The All-Star dream battle is here at last: It's King of Fighters '98! Here come 38 of your favorite characters from the King of Fighters series. Your favorite characters and teams are back! Filled with new surprises like the Roulette Team Edit and Advantage System, King '98 will pop your cork with unrelenting excitement! The King of Fighters '98 is the fifth game in The King of Fighters series by SNK.
FightingArcadeActionmartial artshand-to-hand combatkaratekung fuhigh scoreplaystation networkshared screendigital distributionpsone classicsspecial attackstouch controlsvirtual consoleArcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, iOS
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, classical in form and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, iOS, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD
- Developer
- SNK
- Publisher
- SNK, SNK Playmore, D4 Enterprise
- Released
- July 23, 1998
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Neo Geo MVS
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 77 ratings.
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both plot-driven, earnest, classical in form.
Both plot-driven, earnest, grave.
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