The King of Fighters '96
The King of Fighters '96 is a 1996 fighting game. It is the third game in The King of Fighters series, following The King of Fighters '95. SNK's flagship series returns for another year. Many of the changes in…
The King of Fighters '96 is a fighting developed by SNK, released 30 July 1996 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and PlayStation.
What The King of Fighters '96 is
The King of Fighters '96 is a fighting game developed by SNK and released in 1996. 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 '96 is a 1996 fighting game. It is the third game in The King of Fighters series, following The King of Fighters '95. SNK's flagship series returns for another year. Many of the changes in this year's KOF release come in the form of improved graphics, sound effects, music and totally redone character sprites. The gameplay of the system has been altered with the addition of "Rush" multi-hit combos and new moves for practically every character. The storyline of the series receives heavy focus in this release with the Orochi Saga swinging into high-gear. The King of Fighters '96 has 27 regular characters plus 2 boss characters (who can be unlocked with the use of a code)…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the The King of Fighters series
The King of Fighters '96 is the fifth of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. The next entry was The King of Fighters '97 in 1997.
What it launched against
The King of Fighters '96 launched on 30 July 1996, within three weeks of Tobal No. 1 and Triple Play 97.
Released around the same time: Tobal No. 1, Triple Play 97.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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