The King of Fighters XIII
The King of Fighters XIII is a fighting game in the The King of Fighters series. The game is set after the events from The King of Fighters XI and is also the conclusion of Ash Crimson's story arc, which…
The King of Fighters XIII is an arcade developed by SNK Playmore, released 14 July 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Arcade.
What The King of Fighters XIII is
The King of Fighters XIII is an arcade game developed by SNK Playmore and released in 2010. It was published by Atlus. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Arcade. It runs on Taito Type X.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game takes place five years after the events of The King of Fighters XI and is the last game of the third story arc that started in The King of Fighters 2003. The fighter Ash Crimson has absorbed the powers from two of the descendants of the clans who sealed the Orochi away 1,800 years ago, Chizuru Kagura and Iori Yagami, while Kyo Kusanagi is to be his last victim. As his former comrade, Elisabeth Blanctorche, prepares to stop him, fighters receive an invitation to another King of Fighters tournament hosted by a person labelled as "R". The tournament is sponsored by a woman Rose who is being controlled by "Those From The Past", the organization behind the two prior tournaments that has…
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 XIII is the 37th of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. It arrived a year after The King of Fighters XII. The next entry was The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition in 2011. Its critic score of 79 is 9 points above 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 XIII holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 66% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 50 votes.
What it launched against
The King of Fighters XIII launched on 14 July 2010, within three weeks of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Limbo and Singularity. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Limbo, Singularity.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The King of Fighters XIII yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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