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The King of Fighters '95

The King of Fighters '95 is a 1995 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the sequel to The King of Fighters '94 and the second game in The King of Fighters series. It is…

63 25 July 1995

The King of Fighters '95 is an arcade developed by SNK, released 25 July 1995 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and PlayStation. The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.

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What The King of Fighters '95 is

The King of Fighters '95 is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 1995. It was published by D4 Enterprise. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD and Arcade. It runs on Neo Geo MVS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The King of Fighters '95 marks the beginning of a story arc that later became known as the "Orochi Saga". However, the only elements from the Orochi Saga known in this game is the introduction of Kyo's rival, Iori Yagami, and Rugal's use of the Orochi power. Rugal Bernstein, thought to have perished in an explosion in the previous game, had in fact survived and sent out invitations to the teams from the previous game signed simply ‘R'. Only one of the previous teams failed to attend the new tournament: the American Sports Team, now replaced by the "Rival Team" consisting of Iori Yagami, Billy Kane (from Fatal Fury: King of Fighters), and Eiji Kisaragi (from Art of Fighting 2). Saisyu…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the The King of Fighters series

The King of Fighters '95 is the third of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. The next entry was The King of Fighters '95 in 1996. Its critic score of 63 is 7 points below the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 at 90.

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How it was received

The King of Fighters '95 holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 3 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 67, across 56 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 9 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

The King of Fighters '95 launched on 25 July 1995, within three weeks of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, Phantasmagoria and Apache. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, Phantasmagoria, Apache.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

The King of Fighters '95 — frequently asked questions

When did The King of Fighters '95 come out?
The King of Fighters '95 was released on 25 July 1995 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD and Arcade.
How long does it take to beat The King of Fighters '95?
The main story of The King of Fighters '95 takes around 5 hrs, or 9 hrs for 100% completion.

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