Posts Tagged ‘KOF XII’

Review: MadCatz Street Fighter IV Blanka Fightpad (Xbox 360)

Review: MadCatz Street Fighter IV Blanka Fightpad (Xbox 360)

Think fast – – outside of the Neo Geo and the Japanese Sega Saturn, how many consoles comes bundled with an excellent controller that’s conducive to a robust fighting experience? None, most likely. I’ll be honest, this post was born from a desire to find a controller that wouldn’t work against me as I crafted [...]

Review: King of Fighters XII (Xbox 360)

Review: King of Fighters XII (Xbox 360)

I don’t take well to change. When I was 12 years old, for example, the move from elementary school to junior high school, collapsed my world. I hated shuffling from class to class. I hated being separated from dear classmates that I had grown to love over the previous 6 years. I hated the new [...]

King of Fighters XII Gets A New Video and a Performance-Enhancing Patch

King of Fighters XII‘s July 28th release date is just mere days away, but Ignition Entertainment is still cranking out the vids. This time out, a full match. Also, we’ve received an e-mail stating that a patch will be available on launch day for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game [...]

New King of Fighters XII Trailer Highlights Gameplay Depth

Ignition Entertainment has released yet another King of Fighters XII vid, which highlights the fighter’s combat mechanics. Sousai attacks, guard attacks, and deadlock counters are all on display, set to the street fightin’ sounds of Blondie’s “One Way Or Another.” If you’re ready to rumble, King of Fighters XII will be available for purchase on [...]

King of Fighters XII Online Details Revealed: Lots of Options, PS3 and Xbox 360 Exclusives

King of Fighters XII Online Details Revealed: Lots of Options, PS3 and Xbox 360 Exclusives

Today, Ignition unveiled new King of Fighters XII info that’s sure to please fighting fans that miss the arcade experience of days past. Although word of online play was previously announced, the depth of it was kept on the hush hush. But not anymore! KOF XII will feature global online play (no region restrictions!), and [...]

First Impressions: King of Fighters XII (Xbox 360)

First Impressions: King of Fighters XII (Xbox 360)

Much like taxes, the slow march toward death, and knowing sweet love from a fine woman, there’s one there’s only one true inevitable in my life: I will drool in a Pavlovian manner with the release of a new King of Fighters game. I’ve been a die hard since the Neo Geo’s  King of Fighters [...]

Review: King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match (PS2)

Review: King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match (PS2)

Created in in honor of the 10th anniversary of the most popular entry in SNK Playmore’s long-running fighting franchise, King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match attempts to do what die-hard KOF ’98 fans consider an impossibility: Honor SNK Playmore’s landmark fighter by actually improving upon the foundation laid by the near-perfect original. Indeed, this release [...]