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King of Fighters · SNK · King of Fighters mainline · 44 fighters · 0 moves

Andy Bogard

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ANDY BOGARDATHENA ASAMIYABENIMARU NIKAIDOBILLY KANEBLUE MARYBRIAN BATTLERCHANG KOEHANCHIN GENTSAICHIZURU KAGURACHOI BOUNGECHRISGORO DAIMONHEAVY D!HEIDERNIORI YAGAMIJOE HIGASHIKIM KAPHWANKINGKYO KUSANAGILEONALUCKY GLAUBERMAI SHIRANUIMATUREOMEGA RUGALOROCHIOROCHI CHRISOROCHI IORIOROCHI LEONAOROCHI SHERMIEOROCHI YASHIRORALFROBERT GARCIARUGAL BERNSTEINRYO SAKAZAKIRYUJI YAMAZAKISAISYU KUSANAGISHERMIESHINGO YABUKISIE KENSOUTAKUMA SAKAZAKITERRY BOGARDVICEYASHIRO NANAKASEYURI SAKAZAKI

1994 — now

The King of Fighters '98

The King of Fighters '98 is SNK's 1998 Neo Geo dream-match entry, the one that ditches the Orochi storyline to crowbar every fan-favorite from KOF '94 through '97 onto a single roster. Thirty-eight fighters show up, the deepest bench the series had at that point, with both Advance and Extra control modes letting players pick the dash and gauge style they grew up on.

The Roulette Team Edit and refined Advantage System sit alongside tight three-on-three team battles, and the balance work landed so cleanly that '98 still anchors high-level KOF tournaments and arcade collections decades later. It is the entry most longtime players cite as their gateway, the one Capcom-versus-SNK fans still benchmark against, and the foundation '98 Ultimate Match later expanded on. Pure fighting game, no story padding.

Released: July 23, 1998 · 28 years ago
Developer: SNK
Publishers: D4 Enterprise, SNK, SNK Playmore
Genres: Arcade, Fighting
Modes: Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Critic score: 60.0 / 100 · 1 review