(LAST UPDATE: 7/2/2009)
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Developer(s): SNK
Publisher(s): SNK
Platform(s): Neo
Geo, Dreamcast, Playstation, Dreamcast, Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Release Date(s): July 23rd 1998 (
Arcade), September 23rd 1998
( Neo Geo),
December 23rd 1998 (
Neo Geo CD), March 25th 1999 ( PS1), June 24th 1999
( Dreamcast),
September 9th 1999 (
Dreamcast)
Characters:
Kyo,
Benimaru,
Daimon,
Andy,
Terry, Joe,
Ryo,
Robert,
Mai,
King,
Yuri,
Ralf,
Leona,
Clark,
Athena,
Kensou,
Chin,
Chizuru,
Yashiro,
Shermie,
Chris,
Mature,
Vice,
Iori,
Chang,
Kim,
Choi,
Yamazaki,
Blue
Mary, Billy Kane, Heidern,
Takuma,
Saisyu,
Heavy
D, Lucky,
Brian,
Shingo,
Rugal
Related Games:
King
of Fighters 94, King of Fighters 94: Re-bout,
King
of Fighters 95,
King of Fighters 96, King
of Fighters 97, King of Fighters 98 Ultimate
Match, King of Fighters 99, King
of Fighters 2000, King of Fighters 2001,
King
of Fighters 2001,
King of Fighters 2002,
King of Fighters 2003,
King
of Fighters XI, King of Fighters XII, King
of Fighters: Maximum Impact, King
of Fighters: Maximum Impact MANIAX, King
of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2, KOF:
Maximum Impact Regulation A, King of Fighters:
Neowave, King of Fighters
EX Neo Blood,
King of Fighters EX2 Howling Blood,
King
of Fighters R1, King of Fighters R2, King
of Fighters Collection: Orochi Saga
Review: The fifth version of the classic three-on-three fighting game featured an unprecedented total of 38 selectable characters with fully customizable 3-on-3 teams. KOF 98 was expectedly, very similar to the prequel, still featuring two play styles (Advance & Extra). The main gameplay enhancement was the new advantage system... If you lose a character, you get an advantage depending on your play mode. In Advanced, you get one more power stock and in Extra, the gauge size decreases. Many characters fighting styles were tweaked with this installment, and some characters even had alternate "EX" versions which had entirely different move-sets.
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KOF 98 was no doubt the best the series had seen thus far, and even
after sequels were released, was still a "fan favorite" installment in
the series... King of Fighters 98 Ultimate
Match, a remake featuring new characters and stages, was released ten years
after the release of the original game.
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Closing Comment: KOF 98' is what really made me "a fan" of the KOF series.... What really got my attention was the huge character roster, and of course some of the "coolest" character designs in recent fighting game history. Not to mention the solid and fun 2D gameplay... The series had surely come a long way in only a few years. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
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