Neo Geo CD[12] 2000—Dreamcast[12] 2000—PlayStation[12] |
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Original release date(s):[14] Japan 2000-07-26
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Release years by system: 2000—Arcade[14] 2002—Dreamcast[14] 2002—PlayStation 2[14] 2000—Neo Geo[14] |
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Original release date(s):[15] Japan 2001-11-15
[15]North America 2002-03-14
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Release years by system: 2001—Arcade[15] 2002—Dreamcast[15] 2003—PlayStation 2[15] 2002—Neo Geo[15] |
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Original release date(s):[17] Japan 2002-10-10
[17]Europe 2005-10-07
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Release years by system: 2002—Arcade[17] 2003—Dreamcast[17] 2004—PlayStation 2[17] 2002—Neo Geo[17] 2005—Xbox[19] |
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Original release date(s): Japan 2003-12-12
[20]Europe April 2006
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Release years by system: 2003—Arcade[20] 2004—PlayStation 2[22] 2004—Neo Geo[20] |
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Original release date(s): Japan 2005-10-26
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Release years by system: 2005—Arcade[23] 2006—PlayStation 2[23] |
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Original release date(s): Worldwide 2009-07-28
Europe 2009-11-25
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Release years by system: 2009—Arcade 2009—PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): Worldwide Summer 2010
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Release years by system: 2010—Arcade 2011—PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Original release date(s): Japan 2004-07-30
[24]Europe 2006-10-13
[25]North America 2006-04-18
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Release years by system: 2004—Arcade[24] 2006—PlayStation 2[25] 2006—Xbox[26] |
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The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood
Original release date(s):[27] Japan 2002-01-01
Europe 2002-08-23
North America 2002
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Release years by system: 2002—Game Boy Advance[27] |
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The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood
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Original release date(s): Japan 2004-08-12
[29]North America 2004-08-12
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[29]Australia 2005
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Release years by system: 2004—PlayStation 2[30] 2005—Xbox[31] |
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Original release date(s): Japan 2006-06-19
[33]North America 2006-09-19
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Release years by system: 2006—PlayStation 2[33] 2007—Xbox[35] |
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KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation-A
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The King of Fighters '95
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The King of Fighters: Heat of Battle
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The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise
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The King of Fighters: Kyo
Original release date(s): Japan 1998-08-27
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Release years by system: 1998—PlayStation[36] |
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The King of Fighters: Extreme
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King of Fighters: Sky Stage
Original release date(s): September 15, 2010 |
Release years by system: 2010--XBLA |
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The King of Fighters-i
Original release date(s): July 20, 2011 |
Release years by system: 2011—iPhone/iPod Touch |
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The King of Fighters NESTS
Original release date(s):[39] Japan 2007-04-19
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Release years by system: 2007—PlayStation 2[39] |
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The King of Fighters 2000/2001
Original release date(s):[17] Japan 2003-12-09
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Release years by system: 2003—PlayStation 2[17] |
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The King of Fighters 02/03
Original release date(s):[40] Japan 2004-02-11
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Release years by system: 2005—PlayStation 2[41] 2004—Xbox[40] |
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KoF Collection Orochi
Original release date(s): Japan 2006-04-20
[42]North America 2008-10-21
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Release years by system: 2006—PlayStation 2[43] 2008—Wii[44] 2008—PlayStation Portable |
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The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
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The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
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Capcom vs. SNK Pro
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