The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match Deviant Art

Position in the series	Saga/Story Arc	Affiliate	Is it approved?
15th	Shun'ei Saga	second	Yes

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" Shatter All Expectations. "

- Tagline

The King of Fighters 15 , officially abbreviated as KOF XV , is the fifteenth installment of The King of Fighters series, released in February 17, 2022 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/Due south and PC through Steam, Windows 10 and Epic Games, with the pre-order copies coming out in February fourteen, 2022. The game features cantankerous-play betwixt PS4 and PS5 and between Steam and Ballsy Games.^[1] ^[two] This is the first approved game of the serial to have Rollback Netcode (and the second mainline game with this feature, the commencement being The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match ).

This game is the second chapter of the fourth canonical saga for the series, and is the second SNK game to use the Unreal Engine graphic motor (Unreal Engine four), the outset being Samurai Shodown (2019) . Yasuyuki Oda ( Garou: Mark of the Wolves and The King of Fighters XIV ) is the producer, Kaito Kusaka is the director, Eisuke Ogura is the artistic managing director and Tomohiro Nakata is the master illustrator.

one Story
- 1.1 Prologue
- one.2 Complete Story
two Gameplay
- 2.i Controls
  - 2.1.1 Battle Controls
  - 2.1.ii Carte du jour Controls
iii Characters
- three.1 Overview
  - 3.1.1 Mainline Formations
  - 3.1.2 DLC Formations
- 3.2 Initial Team Roster
  - three.ii.1 Hero Team (A.K.A. Shun'ei Team or Protagonist Team)
  - three.2.2 Sacred Treasures Squad
  - three.2.3 Fatal Fury Squad (A.Yard.A. Garou Densetsu Squad)
  - 3.2.four Orochi Squad (Erstwhile New Faces Team)
  - 3.2.v Fine art of Fighting Team (A.K.A. Ryuko no Ken Team)
  - 3.ii.6 Ikari Warriors Team (A.K.A. Ikari Team)
  - 3.2.vii Secret Agents Team (A.K.A. New Agents Team)
  - 3.2.8 Super Heroines Team (A.1000.A. New Women Fighters Squad)
  - iii.two.9 Milky way Anton Wrestling Squad (A.K.A. K.A.W. Team)
  - 3.2.ten Rivals Squad (A.K.A. Isla Team or Deuteragonist Squad)
  - 3.2.11 Yard' Team
  - three.2.12 Krohnen Team (Quondam NESTS Team)
  - iii.2.thirteen Ash Team
4 Bosses
- iv.ane Sub-Dominate
- four.2 Final Boss
5 DLC Team Roster
- 5.1 Season i
  - 5.1.i Garou Team (A.Thousand.A. Marking of the Wolves Squad)
  - five.ane.2 South Boondocks Team
  - 5.ane.iii DLC Boss
- 5.2 Flavour 2
  - 5.2.1 DLC Squad 3
  - 5.ii.2 DLC Team 4
half dozen NPC Characters
7 Special Teams
- 7.1 Initial Special Teams
  - seven.ane.1 Guardians Team (KOF '95)
  - seven.1.2 Classic Beauties Squad (KOF '96)
  - vii.one.3 Rampage Warning Team (KOF '97)
  - seven.1.four Hunks Squad (KOF '98)
  - 7.1.5 Juvenile Troop Team (KOF '99)
  - 7.1.6 Mexican Reunion Team (A.G.A. KOF XIV United mexican states Squad) (KOF 2000)
  - 7.1.7 Bike Enthusiasts Team (KOF 2001)
  - 7.ane.8 Grapplers Squad (KOF 2002)
  - 7.1.9 New High School Girls Squad (KOF 2003)
  - vii.1.10 Bad Behavior Team (KOF XI)
  - vii.1.11 Legendary Heroes Team (KOF XII)
  - 7.1.12 French Natives Team (KOF Xiii)
  - 7.one.13 Disciples of Tung Fu Rue Squad (Fatal Fury serial)
  - seven.ane.14 Buff Bods Team (Samurai Shodown series)
  - 7.ane.15 Offset Generation Ikari Warriors Team (A.K.A. First Classic Ikari Warriors Team/KOF '94 Brazil Team) (Metal Slug series)
  - vii.1.16 All Star Squad (Neo Geo)
  - 7.1.17 Old Squad (SNK)
- 7.ii DLC Special Teams
  - 7.2.1 Rookies Team
  - seven.ii.2 Egoism Squad
8 Stage Cameos
- 8.1 Fatal Fury series
- eight.2 3 Count Bout
- viii.3 Metal Slug series
9 Story Cameos
10 Stages
- x.1 Team Stages
- 10.2 Boss Stages
  - 10.2.1 Normal Boss Stages
  - ten.two.ii DLC Dominate Stage
- 10.3 Special Stages
11 Trailers
- xi.ane Teaser Trailers
- xi.2 Individual Gameplay Trailers
  - 11.ii.1 Initial Squad Roster Trailers
    - 11.ii.1.one Hero Squad
    - 11.2.1.two Sacred Treasures Team
    - 11.two.1.3 Fatal Fury Team
    - 11.2.1.four Orochi Team
    - eleven.two.1.5 Art of Fighting Team
    - 11.2.1.half dozen Ikari Warriors Team
    - 11.2.1.7 Secret Agents Team
    - 11.2.1.8 Super Heroines Team
    - 11.two.1.ix Galaxy Anton Wrestling Team
    - 11.2.1.10 Rivals Team
    - 11.2.1.xi K' Team
    - xi.2.1.12 Krohnen Team
    - 11.2.i.thirteen Ash Team
12 DLC Teams/Contents Trailers
- 12.one DLC Teams Trailers
  - 12.1.ane Flavour i
    - 12.1.ane.1 Garou Team
    - 12.1.1.two South Town Squad
    - 12.1.1.3 DLC Team three
    - 12.one.i.4 DLC Team 4
    - 12.one.1.5 DLC Boss
- 12.2 DLC Content Trailers
13 Squad BGMs
14 Idle Poses
15 Drawing Video
sixteen TGS Special Program
17 Online Tournament
18 Music
- 18.1 Trailer Themes
- xviii.two Main Theme
- 18.three VS. Themes (Destiny Battle)
19 Cosplay & Alternate Colors
- 19.one Normal Colors
20 Development
21 Cast and Scenario
22 Critical Reception
23 Names in Other Languages
24 Gallery
25 References
26 External Links

