The
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation A
STORY:
Many contended that the illegal
fighting tournament in Southtown was sponsored by the gangland syndicate
"Mephistopheles" to achieve the annihilation of their rivals and
procure some operating capital. After its "King," Duke, suffered
defeat at the hands of Alba Meira in the finals, he and his organization
vanished from Southtown. Meanwhile, the media, firmly under Duke's control,
released a fusillade of sensational exposes based on information from
confidential sources regarding their former oppressors. In spite of this new
torrent of "information," almost no one knew that an even larger
entity had been pulling Mephistopheles' puppet strings.
The truth behind the Addes
organization name was only known throughout the dark recesses of the underworld.
No one really had an inkling as to what this organization truly entailed. Now,
another of Addes was to reveal a new battle royale. Invitations in white
envelopes were sent to the world's mightiest, who will find the call to the
battle by Addes irresistible. As stated in
Alba Meira's private novel by Akihiko Ureshino on the official KOF Maximum
Impact 2 site (which serves as an official follow up to the story of KOF
Maximum Impact 2) Alba was in fact the one who defeated Jivatma and Luise.
Soiree was kidnapped as a result of that and Alba has not seen him since then.
REVIEW:
King
of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation A is an update to Maximum
Impact 2, featuring new characters, and tuned gameplay. It was released for
the Taito Type-X2 arcade system in July 2007 and was the only arcade
release in the entire Maximum Impact series. It was ported to Playstation
2 only in Japan.
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KOF:
Maximum Impact Regulation A character select screen.
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KOF
veterans Ash
Crimson and Blue Mary join
the line-up, and overall add some much appreciated personality to the game. They are accompanied by Mizoguchi from Fighters History and a
newcomer, Xiao
Lon. In addition, the overpowered (and lame) Armor
Ralf was also removed from the roster... THANK YOU SNK! Besides the four new
characters, the main difference of Regulation A over its predecessor is the
return of KOF's classic 3-on-3 gameplay. Story Mode, Challenge Mode, and
several stages from Maximum Impact 2 were also removed.
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Ash Crimson
tries his hand at this 3D stuff.
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| Page Updated: |
January
15th, 2022
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| Developer(s): |
SNK Playmore |
| Publisher(s): |
SNK
Playmore |
| Platform(s): |
Arcade, PlayStation 2 
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| Release Date(s): |
July 26th,
2007 |
| Characters: |
Ash
Crimson, Blue Mary, Alba,
Lien,
Soiree, Nagase, Luise
Meyrink, Chae
Lim, Mignon,
Kyo,
Iori,
Terry,
Ryo,
Ralf,
Clark, Yuri,
Athena,
K',
Kim,
Mai,
Maxima,
Rock,
Leona,
Seth,
Billy
Kane, B. Jenet, Duke,
Wild
Wolf, Nightmare Geese, Ninon,
Richard
Meyer, Hyena, Lily
Kane, Mr. Karate, Jivatma,
Classic
Kyo,
Hattori Hanzo, Fio,
Mizoguchi,
Xiao
Lon
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Featured Video:
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| Related Games: |
KOF: Maximum Impact, KOF: Maximum Impact MANIAX, KOF: Maximum Impact 2, KOF '94, KOF '94: Re-bout,
KOF '95,
KOF '96, KOF '97, KOF '98, KOF '98 Ultimate Match, KOF '99, KOF 2000, KOF 2001,
KOF 2002, KOF 2002
Unlimited Match, KOF 2003,
KOF XI, KOF XII, KOF XIII,
KOF XIV,
KOF XV, KOF
EX Neo Blood,
KOF EX2 Howling Blood,
KOF R1, KOF R2, KOF
Collection: Orochi Saga, Fighters History,
Street Fighter EX, Fatal
Fury: Wild Ambition, Final Fight: Revenge, Kenichi |
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Gameplay Engine
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Story / Theme
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Overall Graphics
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Animation
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Music / Sound Effects
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Innovation
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Art Direction
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Customization
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Options / Extras
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Intro / Presentation
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Replayability / Fun
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"Ouch" Factor
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Characters
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BOTTOM LINE
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| Final
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While I played and reviewed both prequels, I never got the chance to play Regulation A... firstly because the game didn't
release in North America and I don't have a modded PS2. I actually did see the game in an arcade when I visited Hong Kong in 2010, but I had better things to do than play this game while in Hong Kong. lol.
To its credit, Regulation A (weird name and all) actually introduced some pretty exciting new characters to the roster. It was cool seeing Blue Mary and Ash Crimson finally appear in a 3D fighting game. Not to mention, the obscure appearance by Mizoguchi from Fighters History.
~TFG
Webmaster | @Fighters_Gen
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