SNK pins down new King of Fighters release date
By
Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor
Latest installment in long-running 3-on-3 fighting series set to come out swinging on Xbox.
King of Fighters NeoWave was originally planned for a November 2005 release on the Xbox, but the holiday season came and went without so much as a single Orochi under the tree for KOF fans. The game is still on the way, however; SNK Playmore today announced that the Xbox Live-enabled brawler should hit stores in March. A port of the first King of Fighters game to be built off Sammy's Atomiswave arcade hardware instead of the original SNK NeoGeo system, NeoWave features 43 characters in the series' trademark 3-on-3 fighting format and adds a number of gameplay tweaks to the mix, including the health-for-power trade-off "Heat Mode."
By
Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor
Brendan Sinclair has been a games journalist since 1999. His tastes are eclectic, though he has a definite affinity for games with arcade roots. He's Canadian, but has also been at home in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, and San Francisco.
16 comments
It was released for PS2 in Japan in fact I own A copy I don't see why they won't release it for PS2 in the U.S
it will probably come out in the ps2. for now im still gonna wait for Guitly Gear Slash.
Hyperblade - This game is for a hardcore niche, not for mainstreamers like you who are concerned about how a game sells.
If this games doesn't come out for the US PS2 i'm gonna have to kill someone!
Ps2 shuns most 2d fighting games. The only ones that have really made it to the united states is the guilty gear series, and kof 2000/2001
Sweet I have recently been playing MvC2 and loving it. So I might consider this for a purchase
Bout time. I've been waiting for this game for what seems like forever. SNK needs to start hitting their release dates. They are always late.
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