Story

Prologue

Only the earth's toughest fighters tin can duke information technology out in the largest martial arts tournament in the world.

Though a mysterious being chosen Poesy destroyed the KOF arena, its threat was quelled cheers to the brave efforts of the winning challengers.

Fourth dimension has passed since the closing of that tumultuous tournament, and the next KOF begins, backed by a new sponsor.

Meanwhile, Chizuru Kagura senses something interfering with the seal of Orochi, otherwise known every bit Gaia's Will.

She teams up with Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami to join the KOF and investigate.

Amongst these myriad motives, fighters resurrected later on Verse's defeat besides bring together the fray.

Once once again, a storm is on the horizon...

Complete Story

The story focuses on the next King of Fighters tournament held after the appearance and defeat of Poetry. Following Antonov'south early on retirement, new tournament commissioner Anastasia sends out invitations to fighters to join the tournament; the mayhem caused by Verse'south powers resurrects various long-idea deceased fighters from past tournaments besides.

Chizuru Kagura gathers Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami in social club to wait after the seal of the serpent demon Orochi. Shun'ei, a teenager with mysterious powers resembling Poesy'due south, enters the tournament again alongside Meitenkun and Benimaru Nikaido to better empathise his powers. During the tournament, they encounter a rival team led by a girl with similar powers to his own, Isla. Isla is being mentored by a adult female named Dolores who wishes for her and Shun'ei to stop the appearance of more than creatures like Verse, believing Ash Reddish's timetravelling in a previous tournament to take caused their appearance. Yet, a new fauna labeled equally Re Poesy appears as the tournament progresses and targets the fighters, pulling them into some other world. Following Re Verse'southward defeat, the mysterious goddess Otoma=Raga appears and attacks the teams. Upon Otoma=Raga's defeat, the fighters escape back to their globe and are crowned the new King of Fighters champions.

