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The King of Fighters XII

2009 63 / 100 Fighting
The twelfth installment of the famous fighting game series, The King of Fighters XII, is a massive reinvention of the franchise rebuilt from the ground up both technically and visually to celebrate the series' 15th anniversary. The game features a streamlined battle system and all-new high-resolution character sprites and backgrounds. Battles are the 3-vs-3 matches that KOF is known for, though the tag system from th Show full summary

The twelfth installment of the famous fighting game series, The King of Fighters XII, is a massive reinvention of the franchise rebuilt from the ground up both technically and visually to celebrate the series' 15th anniversary. The game features a streamlined battle system and all-new high-resolution character sprites and backgrounds. Battles are the 3-vs-3 matches that KOF is known for, though the tag system from the previous game has been removed. The game features a total of 22 fighters, two of which are exclusive to the home release, and all of whom are returning combatants from previous titles. Included are a five-round arcade "time attack" mode, online and local versus, practice and replay modes, and an unlockable art gallery.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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The twelfth installment of the famous fighting game series, The King of Fighters XII, is a massive reinvention of the franchise rebuilt from the ground up both technically and visually to celebrate the series' 15th anniversary. The game features a streamlined battle system and all-new high-resolution character sprites and backgrounds. Battles are the 3-vs-3 matches that KOF is known for, though the tag system from the previous game has been removed. The game features a total of 22 fighters, two of which are exclusive to the home release, and all of whom are returning combatants from previous titles. Included are a five-round arcade "time attack" mode, online and local versus, practice and replay modes, and an unlockable art gallery.

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Studio & publishing

Developer
SNK Playmore
Publisher
SNK Playmore, Ignition Entertainment
Franchise
The King of Fighters
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action
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Platform releases

  • Arcade Apr 10, 2009
  • PlayStation 3 Jul 28, 2009
  • PlayStation 3 Sep 25, 2009
  • Xbox 360 Jul 28, 2009
  • Xbox 360 Sep 25, 2009

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