The King of Fighters ’96 Collection

“Violent fighting to come again!”

SNK’s flagship series returns for another year. Many of the changes in this
year’s KOF release come in the form of improved graphics, sound effects, music
and totally redone character sprites. The gameplay of the system has been
altered with the addition of “Rush” multi-hit combos and new moves for
practically every character. The storyline of the series receives heavy focus
in this release with the Orochi Saga swinging into high-gear.

The King of Fighters ’96 has 27 regular characters plus 2 boss characters
(who can be unlocked with the use of a code). Newcomers to the tournament
include Mr. Big from the Art of Fighting series, the bosses from Fatal Fury
(Wolfgang Krauser and Geese Howard), and completely original characters like
Leona Heidern, Mature and Vice. Other features carried over from the previous
year include the ability to choose between the default “Team Fighting” mode or
the traditional “Single Fighter” style of gameplay, plus the “Versus” and
“Survival” gameplay modes.