Gameplay

Many mechanics from the previous game, The King of Fighters Fourteen , return, such as Rush Combos. Ane of the new mechanics added is the Shatter Strike , serving equally an alternating counterattack confronting any opponent.

Shun'ei, virtually to use his new climax on Meitenkun.

MAX Mode returns with the established mechanics from XIV , but with added tweaks. Now, it costs two bars of meter instead of i. EX Special Moves tin can now be used exterior of MAX Style, costing half a bar, and the character's assault and Guard Trounce strength increases during MAX Mode. MAX Way in this game also has a second version, labeled as MAX Manner (Quick). If the Player activates MAX Mode when they land a hit or guard against an incoming assault, the user will glow pinkish, and volition actuate MAX Mode (Quick). This allows you to combo immediately into the next activeness without leaving an opening; however, MAX Mode (Quick) does not increase its power for attacks and Guard Crushes, and has less duration than the normal MAX Way. This variant of MAX Mode acts similar to how the Hyperdrive Mode from The King of Fighters Xiii worked.

Rush Style Car-Combo mechanics is also updated, allowing the characters to perform a unlike 4th input/ender after rapidly pressing calorie-free dial three times:

Light Punch: Climax Super Special Move
Light Kick: Special Move
Hard Dial: Super Special Move
Hard Boot: MAX Super Special Move

Certain game modes present in the previous game reappear in this game, aslope the addition of a new versus mode known as "DRAFT VS.", in which the players cannot choose the same character as their opponent.

Controls

Note: These are the default control schemes. You tin change them at any fourth dimension with the Options Carte or by pausing.

Battle Controls

Movement	Console Terminology
Movement	PlayStation four	PlayStation v	Xbox Serial 10/S	Arcade/PC/Windows
Light Punch
Light Kick
Heavy Punch
Heavy Kick
Emergency Evasion	or +	or +	or +	+
Blow Dorsum	+	+	+	+
MAX Manner Activation	or +	or +	or +	+
Both Punches	or +	or +	or +	+
Both Kicks	or +	or +	or +	+
Pause Menu				???

Annotation: In the Japanese PlayStation four & PlayStation five version, the Buttons used for Confirm and Cancel are reversed.

Movement	Console Terminology
Movement	PlayStation 4	PlayStation 5	Xbox Series X/S	Arcade/PC/Windows
Confirm
Cancel

Characters

Overview

KOF Xv keeps the same vocalisation bandage from The King of Fighters XIV (between veterans and debutant characters). For characters that weren't in the previous game, their voice actors from KOF All Star return to phonation their respective characters, with the exception of Chris (from Orochi Team ) and B. Jenet (from Garou Team ), who have different voice actresses than the i from the mobile game, and the newcomers Isla, Dolores and Krohnen McDougall. Ash Ruby, a returning graphic symbol, remains with the same voice histrion since his debut.

The new characters present in this game (all originals) are:

	Isla, Shun'ei's main rival and leader of the Rivals Team . She possesses a power similar to that of her rival, though both easily are purple, in a like vein to Iori Yagami's Orochi-tainted flames. She distrusts adults afterwards beingness mistreated as an orphan, and hates Shun'ei for being respected by adults.
	Dolores, a fellow member of the Rivals Team , is a priestess, medium and hermit who tin can comunicate with the spirits of the Earth and command the Holy Ground in boxing. She has centrolineal herself with Heidern. Apparently i of the many resurrected through Verse, she may hold the key to its underground, however her connexion to information technology remains a mystery.
	Krohnen McDougall, the leader of the team that bears his first name. With his shape-shifting left arm, he takes on everyone in his path. He seems to accept some grade of connection to the secret syndicate known as NESTS , as well as a very potent resemblance to a familiar character. He has an intense rivalry with Kyo Kusanagi and specially Thousand'.

