The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact (2004) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact

The Synthesis of breathtaking 3D animation with the heart and soul of a 2D classic is now complete! A city lay in ruins as rival gangs are at war all vying for the chance to rule the underworld of Southtown. A…

12 August 2004

What The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact is

The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact is a fighting game developed by Noise Factory and released in 2004. It was published by SNK. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Synthesis of breathtaking 3D animation with the heart and soul of a 2D classic is now complete! A city lay in ruins as rival gangs are at war all vying for the chance to rule the underworld of Southtown. A small group destined to take the city back has established a meeting with the maniacal leader of the most powerful gang, "Mephistopheles". On one condition, to be in this meeting, one must prove themselves by defeating the greatest fighters in the world.

Description from the publisher · source

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: Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the The King of Fighters series

The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact is the 25th of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. The next entry was The King of Fighters '94 Re-bout in 2004.

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

What it launched against

The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact launched on 12 August 2004, within three weeks of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, Dofus and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International.

Released around the same time: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, Dofus, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International.

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