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SNK Playmore announces King of Fighters XIII
By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 27 Feb, 2010 At 12:06 AM | Categorized As Fighters | With 1 Comment

kingoffightersxiii SNK Playmore announces King of Fighters XIII

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: King of Fighters XII is one of the most misunderstood video games of 2009. Sure the roster and movesets were sacrificed to the grand god of high-resolution 2D sprites, but SNK Playmore built a remarkably fun fighting engine that made up for some of the game’s shortcomings. It especially excelled when battling a bud in 2P mode.

Those that were very much disappointed in King of Fighters XII are hoping that SNK Playmore bounces back with King of Fighters XIII, which Kotaku reports runs on the Taito X2 arcade system board. SNK Playmore is expected to release deets next month.

Instead of simply included redrawn versions of series staples, I would love of SNK Playmore took more of a Neo Geo Battle Coliseum approach by including not only its own characters (such as Geese Howard), but also fighters from other non-SNK Playmore Neo Geo fighters (such as brawlers from World Heroes).

[Hat tip: Kotaku]

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    I loved playing KOFXII in local multiplayer, but I was shocked at the lack of singleplayer modes. You basically just had a weird Time Attack mode and that was it. Where was a true Arcade Mode or Survival Mode? Fortunately, the fighting itself was solid as a rock. I just hope they add more modes (and of course characters) in the next one.