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The King of Fighters XV[ a ](KOF XV), is a 2022 fighting video game part of the The King of Fighters series, developed by SNK and published by Koch Media for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. It uses the same fighting system from The King of Fighters XIV (2016) involving teams composed of three members who oppose other ...
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- DLC Team/Characters Roster
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"Shatter All Expectations."
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(ザ・キング・オ・ファイターズ XV（フィフチィーン）, Za・Kingu・Obu・Faitāzu Fifutīn?), officially abbreviated as KOF XV (ケーオーエフ XV（フィフチィーン）, Kēōefu Fifutīn?), is the fifteenth main installment of The King of Fighters series, released in February 17, 2022 for the consoles PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC through Steam, Windows 10/11 and Epic Games, with the pre-order copies coming out February 14, 2022. The game features a small cross-play between PS4 and PS5 and between Steam and Epic Games.
During EVO 2022, SNK announced that the game will receive crossplay between all platforms for which it was released. This feature will be released in the Spring/Summer of 2023, with an open beta test in April of the same year. This feature will be released along with Sylvie Paula Paula and Goenitz's inclusion to the game, in June 20th, 2023.
This is the first canonical game of the series to have Rollback Netcode (and the second mainline game with this feature, the first being The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match).
This game is the second chapter of the fourth canonical saga for the series, and is the second SNK game to use the Unreal Engine graphics engine (Unreal Engine 4), the first being Samurai Shodown (2019). Yasuyuki Oda (Garou: Mark of the Wolves and The King of Fighters XIV) serves as the chief producer, with Kaito Soranaka as the director, Josua Weatherford as the assistant producer, Eisuke Ogura as the creative director and Tomohiro Nakata as the main illustrator.
Prologue
Only the world's toughest fighters can duke it out in the largest martial arts tournament in the world. Though a mysterious being called Verse destroyed the KOF arena, its threat was quelled thanks to the brave efforts of the winning challengers. Time has passed since the closing of that tumultuous tournament, and the next KOF begins, backed by a new sponsor. Meanwhile, Chizuru Kagura senses something interfering with the seal of Orochi, otherwise known as Gaia's Will. She teams up with Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami to join the KOF and investigate. Amidst these myriad motives, fighters resurrected after Verse's defeat also join the fray. Once again, a storm is on the horizon...
Complete Story
The story focuses on the next King of Fighters tournament held after the appearance and defeat of Verse. Following Antonov's early retirement, new tournament commissioner Anastasia sends out invitations to fighters to join the tournament; the mayhem caused by Verse's powers resurrects various long-thought deceased fighters from past tournaments as well. Chizuru Kagura gathers Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami in order to look after the seal of the snake demon Orochi. Shun'ei, a teenager with mysterious powers resembling Verse's, enters the tournament again alongside Meitenkun and Benimaru Nikaido to better understand his powers. During the tournament, they encounter a rival team led by a girl with similar powers to his own, Isla. Isla is being mentored by a woman named Dolores who wishes for her and Shun'ei to stop the appearance of more creatures like Verse, believing Ash Crimson's time-travelling events in a previous tournament to have caused their appearance. However, a new creature labeled as Re Verse appears as the tournament progresses and targets the fighters, pulling them into another world. Following Re Verse's defeat, the mysterious goddess, Otoma=Raga, appears and attacks the teams. Upon Otoma=Raga's defeat, the fighters escape back to their world and are crowned the new King of Fighters champions.
Many mechanics from the previous game, The King of Fighters XIV, return, such as Rush Combos. One of the new mechanics added is the Shatter Strike, serving as an alternate counterattack against any opponent.
MAX Mode returns with the established mechanics from XIV, but with added tweaks. Now, it costs 2 bars of meter instead of 1. EX Special Moves can now be used outside of MAX Mode, costing half a bar, and the character's attack and Guard Crush strength increases during MAX Mode. MAX Mode in this game also has a second version, labeled as MAX Mode (Quick). If the Player activates MAX Mode when they land a hit or guard against an incoming attack, the user will glow pink, and will activate MAX Mode (Quick). This allows you to combo immediately into the next action without leaving an opening; however, MAX Mode (Quick) does not increase its power for attacks and Guard Crushes, and has less duration than the normal MAX Mode. This variant of MAX Mode acts similar to how the Hyperdrive Mode from The King of Fighters XIII worked.