This game also has a profound change in Teams compared to KOF Xiv . The new team formations are as follows:

Mainline Formations

	At the asking of his sometime friend and rival Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido is tasked to lookout over the series' new protagonists Shun'ei and Meitenkun. As a consequence, he leaves the Nippon Squad after 12 years and replaces the old main Tung Fu Rue, who is retired from the fighting scene. The 3 form the 4th Saga's Hero Team , renaming the China Team into a team named after Shun'ei, due to the Benimaru's nationality and thus indirectly representing the team members' E Asian nationalities.
	The Sacred Treasures Team (which was once a special edit-based team in their three previous canonical appearances (iv if counting the Dream Match KOF '98/UM ) is now an official and regular team. As a result, Kyo Kusanagi undoes the Japan Team , Chizuru Kagura comes back to the serial later on an xix-year-long absenteeism, and Iori Yagami disbands his namesake team after 12 years. This is likewise the second time that the association rivals, Kyo and Iori, have joined together in an official team, the get-go time being The King of Fighters XI .
	The Orochi Team (formerly called New Faces Team in their normal versions) brand their official canonical return 25 years afterwards their last appearances in a canonical game (and xx years since their concluding advent in a mainline game of the series). The squad appears afterward being revived at the end of KOF 14 (with their resurrections being confirmed with Shermie'southward presence in SNK Heroines ).
	After receiving an invitation from Ryo Sakazaki, King leaves the Women Fighters Squad later on 12 years, and replaces Yuri Sakazaki in the Art of Fighting Team . This is the third time that the French bartender joins with the archetype team (the other times beingness 2000 and 11 ), and the 2nd time accompanying both Ryo and Robert Garcia (the starting time being 2000 , along with Takuma Sakazaki, Ryo's father and Robert's master, who now has retired from the fighting scene).
	After leaving the Kim Squad due to both her lover Gang-il and his disciple Kim Kaphwan being too decorated with training in the moutains, Luong went to join the Hole-and-corner Agents Team with the freelancer agents Vanessa and Blue Mary. As a result, the veteran agents enters in a approved team subsequently 17 years (and in a mainline team afterwards xiii years).
	Although first appearing in non-canonical team combinations under other names, a new variant of the Women Fighters Squad , known equally the Super Heroines Team , makes its debut in this game. Equally a event, Athena Asamiya leaves the Psycho Soldier Squad later 17 years, and joins with Mai Shiranui and Yuri Sakazaki (who leaves the Fine art of Fighting Team later on the expulsion from her brother, Ryo, and being replaced by King for the second fourth dimension). This is the second game where Athena appears in a team other than the Psycho Soldier Team , the first being The King of Fighters 2003 , where she was the leader of the Loftier School Girls Team .
	A brand-new team formation that fabricated its showtime debut in this game, with the sub-boss of the previous game, Antonov, taking command over the original Mexican Wrestling Team , and forming a second Team Wrestling , known as the Galaxy Anton Wrestling Team (better known every bit the Chiliad.A.W. Team ). As a result, the Mexico Team is officially undone, and Ángel leaves the team, getting Ramón and King of Dinosaurs to bring together alongside the ex-billionaire.
	A new formation of the classic Rivals Squad is composed by the newcomers Isla and Dolores and the veteran fighter, Ikari Warriors leader and chief Heidern. As a result, the Commander enters in a canonical team after 21 years (and in a mainline squad after 13 years).
	The K' Team goes back to the classic trio formation after nineteen years (and 20 years if counting the commencement mainline appearance of the team). As a result, Kula Diamond leaves the team afterwards 17 years, being replaced by Whip, who enters in a canonical team subsequently this aforementioned period.
	To differentiate themselves from existence called the NESTS Squad since the downfall of the cartel 21 years ago (and xx years ago, prior to the game'due south remake, 13 years ago) and their statuses no longer being agile operatives, a new team formation is composed by its leader, the newcomer Krohnen McDougall, accompanied by other ex-NESTS agents, Ángel and Kula Diamond, with the last mentioned leaving the K' Team , due to a recent grudge between her and the leader of her quondam team. As some other result, Ángel leaves and undoes the Mexico Team , existence replaced by Antonov.
	The Ash Squad is reformed 17 years after its last germination, and occurs after the resurrection of the story arc'south protagonist (due to the fact that he erased himself from being in KOF 13 ). The new entry of this team is equanimous of Ash, the mysterious Kukri and the noblewoman Elisabeth Blanctorche. As a effect, Ash and Elisabeth render to the series afterward 12 years, while Kukri leaves the Official Invitation Team (a squad created by Antonov that included the hush-hush fighters Sylvie Paula Paula and Mian) afterward the previous tournament.
	Both the Fatal Fury and Ikari Warriors Teams remain unchanged from their formations in the previous tournament (with their classic squad formations since '94 and '96 , respectively).

