The game introduces several changes to the established KOF format, as well as a new story arc that would later be dubbed the "NESTS Chronicles". Two years have passed since the last King of Fighters tournament and nobody has seen Kyo Kusanagi or Iori Yagami since they defeated Orochi at the climax of the 1997 tournament, but out of the blue, new invitations are sent out to many characters, inviting them to a brand new tournament, though this competition is more of a secretive affair than the ones in '96 and '97. Unlike in previous games of the series, there are four characters per team instead of three. In total, there are seven teams, each containing four characters, four Team Edit characters and a boss. The 1999 edition of the The King of Fighters series made the rounds from the arcade to the Neo Geo and Dreamcast before finding its way to the PlayStation console with this release. Players choose a team of three warriors and take on all challengers in this classically styled 2D fighter from the veterans at Agetec and SNK. New to the series are Striker Matches where characters jump into matches to save teammates The King of Fighters '99 adds one new character to the roster of 32 Though based heavily on earlier versions of The King of Fighters '99, this PlayStation game adds new features designed to especially appeal to fans of the series, such as voice and picture galleries and a color edit mode that allows players to change the appearance of their favorite characters. But for KOF, an annual franchise at the time, that was not an option. The show must go on and it must be ready in the next 12 months. Which means on Septemexactly one year after KOF '98 - SNK released The King of Fighters '99 on the Neo Geo and in doing so tried to upend the entire series.Ī lot can change in five years, especially in the world of video games. When The King of Fighters debuted in 1994 it was groundbreaking for players to choose a squad of characters instead of just one. But by 1999, there were a lot more team-based fighting games on the market. Capcom's VS-series of Marvel fighting games were 2-on-2 contests where switching fighters mid-match was an essential mechanic. Even other Neo Geo games like Kizuna Encounter featured swappable fighters. By comparison, the KOF style of choosing three fighters but only using one at a time was less fresh. The King of Fighters '99 shook up the format by upping the number of characters per team to four. At the start of each battle, players choose three of their selected characters to fight with the fourth serving as a "Striker" who can be summoned at any time during the match. Numerous hero characters from SNK's nostalgic franchises join 'KOF 2000' giving assistance to their team members via the new 'ACTIVE STRIKER' gameplay feature.When a Striker jumps in, they perform a set action and then leave they have no life bar but they can only appear a finite number of times per match.Ĭhanging the number of characters per team was big, but the biggest change was to the roster of characters itself. 'KOF 2000' brings back the elements that made the success of its prequel KOF ’99 a huge success, while making the gameplay more accessible to an even wider audience. Are these events just a coincidence, or are they being sponsored by 'NESTS' in the shadows?! ![]() ![]() As the 'NESTS' organization is moving on to their next plan, and K' and Maxima join the KOF Tournament, called out as the officially invited team. With terrorist attacks perpetrated here and there throughout the world, it didn't take a long time for Heidern's mercenary forces to guess that K’ and Maxima were behind these attacks. The existence of the secret society “NESTS” has finally been brought to light. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The King Of Fighters 2000 (PlayStation 4 Games)
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