Rush Mode Auto-Combo mechanics are also updated, allowing the characters to perform a different 4th input/ender after rapidly pressing light punch three times:
•Light Punch: Climax Super Special Move
•Light Kick: Special Move
•Hard Punch: Super Special Move
Overview
keeps the same voice cast from The King of Fighters XIV (between veterans and debutant characters), with the only exception of Kim Kaphwan, who has a different voice actor than the one from the previous mainline entry. In Kim Kaphwan's case and for the characters that weren't in the previous game, their voice actors from KOF All Star return to voice their respective characters, with the exception of Chris and Orochi Chris (from Orochi Team and Awakened Orochi Team), B. Jenet (from Garou Team) Duo Lon and Hinako Shijo, who have different voice actors/actresses than the one from the mobile game, and the newcomers Isla, Dolores, Krohnen McDougall and Gato. Ash Crimson and Shingo Yabuki, two returning characters, retain the same voice actors since their debut. The characters from the Samurai Shodown series (aside from Nakoruru) who are also included in this game keep the same voice actors from the latest mainline game of their source franchise, Samurai Shodown (2019). The new characters present in this game (between originals and from other franchises) are: This game also has a profound change in Teams compared to KOF XIV. The new team formations are as follows:
Initial Team Roster
Initial teams confirmed for the game. Note: Some parenthetical citations are sometimes Japanese team names, sometimes shortened team names.
Teams and/or solo characters released through Downloadable Content (DLC). All the characters are available through the Season Pass (except Omega Rugal and Goenitz, both of which are free DLC characters).
Note 1: Unlike the previous entry, most of the DLC Teams/Characters have some relevance to the game's story, with all the teams having their own endings. Although having an own ending, the Awakened Orochi Team has no revelance into the canonical story of the game, being an alternative version of the Orochi Team's story, and the solo characters only earns a special post-scene illustration after completing the Story Mode under some conditions, as well as a canon story.
Note 2: Like the DLC characters released in the previous entry, the DLC bosses (Omega Rugal and Goenitz) also has no relevance in the story.
Note 3: With exception of the DLC bosses, each DLC team/character releases a free soundtrack in the DJ Station. Each boss released unlocks a new Boss Challenge, with new costumes and songs.
Characters who appear as NPCs (Non-Playable Characters):
By playing certain team formations in Story Mode, the player unlocks special endings and soundtracks in the mainline games of the series in the DJ Station. All of them are dubbed by the voice actors of each character. The All Star Team and Old Team only unlock their soundtracks, without special illustrations/endings. Likewise, the DLC special teams...
Fatal Fury series
•Michael Max - in the Beach Resort Stage •Richard Meyer - in the Pao Pao Cafe Stage •Bob Wilson - in the Pao Pao Cafe Stage
3 Count Bout
•Terry Rogers - in the KOF Stadium Stage •Master Barnes - in the KOF Stadium Stage
Metal Slug series
•Hyakutaro Ichimonji (presumably, along with other POWs) - in the Sahara Stage •Rumi Aikawa - in the Sahara Stage •SV-001 - in the Sahara Stage •Super Vehicle "Camel" - in the Sahara Stage
Feb 11, 2022 · 8. Review scoring. great. The King of Fighters XV still feels left in the past when it comes to its single player offerings, but what it lacks in ambition, it makes up in solid fundamentals and ...
Inheriting the series' traditional 3-on-3 team battle, KOF XV also features the exciting new “SHATTER STRIKE” mechanic. Enjoy an unprecedented sense of speed and hype fighting game action! - Easy and versatile online play KOF XV features rollback netcode. There are also a variety of battle options that allow you to choose how you want to play!
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"Shatter All Expectations." - Tagline The King of Fighters XV, officially abbreviated as KOF XV is a upcoming fifteenth installment of The King of Fighters series. It was officially announced at EVO 2019 and was originally slated for release in 2020.[1] However, the date was postponed to 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic. More details would be revealed in January 7, 2021[2]. In June, SNK ...
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Feb 17, 2022 · There are also a variety of battle options that allow you to choose how you want to play! KOF XV is fully packed with content to enjoy Includes a Gallery with movies and voice samples, and a new DJ STATION with over 300 popular songs from the KOF series and more. Show more. Base Game. $59.99.