DLC Formations

	The Garou Team is reformed 17 years after its terminal formation. This new entry of the squad is equanimous of two erstwhile members: the pirate and leader of Lilien Knights B. Jenet and the wanderer Gato, beside Geese Howard's illegitimate and biological son, Rock Howard, who replaces Tizoc (who became King of Dinosaurs and is office of the Thou.A.W. Team , alongside Ramón and Antonov). Like the outset formation, its happens later on Jenet's invitation. Rock leads this entry, and enters in a official team in the mainline serial for the first fourth dimension.
	Much similar Gato and Blueish Mary before him, Hein left the South Boondocks Team subsequently one tournament (in the butler's example, afterward the previous tournament and in an alternative formation of Team Outlaw ). Equally a callback to the team'due south '97 catastrophe (occurred 25 years ago), the bodyguard Billy Kane and the team's leader, his dominate and criminal man of affairs Geese Howard, are joined by its quondam classic member, Ryuji Yamazaki. As a result, Yamazaki enters in a team after xix years.


	One of the many souls resurrected by Poesy'southward defeat in the previous tournament, Rugal Bernstein returns to the series in his Omega form. This marks his return to the mainline series 20 years after his latest advent (xiii if counting the remake), and his first canonical appearance since his death 27 years agone. Different the other DLC characters in this game (and like his other entries in the series), he enters alone as a single entry fighter.

Initial Team Roster

Initial teams confirmed for the game.

Note: Some parenthetical citations are sometimes Japanese team names, sometimes shortened team names.

Hero Squad (A.K.A. Shun'ei Team or Protagonist Team)

Sacred Treasures Team

Fatal Fury Team (A.K.A. Garou Densetsu Team)

Orochi Team (Erstwhile New Faces Squad)

Fine art of Fighting Squad (A.K.A. Ryuko no Ken Team)

Ikari Warriors Team (A.K.A. Ikari Squad)

Underground Agents Team (A.Thou.A. New Agents Team)

Super Heroines Team (A.One thousand.A. New Women Fighters Team)

Milky way Anton Wrestling Squad (A.M.A. Grand.A.W. Team)

Rivals Squad (A.K.A. Isla Team or Deuteragonist Team)

G' Team

Krohnen Team (One-time NESTS Team)

Ash Team

Bosses

Sub-Boss

Final Boss

DLC Team Roster

Teams released through Downloadable Content (DLC). All the characters are available through the Season Pass.

Note: Different the previous entry, the DLC Teams take some relevance to the game's story.

Flavour i

Garou Team (A.Thousand.A. Marker of the Wolves Team)

South Town Squad

DLC Boss

Flavour 2

DLC Team 3

DLC Team four

NPC Characters

Characters who appear every bit NPCs (Non-Playable Characters).

Clemence Bellamy (KOF Tournament Anchorman and Reporter)
Anastasia (Tournament Host)

Special Teams

By playing with these formations in Story Style, the player unlocks special endings and soundtracks of the mainline games of the series in the DJ Station . All of them were dubbing by the voice actors of each character.

Initial Special Teams

Note: The '94 and Fourteen games is the merely without a special team.

