King of Fighters R-2
| King of Fighters R-2 | |
|---|---|
| European cover art | |
| Developer(s) | SNK |
| Publisher(s) | SNK |
| Series | The King of Fighters |
| Platform(s) | Neo-Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | Nintendo Switch
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
King of Fighters R-2 (KOF R-2) is a 1999 fighting video game released by SNK for the Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld system. It is the sequel to King of Fighters R-1 , as part of The King of Fighters series. Like most other games in the series, King of Fighters R-2 features various SNK characters; this game, which features the same story as The King of Fighters '98 , has the main character going up against Rugal Bernstein, who is creating clones of the main characters. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 7, 2020,[1] which was additionally included as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.
Gameplay
[edit ]King of Fighters R-2 brings back most of King of Fighters R-1's gameplay, bringing back Singleplay and Teamplay, and the VS mode using a link cable. The Making mode is a new mode which lets the player customize their fighter and send them on a quest to defeat Rugal Bernstein. Also the player can connect with the Dreamcast game King of Fighters '99 Dream Match. It has all the starting characters from King of Fighters R-1 except Chizuru Kagura and Kim Kaphwan, replacing them with Saisyu Kusanagi and Kasumi Todoh.
Characters
[edit ]- Kusanagi Team
- Super Babe Team
- New South Town Team
- Orochi Team
- Single entry
Reception
[edit ]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (NS) 71/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame | (NGPC) [3] |
| GameSpot | (NGPC) 8.2/10[4] |
| IGN | (NGPC) 9.0/10[5] |
| Nintendo Life | (NS) [6] |
| Nintendo World Report | (NS) 7.5/10[7] |
| Video Games (DE) | (NGPC) [8] |
| Pocket Gamer | (NGPC) A−[9] |
| Pockett Videogames | (NGPC) [10] |
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King of Fighters R-2 on Nintendo Switch received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.[2]
In 2023, Time Extension identified King of Fighters R-2 as one of the best games for the NGPC.[11]
References
[edit ]- ^ "King of Fighters R-2 and Samurai Shodown! 2 Switch Launch August 7, 2020". Siliconera. August 6, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
- ^ a b "King of Fighters R-2 for Switch Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. August 7, 2020. Archived from the original on 2025年01月13日. Retrieved 2021年09月15日.
- ^ Williamson, Colin (1999). "The King of Fighters R-2 (NeoGeo Pocket Color) - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014年11月15日. Retrieved 2021年09月15日.
- ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (April 28, 2000). "King of Fighters R-2 Review - Definitely one of the must-own Neo Geo Pocket Color titles". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2021年09月15日. Retrieved 2021年09月15日.
- ^ Schneider, Peer (July 20, 1999). "King of Fighters R-2 - SNK's Dreamcast-compatible NeoGeo Pocket hit reviewed. Don't miss out on this gem of a fighter!". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2021年09月15日. Retrieved 2021年09月15日.
- ^ Scullion, Chris (August 18, 2020). "King of Fighters R-2 Review (Switch eShop) - Calm down, Star Wars nerds". Nintendo Life . Nlife Media. Retrieved 2021年09月15日.
- ^ Miller, Zachary (August 19, 2020). "King of Fighters R-2 (Switch eShop) Review - Are you okay?". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved 2021年09月15日.
- ^ "Neo Geo Pocket Color Special: King of Fighters R2". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 93. WEKA Consumer Medien. August 1999. p. 29.
- ^ "Hand-To-Hand Combat - The Match of the Millennium?: NeoGeo Reviews & Previews - King of Fighters R-2". Pocket Gamer. No. 1. Imagine Media. 2000. p. 57.
- ^ Blaszczyk, Olivier (August 1999). "review/Neogeo Pocket - King of Fighters R2 (par PVG24)". Pockett Videogames [fr] (in French). ACBM [fr]. Retrieved 2021年09月15日.
- ^ McFerran, Damien (February 3, 2023). "Best Neo Geo Pocket Color Games". Time Extension. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on 2023年02月03日. Retrieved 2023年02月05日.
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