King of Fighters R-2

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King of Fighters R-2
King of Fighters R-2 cover.jpg
European cover art
Developer(s) SNK
Publisher(s) SNK
Series The King of Fighters
Platform(s) Neo-Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch
Release
  • JP: March 19, 1999
  • NA: April 30, 1999
  • EU: October 1, 1999
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: August 7, 2020
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.

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Gameplay

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Alternate version is also unlockable

Reception

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 "King of Fighters R-2 for Switch Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. August 7, 2020. Archived from the original on 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ↑ Williamson, Colin (1999). "The King of Fighters R-2 (NeoGeo Pocket Color) - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ↑ 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 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ↑ 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 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ↑ Scullion, Chris (August 18, 2020). "King of Fighters R-2 Review (Switch eShop) - Calm down, Star Wars nerds". Nintendo Life . Nlife Media. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. ↑ Miller, Zachary (August 19, 2020). "King of Fighters R-2 (Switch eShop) Review - Are you okay?". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Neo Geo Pocket Color Special: King of Fighters R2". Video Games  [ de ] (in German). No. 93. WEKA Consumer Medien. August 1999. p. 29.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ Blaszczyk, Olivier (August 1999). "review/Neogeo Pocket - King of Fighters R2 (par PVG24)". Pockett Videogames  [ fr ] (in French). ACBM  [ fr ]. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  11. ↑ McFerran, Damien (February 3, 2023). "Best Neo Geo Pocket Color Games". Time Extension. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
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