Guardians Team (KOF '95)

Classic Beauties Squad (KOF '96)

Rampage Warning Team (KOF '97)

Hunks Team (KOF '98)

Juvenile Troop Team (KOF '99)

Mexican Reunion Squad (A.Yard.A. KOF XIV Mexico Team) (KOF 2000)

Wheel Enthusiasts Squad (KOF 2001)

Grapplers Squad (KOF 2002)

New High School Girls Team (KOF 2003)

Bad Behavior Squad (KOF Xi)

Legendary Heroes Team (KOF XII)

French Natives Team (KOF XIII)

Disciples of Tung Fu Rue Squad (Fatal Fury serial)

Vitrify Bods Team (Samurai Shodown series)

Start Generation Ikari Warriors Team (A.K.A. Outset Archetype Ikari Warriors Team/KOF '94 Brazil Team) (Metallic Slug serial)

All Star Team (Neo Geo)

Old Squad (SNK)

DLC Special Teams

Rookies Team

Egoism Team

Stage Cameos

Characters or elements who announced equally cameos on specific stages.

Fatal Fury serial

Story Cameos

Characters who appear as cameos in Team Stories and Endings.

Tung Fu Rue
Goro Daimon
Mature & Vice
Shingo Yabuki
Saisyu Kusanagi
Yuki
Duo Lon
Shen Woo
Billy Kane (later added equally DLC)
Geese Howard (after added as DLC)
Lilly Kane
Hwa Jai
Orochi
Orochi Yashiro
Takuma Sakazaki
Marco Rodrigues
Mr. Karate Two
Hein
Kim Kaphwan
Gang-il
Gaidel
Zarina
Sylvie Paula Paula
Mian
Raiden
Sho Hayate
Jin Fu-Ha
Tizoc (The Griffon)
Foxy
Diana
K9999
Hinako Shijou
Malin
Momoko
Sie Kensou
Mentum Gentsai
Max Eagle
Verse
Hotaru Futaba

Stages

Annotation: With exception of the Hero Team Stage, all the stages revealed take some reference to the tournament or the series itself.

