The King of Fighters series

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The King of Fighters series is a long-running Japanese fighting game franchise by SNK, known for its team-based battles, crossover cast from multiple SNK titles, and significant influence on the competitive fighting game scene.

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instanceOf fighting game series
fighting video game
video game series
basedOn Art of Fighting series NERFINISHED
Fatal Fury series NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
developer SNK NERFINISHED
firstRelease The King of Fighters '94 NERFINISHED
gameMode multiplayer
online multiplayer
single-player
genre fighting game
hasPart The King of Fighters '95 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters '96 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters '97 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters '98 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters '99 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters 2000 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters 2001 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters 2002 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters 2003 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters XI NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters XII NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters XIII NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters XIV NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters XV NERFINISHED
inception 1994
includesCharactersFrom Art of Fighting series NERFINISHED
Fatal Fury series NERFINISHED
Ikari Warriors series NERFINISHED
Psycho Soldier series NERFINISHED
influenced competitive fighting game scene
language English
Japanese
mainCharacter Athena Asamiya NERFINISHED
Iori Yagami NERFINISHED
Kyo Kusanagi NERFINISHED
Mai Shiranui NERFINISHED
Ryo Sakazaki NERFINISHED
Terry Bogard NERFINISHED
notableEntry The King of Fighters '98 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters 2002 NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters XIII NERFINISHED
The King of Fighters XV NERFINISHED
notableFeature crossover cast from multiple SNK titles
roll dodging mechanic
super meter system
team-based battles
three-on-three team matches
notableMechanic MAX mode
guard cancel
striker system
platform Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows

Neo Geo NERFINISHED
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation NERFINISHED
PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED
PlayStation 3 NERFINISHED
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5 NERFINISHED
Xbox 360 NERFINISHED
Xbox One NERFINISHED
Xbox Series X/S NERFINISHED
arcade
publicationDate 1994
publisher SNK NERFINISHED
setting fictional King of Fighters tournaments

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SNK hardware associatedWithFranchise The King of Fighters series
this entity surface form: The King of Fighters
SNK developed The King of Fighters series
AES gameLibraryIncludes The King of Fighters series
SNK hasFranchise The King of Fighters series
this entity surface form: The King of Fighters
Art of Fighting influenced The King of Fighters series
Neo Geo CD notableGame The King of Fighters series
this entity surface form: The King of Fighters '94
Advanced Entertainment System notableSeriesOnPlatform The King of Fighters series
this entity surface form: The King of Fighters
Nobuyuki Hiyama notableWork The King of Fighters series
SNK notableWork The King of Fighters series
this entity surface form: The King of Fighters
SNK hardware poweringTitle The King of Fighters series
this entity surface form: The King of Fighters ’94
SNK published The King of Fighters series
Art of Fighting sharesUniverseWith The King of Fighters series
this entity surface form: The King of Fighters