The King of Fighters '95 is a 1995 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the sequel to The King of Fighters '94 and the second game in The King of Fighters series. It is also the first game in the series to be ported to other home consoles besides the Neo Geo AES and Neo-Geo CD, with versions released for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Game Boy. It was also rereleased in The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga in 2008 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii. The King of Fighters '95 introduces Kyo Kusanagi's rival Iori Yagami, and firmly places Kyo as the main character for the rest of the series. The gameplay of The King of Fighters '95 is essentially unchanged from the previous title, though it does introduce the "team edit" concept which would remain as a standard feature of the series. Using the "team edit" feature, it is possible to create a totally customized team using any of the available fighters, or use one of the default teams if you wish. The King of Fighters '95 marks the beginning of a story arc that later became known as the "Orochi Saga". However, the only elements from the Orochi Saga known in this game is the introduction of Kyo's rival, Iori Yagami, and Rugal's use of the Orochi power. Rugal Bernstein, thought to have perished in an explosion in the previous game, had in fact survived and sent out invitations to the teams from the previous game signed simply ‘R'. Only one of the previous teams failed to attend the new tournament: the American Sports Team, now replaced by the "Rival Team" consisting of Iori Yagami, Billy Kane (from Fatal Fury: King of Fighters), and Eiji Kisaragi (from Art of Fighting 2). Saisyu Kusanagi, Kyo's father, appears as a fighter for the first time (having made a non-playable cameo in KOF '94) as a computer-controlled sub-boss character. After defeating Saisyu in the arcade mode, it is revealed that Saisyu was being brainwashed and that Rugal will fight once again as a boss character, but as an enhanced version named "Omega Rugal".
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Wii, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD
- Developer
- SNK
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment, SNK, SNK Playmore, D4 Enterprise
- Released
- July 25, 1995
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Neo Geo MVS
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 5 h main story · 9 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.7/10 from 56 ratings.
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves 199991% alikeBoth earnest, plot-driven, grave.
The King of Fighters '96 199689% alikeBoth earnest, plot-driven, grave.
Mega Man II 199187% alikeBoth earnest, plot-driven, classical in form.
Fatal Fury 2 199286% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, plot-driven.
Real Bout Fatal Fury 199585% alikeBoth earnest, plot-driven, grave.
Both earnest, plot-driven, grave.
The King of Fighters '94 199485% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, plot-driven.
Both earnest, plot-driven, grave.
Film · Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
The New Batman Adventures 199766% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, grave.
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