Once the power gauge is filled, the player 's basic attacks become stronger for a short period. It can also be filled manually, although it leaves the character vulnerable to an attack, by pressing and holding three buttons at the same time. Įach player has a power gauge at the bottom of the screen which charges when the character is blocking or taking attacks.
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As with most other fighting games, each character has a set of basic, unique, and special moves that can be performed by the player with a specific series of joystick and button inputs. Like in Fatal Fury 2, specialized techniques are performed by pressing combinations of buttons, allowing the player to dodge an opponent's attack or to launch a character's powerful knockdown attack. The game uses a four attack button configuration similar to Fatal Fury 2 and Fatal Fury Special, that consists of light punch, light kick, strong punch and strong kick. The basic gameplay system of KOF '94 is similar to SNK's previous games like the Fatal Fury series, Art of Fighting and Samurai Shodown. Screenshot of a fight between Kyo Kusanagi and Sie Kensou It features the original game and a new version with higher resolution graphics. In 2004, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the series, SNK released a remake titled The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout.
The success of the game allowed SNK to produce a series of sequels in The King of Fighters series and the series itself eventually became the flagship series of SNK. The characters' designs, as well as its innovative gameplay system based on using teams of three members, were both well received. SNK developed KOF '94 with the initial idea of using several games from the company in order to attract gamers who played these games. The plot features the creation of a new King of Fighters tournament created by the criminal Rugal Bernstein and is the only game to take place during the pre-Orochi Saga of the series. It also includes revised versions of characters from their pre-Neo Geo games Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier, as well as original characters created specifically for the game.
KOF '94 is a crossover featuring characters from SNK's fighting game properties Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting.
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1 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii. In 2008, KOF '94 was one of sixteen games included in SNK Arcade Classics Vol. The game was also released for the Neo Geo home console systems, including a Neo Geo CD version.
The King of Fighters '94 ( KOF '94) is a fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo-based arcade system in 1994, as the first in The King of Fighters series.