The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact

The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax

The first-ever 3D version of King of Fighters has finally arrived, complete with all your favorite SNK characters. In King of Fighters: Maximum Impact, rival gangs are vying for the chance to rule the…

23 June 2005

What The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax is

The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax is a fighting game developed by Noise Factory and released in 2005. It was published by Ignition Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The first-ever 3D version of King of Fighters has finally arrived, complete with all your favorite SNK characters. In King of Fighters: Maximum Impact, rival gangs are vying for the chance to rule the underworld of Southtown. As one of more than 16 fighters, you must prove that you're the greatest fighter in the world in five gameplay modes, including Story, Versus, Survival, Practice, and Training. The game's enhanced character movement lets you perform four new jumps, powerful combo moves, and the new Knock Back Attack.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. 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: Maximum Impact - Maniax is the 27th of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. The next entry was The King of Fighters XI in 2005.

See all 71 The King of Fighters games in release order →

What it launched against

The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax launched on 23 June 2005, within three weeks of Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari and Ys: The Oath in Felghana.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari, Ys: The Oath in Felghana.

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