King of Fighters R-2

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King of Fighters R-2
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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 fighting game released by SNK in 1999 for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color handheld system, part of The King of Fighters series. It is the sequel to King of Fighters R-1 for the Neo-Geo Pocket, the previous generation of the handheld. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 7, 2020, [1] which was included as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.

Contents

Like most other King of Fighters games, 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.

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]

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