Team Stages

Stage	Stage Proper noun	Team/Graphic symbol	Description	Notes
??	Classic Chinese Garden, Jiangsu, China	Hero Team	The Classical Gardens of Suzhou, in the Jiangsu province. The fight takes identify in a ruby-red balcony in the Humble Ambassador'southward Garden, at night. This stage features a giant dragon statue, inside, a small waterfall, in the right exterior, the full moon, bonsai copse, aquatic flowers, flags, Chinese pillars and decorations, besides the Jinshan Temple in the groundwork.	The dragon statue is very similiar to the seen in the Fine art of Fighting Team 'south stage in The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match .
??	Esaka Construction Site, Osaka, Nihon	Sacred Treasures Team	The Japanese city of Osaka, at night. The fight takes identify in the expansion site of the Esaka Station, adjacent to the Hanshin Superhighway. This phase features construction workers cheering, construction materials, barriers, backhoes, buildings, a teddy acquit and a construction worker signs, besides the SNK's headquarters, in the background, Hiragana signs and a "The Esaka Station is closed for expansion" sign. The game serial' name can be seen all over the stage. Stage reminiscent of The Rex of Fighters '94 (Japan Team'south [A.K.A. Orochi Saga'due south Hero Team ] phase).	The construction workers reacts when certain fighters win or lose fights in this stage (and especially when the Sacred Treasures Squad win or lose fights in this stage).
??	Embankment Resort, Sunny Day (A.Thou.A. South Town Sound Beach), South Town, USA	Fatal Fury Team & Garou Team	The nearly famous beach of the American city, taking place on a sunny twenty-four hours. The fight takes identify next to the beach shops and to the entrance. The phase features a seafood restaurant, a surf store with a mechanical shark sign, people cheering, parked bicycles, palm trees, the main church of the city, the tournament flags, a 4x4 machine, balloons and a small ladder with a sun umbrella and a plaque with the sign Wave SURF AREA, with the Southward Town Bridge in the distant groundwork, and plaques with the signs PORT Boondocks (Hon-Fu's phase in Fatal Fury three ) and Primal Urban center. Stage reminiscent of the get-go Fatal Fury game.	Northward/A
??	Concert Hall	Orochi Squad	The fight takes place at a concert on the area of the principal stage that has a checkered floor. The stage features the oversupply cheering, fireworks at the commencement of the match, screens (some showing the characters, other showing the game's name), stage structures, spotlights, audio boxes, a passageway and a band playing in the background, with the logo of the tournament displayed.	The band used in this stage is composed by NPC characters reused from The Rex of Fighters XIV ( Villains Team'due south Stage ).
??	Pao Pao Cafe, S Town, USA	Art of Fighting Team	Richard Meyer and Bob Wilson'south classic bar at night. The fight takes in the chief saloon. This phase features the main bar expanse, spectators watching the fight, some tribal drum players and the bar's logo to the right, with a big stage prop in the background resembling Mudman (World Heroes' graphic symbol). Stage reminiscent of the first Fatal Fury game and Fatal Fury 3 .	Depending on the matches, the stage can be full of clients (or not), and Richard and Bob tin be either on the balcony or watching the fight.
??	The Sahara, Arab republic of egypt	Ikari Warriors Team	An haven in the centre of the Egyptian desert. The fight takes side by side to a airplane crash (General Donald Morden's Chiliad-32 H2o Carrier Plane). The phase features palm trees, dunas, a pinkish sun umbrella, a wooden plaque with the proper name KOF and pennants (some with the serial' logo), besides a teddy comport and stilts close to the plane's wreckage. Stage reminiscent of Metal Slug Infinity.	The stage includes numerous references to the Metal Slug serial (the "Danger" barrels, the weapon crates, several POWs, the SV-001, and the Camel Slug). Beside that, the NPCs in the stage salute the winners of each lucifer.
??	Provence Main Street, Night, Paris, French republic	Secret Agents Team	The city of Paris, at night, in the border between the tertiary, tenth and 11th arrondissements. The fight takes in the Place de la République, side by side to the statue of Marianne, a historical figure representing the July Revolution. The stage features water puddles, a few devious cats roaming around in front end of the " Cafe des Chats " (The True cat Cafe in English) also as a couple of cats roaming effectually the street with various buildings in the groundwork. A famous Parisian cafe can also be seen: La maison des Délices (The Firm of Delights, in English). Like to the Czech republic Stage in The King of Fighters 2003 (Arcade Version).	Due north/A
??	Provence Main Street, Twenty-four hour period, Paris, France	Super Heroines Team	This version of the stage occurs during a Saint Patrick's Day celebration. The stag features various spectators, flowers, lite poles, vans (i of them parked on a tent) and pennants with French and Irish flags. The statue of Marianne is decorated with ribbons in the colors of the French flag, and the tournament's symbols can exist seen all over the stage.	N/A
??	Hyper Galaxy Ring	Galaxy Anton Wrestling Team	The main arena of the tournament, taking place at sunset. The stage features two giant screens showing the fighters who are fighting, a crown-shaped structure, the crowd (Clemence Bellamy in the eye), giant trophies in both sides, some KOF-girls holding plaques, spotlights, a passageway and a meshed wall separating the audience from the stage. The game'south proper name and logos (KOF '96 and the previous tournament) tin can exist seen all over the phase.	N/A
??	Subway Tracks	Rivals Squad	An abased train station, at evening. The fight takes next to a barred gate. Features a traffic low-cal, a crane, masonry pillars, lamps, a ladder, a trash can and a wooden door inside the gate, also equally graffiti with the proper name of the serial and the expression "Keep Information technology Upwardly". Also can be seen a parked train with the series logo, a moving train and a rat running on the stage. Like to the Train Hangar phase in The King of Fighters Neowave .	Due north/A
??	Beach Resort, Sunset, S Town, USA	One thousand' Team	The same stage as the Fatal Fury Squad , taking place during a sunset. This version of the phase features the now empty beach and two yachts in the middle left of the sand. Similar to the USA Stage in Real Bout Fatal Fury Special .	The sails of the yachts bear witness the date 1994-08-25, right below the primary logo. This appointment is the Japanese arcade release date of KOF '94 , the first game and the prologue of the series.
???	Abased Theme Park	Krohnen Team	An old abandoned entertainment park, at night. This stage features decaying mascots and rides, although many of them appear to still function, a carousel, a haunted business firm, a Ferris wheel and a processed store, with a castle in the groundwork. Phase reminiscent of Art of Fighting 2 (King's stage) and similar to the Amusement Park in The King of Fighters '99: Evolution (Dreamcast'southward exclusive stage).	The carousel's speed increases or decreases co-ordinate to the pace of the fight.
???	Freezing Forest	Ash Team	A snowy forest, at night. The fight takes next to a frozen lake, at the moment of a polar light. Too features some stalactites, pine trees, dead logs, stones, wolves and a shining moose, beside flags with the tournament symbols next to the fight.	N/A

