The King of Fighters '97 - NEO GEO / Arcade version intro & gameplay
5Released: 1997
Developer: SNK
Publisher: SNK
Some versus fighting action from the NEO GEO arcade version of The King of Fighters'97. The Orochi story which started in KoF '95 comes to a end in dramatic style. The Neo Geo Pocket released King of Fighters R-1 is based on KoF '97. One of the better releases in the series but surpassed by both KoF '98 & KoF '99.
Heavily ported during the 32-bit across in recent years it has only seen a re-release on a select few consoles:
Wiiware - Virtual Console (2012)
PS2 - The King of Fighters Orochi Collection - NeoGeo Online Collection Vol. 3
(Collection with KoF '95, '96 & '97) (2006 - Japanese only)
Avoid the European and USA versions of the:
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga, for PSP, Wii & PS2.
(Collection with KoF '94, '95, '96, '97 & '98) (2008)
This collection is riddled with bugs including sound and control issues making the included games unplayable, it is not to be confused with the Japanese release which is a different game.
Game played by: Random Gamer Riven
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