List of The King of Fighters video games
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The King of Fighters is a series of fighting games developed by SNK. Originally, the series was developed for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade systems. This would continue to be the main platform for King of Fighters games until 2004, when SNK Playmore adopted the Atomiswave arcade system as its primary board. SNK Playmore has since stated that it will release its latest arcade titles for the Taito Type X2 arcade system.
The first game in the series, The King of Fighters '94 was released by SNK on August 25, 1994. The game was originally designed to be a dream match of characters from the company's various arcade titles, particularly Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Ikari Warriors, and Psycho Soldier. Sequels from the series have been released each year until The King of Fighters 2003. By 2004, SNK abandoned yearly releases of the series and numbered future games in a more traditional manner.[1] In 2004, SNK produced the first 3D installment of the series, The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact. The game, and its two sequels, revises much of the backstory for characters and settings from previous games.
Several characters from the series also appear in cross-over video games such as the Capcom vs. SNK series. In addition to the remakes of individual games such as Re-bout, Ultimate Match, and Unlimited Match, SNK Playmore has released compilations of their KOF games.
Main series
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Ash Saga
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Release years by system: 2003 - Arcade[20] 2004 - Neo Geo[20] 2004 - PlayStation 2[21] 2005 - Xbox |
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Release years by system: 2005 – Arcade[22] 2006 – PlayStation 2[22] |
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Release years by system: 2009 – Arcade[23] 2009 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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Release years by system: 2010 – Arcade[24] 2011 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2013 – Microsoft Windows |
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New Age Saga
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Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation 4[25] 2017 – Microsoft Windows 2017 – Arcade |
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Release years by system: 2022[26] - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows |
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Spin-offs
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Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance[28] |
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Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance[29] 2005 – Nokia N-Gage |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Arcade[31] 2006 – PlayStation 2[32] 2006 – Xbox[33] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2[38] 2007 – Xbox[40] |
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Release years by system: 2007 – Arcade 2007 – PlayStation 2 |
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The King of Fighters-i Original release date(s): July 20, 2011 |
Release years by system: 2011 – iOS: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad |
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The King of Fighters Android Original release date(s): March 23, 2012[43] |
Release years by system: 2012 – Android |
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Release years by system: 1998 – PlayStation[46] |
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King of Fighters: Sky Stage Original release date(s): January 22, 2010[47] |
Release years by system: 2010 – Arcade 2010 – Xbox Live Arcade |
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Release years by system: 2018 – Android, iOS |
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Release years by system: 2019 – Android, iOS |
Compilations and remakes
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The King of Fighters 2000/2001 Original release date(s):[52]
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Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2[54] 2004 – Xbox[53] |
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KOF Collection: The Orochi Saga Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2[56] 2008 – Wii[57] 2008 – PlayStation Portable |
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Related games
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Original release date(s): 1999 |
Release years by system: 1999 – Neo Geo Pocket Color 2021 – Nintendo Switch, Windows |
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Release years by system: 2000 – Arcade, Dreamcast |
Capcom vs. SNK Pro Original release date(s): 2001 |
Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation |
Original release date(s): 2001 |
Release years by system: 2001 – Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 |
Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO Original release date(s): 2002 |
Release years by system: 2002 – Xbox, GameCube |
Original release date(s): 2003 |
Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 2 2004 – Xbox |
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Release years by system: 2005 – Arcade, PlayStation 2 2010 – Xbox Live Arcade 2015 – PlayStation Network |
Original release date(s): 2010 |
Release years by system: 2010 – PlayStation Portable |
References
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- ^ "The King of Fighters XII Official Profile".
- ^ "The King of Fighters XIII Official Profile".
- ^ "The King of Fighters XIV Official Profile".
- ^ "The King of Fighters XV Official Profile".
- ^ "MK2: The King of Fighters EX". MK2 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ a b "GameSpot: The King of Fighters EX". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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- ^ Staff (February 1, 2004). "GameSpot's Month in Review for January 2004". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 1, 2004.
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- ^ a b c "The King of Fighters NESTS". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-21.