The
King
of Fighters '98: The Slugfest / Dream Match Never Ends
Story:
In terms of plot, KOF '98 does not have a
story and was developed as a "dream match" for characters from all
previous installments of King of Fighters.
Incredibly memorable
stages, music, and characters.
Review:
The fifth installment of the KOF
series featured an impressive 38 selectable characters with fully customizable
3-man teams. KOF '98 was very similar to the prequel and still featured two play
styles (Advance & Extra).
Terry: *whistles* Over
here meathead!
The main gameplay enhancement was the new advantage
system. Now when you lose a round/character, you get an advantage during the
next round 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 most returning characters acquired some new moves. A variety of characters even had alternate "EX" versions
which featured entirely different move-sets!
That probably hurt a
little.
KOF '98 was no doubt the best
the series had to offer when it debuted, and even
after sequels were released; this particular installment was still a "fan favorite" installment in
the series due to the balanced character roster and refined gameplay. King of Fighters 98 Ultimate
Match, a remake featuring new characters and stages, was released ten years
after the original release of the game.
Epic curb stomp!
Last Updated:
6/10/2010
Developer(s):
SNK
Publisher(s):
SNK
Platform(s):
Neo
Geo, Dreamcast, Playstation, Dreamcast, 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)
- Review is for Arcade
version of King of Fighters '98 -
Gameplay
Engine
8 / 10
Story
/ Theme
8 / 10
Overall
Graphics
7.5 / 10
Animation
7 / 10
Music
/ Sound Effects
7.5 / 10
Innovation
8.5 / 10
Customization
8.5 / 10
Options / Extras
8 / 10
Intro / Presentation
8 / 10
Replayability / Fun
8 / 10
"Ouch" Factor
7.5 / 10
Characters
8.5 / 10
BOTTOM LINE
8 /
10
Final
Words:
KOF 98' is the game that really made me "a fan" of the KOF series.... What got my attention was the huge character roster,
the fun 3-VS-3 team battles, and of course some of the "coolest"
fighting game characters around. The series had surely come a long way
in only a few years... and KOF '98 was one of the most definitive
versions of KOF. ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG
Arcade), September 23rd 1998
(
Dreamcast)
