The twelfth installment of the famous fighting game series, The King of Fighters XII, is a massive reinvention of the franchise rebuilt from the ground up both technically and visually to celebrate the series' 15th anniversary. The game features a streamlined battle system and all-new high-resolution character sprites and backgrounds. Battles are the 3-vs-3 matches that KOF is known for, though the tag system from the previous game has been removed. The game features a total of 22 fighters, two of which are exclusive to the home release, and all of whom are returning combatants from previous titles. Included are a five-round arcade "time attack" mode, online and local versus, practice and replay modes, and an unlockable art gallery.
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Earnest, plot-driven, grave and cool.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Developer
- SNK Playmore
- Publisher
- SNK Playmore, Ignition Entertainment
- Released
- April 10, 2009
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Taito Type X
IGDB rating 6.3/10 from 14 ratings.
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