King of Fighters R-2
European cover art
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
SeriesThe 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.

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. ^ a b c d e f g h Alternate version is also unlockable

Reception

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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]

References

  1. ^ "King of Fighters R-2 and Samurai Shodown! 2 Switch Launch August 7, 2020". Siliconera. August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "King of Fighters R-2 for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. August 7, 2020. 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. 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. 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.

External links

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