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This is the first game of the series that conquered legions of fighter fans from all over the world. The King of Fighters '94 joins together fighters of some SNK's most popular franchises - Art of Fighting (Ryo Sakazaki, Robert Garcia, Takuma Sakazaki, Yuri Sakazaki, King), Fatal Fury (Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, Mai Shiranui, Kim Kaphwan) and Ikari Warriors (Ralf Jones, Clark Steel, Heidern) - as well as totally new fighters like Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon (from the Japanese Team).

The King of Fighters '94 is notable in that it is one of the first known fighting games that pits a team of fighters against each other in single combat. Each team consists of three fighters for each player, the winner being the player who is able to eliminate the other team first. Each active character can charge up "Art of Fighting" style in order to gain access to "Desperation Moves", or "DMs" (moves which operate very much like Street Fighter's Super Combos). Playing against the computer, you must defeat all 8 teams in the game in order to reach the final boss, Rugal Bernstein.

Alternate Titles

  • "拳皇94" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "KOF '94" -- Informal title

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic Mar 14, 2009 A- 91
GamePro Jan, 1995 4.5 out of 5 90
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Sep 26, 2004 9 out of 10 90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Nov, 1994 8.5 out of 10 85
Kingdom of Desire Apr 14, 2007 7 out of 10 70
All Game Guide 1998 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
Defunct Games Feb 15, 2004 59 out of 100 59

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Trivia

Technically, this is not the first King of Fighters game. When Capcom introduced Street Fighter II in 1991, it was given the subtitle The World Warrior. SNK did not want to be outdone, and subtitled Fatal Fury King of Fighters.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66128), Xoleras (62091), gamewarrior (5127) and Evil Ryu (30539)
 

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