The King of Fighters Neowave
KOF Neowave features 12 three-man teams made up of some of the greatest characters from SNK's 11-year history, including the Women Fighters Team (Mai, King and Yuri) and the Fatal Fury Team (Terry, Joe, and…
The King of Fighters Neowave is a fighting developed by SNK Playmore, released 27 July 2004 on Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What The King of Fighters Neowave is
The King of Fighters Neowave is a fighting game developed by SNK Playmore and released in 2004. It was published by Sammy. It is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Arcade. It runs on Atomiswave.
The premise, in the publisher's words
KOF Neowave features 12 three-man teams made up of some of the greatest characters from SNK's 11-year history, including the Women Fighters Team (Mai, King and Yuri) and the Fatal Fury Team (Terry, Joe, and Andy). NEOWAVE features three modes of play - Super Cancel, Guard Break, and Max2. A new "Heat Mode" lets players power up their attacks in exchange for a gradual loss of health. A total of 43 characters including 7 Bonus characters. 12 of the most dangerous fighting teams ever assembled. Pick your team and fight it out in the original 3-on-3 battle format. Beautifully rendered background graphics. Activate "Heat Mode" to power-up your attacks. Revives the evacuation rolling maneuver and…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. 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 Neowave is the 24th of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. It arrived 7 months after The King of Fighters. The next entry was The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact in 2004. Its critic score of 55 is 15 points below the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 at 90.
How it was received
The King of Fighters Neowave holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 16% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The King of Fighters Neowave launched on 27 July 2004, within three weeks of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5 and Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga. All of them reviewed better. It was a Xbox One launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.
Official trailer
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