The King of Fighters '95
25. July 1995
Combined rating
User + critics
based on 55 ratings
The King of Fighters '95 is a 1995 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the sequel to The King of Fighters '94 and the second game in The King of Fighters series. It is also the first game in the series to be ported to other home consoles besides the Neo Geo AES and Neo-Geo CD, with versions released for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Game Boy. It was also rereleased in The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga in 2008 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii. The King of Fighters '95 introduces Kyo Kusanagi's rival Iori Yagami, and firmly places Kyo as the main character for the rest of the series. The gameplay of The King of Fighters '95 is essentially unchanged from the previous title, though it does introduce the "team edit" concept which would remain as a standard feature of the series. Using the "team edit" feature, it is possible to create a totally customized team using any of the available fighters, or use one of the default teams if you wish.
The King of Fighters '95 marks the beginning of a story arc that later became known as the "Orochi Saga". However, the only elements from the Orochi Saga known in this game is the introduction of Kyo's rival, Iori Yagami, and Rugal's use of the Orochi power. Rugal Bernstein, thought to have perished in an explosion in the previous game, had in fact survived and sent out invitations to the teams from the previous game signed simply ‘R'. Only one of the previous teams failed to attend the new tournament: the American Sports Team, now replaced by the "Rival Team" consisting of Iori Yagami, Billy Kane (from Fatal Fury: King of Fighters), and Eiji Kisaragi (from Art of Fighting 2). Saisyu Kusanagi, Kyo's father, appears as a fighter for the first time (having made a non-playable cameo in KOF '94) as a computer-controlled sub-boss character. After defeating Saisyu in the arcade mode, it is revealed that Saisyu was being brainwashed and that Rugal will fight once again as a boss character, but as an enhanced version named "Omega Rugal".
IGDB user rating
53 ratings
Critic rating
2 ratings
Combined rating
User + critics, 55 ratings
Releases
- Arcade Jul 25, 1995
- Neo Geo AES Sep 01, 1995
- Neo Geo CD Sep 29, 1995
- Neo Geo CD Sep 29, 1995
- Sega Saturn Mar 28, 1996
- PlayStation Jun 28, 1996
- PlayStation Aug 31, 1996
- PlayStation Jun 1997
- Sega Saturn Jul 04, 1997
- PlayStation 3 May 31, 2007
- PlayStation Portable May 31, 2007
- Wii Dec 01, 2009
- Wii Apr 26, 2010
- Wii Apr 30, 2010
- PlayStation 3 Jul 19, 2011
- PlayStation Portable Jul 19, 2011
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Combined rating
55 ratings
