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The King of Fighters '97

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First release
Jul 28, 1997
Genres
Fighting, Arcade · Action
Platforms
Sega Saturn, Android, Wii, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, iOS, PlayStation Portable, Arcade, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo AES, Atari Jaguar CD

The King of Fighters '97 is a 1997 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the fourth game in The King of Fighters series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan only.

Also known as KOF97, The King of Fighters 4, KOF '97, The King of Fighters IV
… See more, 拳皇97

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Storyline
"KOF '96 tournament drew to a close with an incident that occurred right after the tournament's end." The incident itself and the subsequent accident it caused were officially reported as the result of terrorist activity by an unknown group, but the details concerning the identity, motives, and subsequent whereabouts of the terrorists remained a mystery. In spite of this incident, however, the KOF '96 tournament was an overwhelming commercial success. A few months after, the event triggered a fighting craze and various large corporations, expressing interest in the fad, offered to sponsor subsequent tournaments, leading to a demand for an eagerly awaited KOF '97. The fad reached all over the globe and in no time KOF '97 came into being.Read more

"KOF '96 tournament drew to a close with an incident that occurred right after the tournament's end." The incident itself and the subsequent accident it caused were officially reported as the result of terrorist activity by an unknown group, but the details concerning the identity, motives, and subsequent whereabouts of the terrorists remained a mystery. In spite of this incident, however, the KOF '96 tournament was an overwhelming commercial success. A few months after, the event triggered a fighting craze and various large corporations, expressing interest in the fad, offered to sponsor subsequent tournaments, leading to a demand for an eagerly awaited KOF '97. The fad reached all over the globe and in no time KOF '97 came into being.

Release dates
Arcade
Jul 28, 1997
Neo Geo AES
Jul 28, 1997
Neo Geo CD
Oct 30, 1997
All 12 release dates
Sega Saturn
Mar 26, 1998
PlayStation
Mar 27, 2003
PlayStation 3
May 31, 2007
PlayStation Portable
May 31, 2007
Wii
Sep 06, 2011
Wii
Feb 09, 2012
Wii
Mar 08, 2012
Android
Nov 13, 2013
iOS
Nov 13, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
2h
Main + Extras
6h
Completionist
11h
Game modes
Split screen, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
martial arts, hand-to-hand combat, karate, high score, playstation network
… All 21, shared screen, digital distribution, psone classics, special attacks, touch controls, year in the title, tag teaming, melee, release upgrade, playstation tv support, team deathmatch, full-screen attack, divine punishment, adapted to - movie, backwards compatibility, wii virtual console

At a Glance

Main Story (IGDB)
2h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
6h
Completionist (IGDB)
11h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 1 Nov

Feature data: IGDB