In addition to the thirteen games of the main KOF storyline, there are multiple spinoffs, remakes and "dream match" titles (that combine all the characters of that particular saga into one game). It released new editions of the game every year with Madden-like regularity, introducing new characters and rosters into the storyline, while the old characters have seemingly retained their basic sets of special moves throughout the series, probably to dodge the problem of the older games being So Last Season. The games were initially released on the (ridiculously expensive) Neo Geo home arcade system, so they had a hard time catching on with North American home gamers, but remained very popular in Japan, as well as with arcade gamers worldwide. (More detailed summaries of each arc- and the individual games- can be found in the Analysis section.) The story involves a sinister plot to capture the powers of the Kusanagi, Yagami and Kagura clans and seize the sealed power of Orochi, and the question of just whose side Ash is on. The Tales of Ash arc, which introduces androgynous French pretty boy Ash Crimson as the new main character.As Kyo is absent for the majority of this arc, the main protagonist is a new character called K' (pronounced "kay dash"). The NESTS arc, which focuses on the titular organisation and their conspiracy to create weaponized clones of the most powerful warriors in the world.The Orochi Saga arc, which concerns Kyo Kusanagi (the winner of the first King of Fighters tournament) and a thousand-year blood feud with the Yagami family, who have gained demonic power thanks to a pact with a being known as "Orochi".The original King of Fighters arc, focusing on notorious crime lord Rugal Bernstein and his attempt to establish himself as the world's strongest fighter by staging a grand tournament and inviting contenders from all across the world.The King of Fighters series started out as a crossover fighting game, featuring some of the most popular characters from SNK Playmore's (known as SNK back then) fighting game franchises: Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting, as well as classic SNK games such as Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier, splitting them up into teams of three (four in the NESTS Saga), duking it out in one-on-one battles similar to its major competition at the time, Street Fighter.Īlthough the first game was merely intended to be a Mascot Fighter, the series became more popular than the others that inspired it, and an overreaching plot soon developed that took the other SNK fighters along for the ride.
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