KOF '95 wasn't an entirely different gameplay experience from the first game
(which isn't necessarily a bad thing), but the fact players could customize their own
team adds endless replay value to those who enjoyed the original.
While not quite as solid as other 2D fighting games around in 1995, the KOF
series still offered a new spin to the 2D fighting game blueprint. Not to
mention, KOF '95 also hosts the debut of Iori Yagami, who would soon become an
SNK icon. ~TFG
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STORY:
It's the year of our Lord, 1995. Once again invitations to
the King of Fighters tournament have found their ways to the world's most
powerful fighters. And their author is none other
than the mysterious "R!" Could the "R" be that of Rugal, who
supposedly blew himself up on his aircraft carrier a year ago?
Among
the contestants for this year's tournament is the newly selected team of Billy,
Yagami, and Kisaragi, who sent the American Team packing. But
what in the end is Billy's scheme? What ambitions does Kisaragi cradle? And what
evil designs for his old foe Kyo Kusanagi spur Iori Yagami on? These
new challengers join all of the previous tournament's contestants-except the
American Team, of course-both in battle and the all-consuming intrigue that
forms the core of King of Fighters '95."
YAY! Custom teams!
REVIEW:
The King of Fighters '95 reunites
all of the fighterss from KOF' 94, with the exception of the USA Sports Team, which was replaced by
the new Rival Team consisting of newcomers: Iori Yagami, Eiji Kisaragi, and Billy Kane.
Flying back strike!
Damn... nice move!
The most notable gameplay enhancement of KOF
'95 is the option to "edit" your team (which became a staple of the series after
this installment). Now players can team-up any of the
24 characters to make up their own unique team... a novel idea that hasn't been
done in the fighting genre. A few new moves and animations
were added for returning characters, however; the gameplay was practically
unchanged from KOF '94. Visually, KOF '95 also looks very much like its
predecessor, but features a variety of brand new hand-drawn 2D environments to
fight in (including the legendary Neo Geo Land)!
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