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 | 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.
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.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (NS) 71/100 [2] |
Publication | Score |
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AllGame | (NGPC) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameSpot | (NGPC) 8.2/10 [4] |
IGN | (NGPC) 9.0/10 [5] |
Nintendo Life | (NS) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nintendo World Report | (NS) 7.5/10 [7] |
Video Games (DE) | (NGPC) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pocket Gamer | (NGPC) A− [9] |
Pockett Videogames | (NGPC) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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]