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The King of Fighters: Kyo

The King of Fighters: Kyo is a visual novel on the The King of Fighters series developed by Yumekobo and released by SNK on the PlayStation on August 27, 1998. The art for this game was produced by the same…

27 August 1998

The King of Fighters: Kyo is an adventure developed by Yumekobo, released 27 August 1998 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What The King of Fighters: Kyo is

The King of Fighters: Kyo is an adventure game developed by Yumekobo and released in 1998. It was published by SNK. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game takes place 11 months after the '96 tournament, and covers the months prior to the '97 tournament and the tournament itself from an RPG-like point of view. You control Kyo, and go around the world (starting in your home, Osaka and eventually going to places like Mexico and California) advancing a plot line related to the Orochi storyline and your eternal enemy, Iori Yagami, by interacting with other characters from the series, solving subquests and winning fights viewed from a first-person perspective.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the The King of Fighters series

The King of Fighters: Kyo is the ninth of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. The next entry was King of Fighters R-1 in 1998.

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What it launched against

The King of Fighters: Kyo launched on 27 August 1998, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, Future Cop: LAPD and Bloody Roar 2.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, Future Cop: LAPD, Bloody Roar 2.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

The King of Fighters: Kyo — frequently asked questions

When did The King of Fighters: Kyo come out?
The King of Fighters: Kyo was released on 27 August 1998 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
Does The King of Fighters: Kyo have multiplayer?
Yes. The King of Fighters: Kyo supports multiplayer.

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