It also has link-up functionality with The King of Fighters R-2 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, one of the few titles that took advantage of it. The character affinities can now change based on usage and are stored on VMU. Otherwise, it’s a decent port, and was actually released in America, for the first time since KoF ’95 on the PlayStation. Although load times are minimal and much quicker than the PlayStation game, the music still pauses and starts over whenever characters change, which is pretty annoying. While the recreations are faithful, they don’t exactly look high tech, and the 2D ones are arguably better – unfortunately, there’s no option to use them instead. In addition to a fully animated intro, which shows off all of the characters amidst a battle against Kyo and Iori, SNK rendered all of the backgrounds in 3D. The King of Fighters ’98 was once again ported to the PlayStation, but the superior version appeared on the Dreamcast under the confusing title The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999. Due to its near-comprehensive roster of characters introduced thus far and unequaled balancing, The King of Fighters ’98 is often regarded as one of the best of the series. Publisher(s), SNK Year released, 1998 System(s), Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii Preceded by, The King of. Characters are also awarded bonuses or penalties based on a preset attitude value towards their predecessor. The Advanced/Extra system from KoF ’97 has been carried forward, although this time handicaps are given whenever a character is lost – for example, one can store an extra power stock after losing a character in Extra mode. Certain characters, like Chris and Shermie, have their own new theme songs. The soundtrack is likewise a mixture of classic themes, stretching from both King of Fighters and Fatal Fury games. Big), Eiji is absent, and some of the other boss characters (like Goenitz and Orochi) are missing, although the final foe is once again Rugal.

There are a few exceptions – the Boss Team from ’96 is gone (so no Geese, Wolfgang or Mr. With the Orochi storyline concluded, SNK created the first “Dream Match” title, which ditched the plot and added nearly all of the characters from the previous games, regardless of whether they were alive or dead.

It is the fifth game in The King of Fighters series. Japanese PlayStation 2 (Ultimate Match) Cover The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest, known in Japan as The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends (KOF '98), is a fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles in 1998.

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