The King of Fighters '96
The third installment in SNK's flagship fighting series introduces the Emergency Evasion system and removes line-switching. Features new characters like Chizuru Kagura and revisits the Orochi saga with enhanced visuals and faster gameplay.
Platform
arcade
Year
1996
Genre
Fighting
Developer
SNK
Controls
About This Game
Revamped combat system with dodge rolls and quick recovery moves, significantly increasing gameplay speed compared to KOF '95.
Introduced the first canonical female boss (Chizuru) and expanded Orochi storyline elements that would culminate in KOF '97.
Ran on Neo Geo MVS hardware with improved sprite scaling and one of the series' most memorable soundtracks featuring rearranged character themes.
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