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The King of Fighters '97
PlayStation · Released July 28, 1997 · Developed by SNK · Published by D4 Enterprise
★ 81Total 81Single playerMultiplayerSplit screen
FightingArcadeAction
Summary
The King of Fighters '97 is a 1997 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the fourth game in The King of Fighters series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan only.
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IGDB Rating
80.88 / 100
71 ratings
Total Rating
80.88 / 100
71 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Split screen
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Engine
Neo Geo MVS
Developer
SNK
Also known as
AliasKOF97Acronym
AliasThe King of Fighters 4Alternative spelling
AliasKOF '97Acronym
AliasThe King of Fighters IVAlternative title
China拳皇97Chinese title - simplified
Release history (14 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1997 | Arcade | — |
| Jul 28, 1997 | Neo Geo AES | — |
| Jul 28, 1997 | Neo Geo AES | — |
| Oct 30, 1997 | Neo Geo CD | — |
| Oct 30, 1997 | Neo Geo CD | — |
| Mar 26, 1998 | Sega Saturn | — |
| Mar 27, 2003 | PlayStation | — |
| May 31, 2007 | PlayStation Portable | — |
| May 31, 2007 | PlayStation 3 | — |
| Sep 6, 2011 | Wii | — |
| Feb 9, 2012 | Wii | — |
| Mar 8, 2012 | Wii | — |
| Nov 13, 2013 | Android | — |
| Nov 13, 2013 | iOS | — |
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Storyline
"KOF '96 tournament drew to a close with an incident that occurred right after the tournament's end."
The incident itself and the subsequent accident it caused were officially reported as the result of terrorist activity by an unknown group, but the details concerning the identity, motives, and subsequent whereabouts of the terrorists remained a mystery.
In spite of this incident, however, the KOF '96 tournament was an overwhelming commercial success. A few months after, the event triggered a fighting craze and various large corporations, expressing interest in the fad, offered to sponsor subsequent tournaments, leading to a demand for an eagerly awaited KOF '97. The fad reached all over the globe and in no time KOF '97 came into being.
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