King of Fighters Neowave

Also known as: KoF Neowave

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This bastard child of the KOF fighting series feels like a forced tech demo, albeit an affordable one.

Available on: Xbox
Genre: Fighting
Release date: Apr 11, 2006
Published by: SNK Playmore
Developed by: SNK Playmore

Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

2 player VS

Online

2 player VS

4 FLAWED
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Review

2D meets 3D to deliver the worst of both worlds

Apr 11, 2006

Take the mechanics of a classic, 2D fighting game, put them on the backgrounds of a 3D game, and you've got the best of both proverbial worlds, right? Not if The King of Fighters Neowave is any indication. A faithful yet expanded translation of the arcade game of the same name, Neowave exists because of a hardware shift. SNK Playmore changed the technology behind its KOF fighting series in the arcade, so to ring in the new hardware, parts of the traditional, 2D King of Fighters 2002 were ...

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The King of Fighters Neowave

Genres come and go, but 2D fighters still thrive on Xbox

Mar 16, 2006

Dead or Alive? Bah. Keep your Virtua Fighter, too. For a lot of fans out there, 2D fighting games are alive and well, thanks in no small part to SNK Playmore. The company has delivered a seemingly endless stream of King of Fighters games over the last two years, and it's not done yet: here comes Neowave. For the last decade or so, the KoF series has pioneered the idea of 3-on-3 team fighting; when one character gets taken out, another steps in to pick up where the fight left off. They were ... » Read Full King of Fighters Neowave preview

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