Boss Stages

Normal Boss Stages

Phase	Stage Name	Team/Character	Clarification	Notes
???	Ominous Arena	Re Poetry	A twisted version of the Coliseum Arena in a pocket dimension, with negative colors and a darkened sky, in tons of red.	N/A
???	Crystallization Arena	Otoma=Raga	The same arena in the same dimension, but now with gigantic crystals adorning the field too every bit a huge, golden colored, crystalline rupture in the fabric of time-space in the middle, with a distorted dimension visible through it.	North/A

DLC Dominate Stage

Stage	Stage Proper noun	Squad/Graphic symbol	Clarification	Notes
???	Strange Plateau	Omega Rugal	A mysterious, eerie patently in an unknown location, with a stormy, nighttime blueish sky, pillars of large, assorted stones and mysterious cyan wisps floating from various rocks, with these potentinally being souls. Various bits of vegetation also dot the mural. Some raindrops also can be seen in the stage's flooring.	This stage appears as a leaked item in some YouTube videos.

Special Stages

Stage	Stage Proper name	Squad/Character	Clarification	Notes
???	Coliseum Arena	Final Lucifer (But in Story Fashion); Random (Merely in Other Modes)	A large coliseum congenital over a country field. A large crowd watches the fight from the grandstand, while the arena features various broken pillars and a big podium in the middle withe the KOF logo above it.	The music for this stage is the main theme from The Male monarch of Fighters Fourteen , "Follow Me" (only in Story Style). Beside that, only the teams with some rivalry appears in this stage (depending on the team chosen in Story Mode). In other modes, the music theme played is from the right'south team.
??	Training Stage	Random	A sparse arena used for training. The back wall is covered in white tiles whilst the floor is covered in greyness tiles. There are several brown lines painted across the tiles, including vertically across the center, the left edge and the correct border, too as horizontally beyond the floor; the combatants stand upon this horizontal line whilst fighting.	The concept of this phase is very likely inspired by Capcom's Street Fighter series grooming stage since Street Fighter IV.

Trailers

Teaser Trailers

Promotional trailers of the game.

The Rex of Fighters XV Official Announcement Teaser EVO 2019

KOF Xv - Teaser Trailer - Official Character Proclamation

KOF Xv｜Teaser Trailer (short ver.)

【ENG】Special video message- FATAL FURY Get-go CONTACT and KOF Xv

【ENG】Get-go Official Reveal- KOF Fifteen & SAMURAI SHODOWN

KOF XV｜Official Trailer (4K)

【ENG】KOF XV｜Official Trailer

【日本語】KOF 15｜Official Trailer

-KOF Xv-Grapheme

KOF XV, 스페셜 무비(Special Moving-picture show) 깜짝 공개!

KOF Xv - OBT and KOF Newcomer Dolores Trailer

KOF 15 - 2nd OBT and KOF Newcomer KROHNEN Trailer

KOF Xv - 2nd OBT - Climax Super Special Moves

KOF XV｜SPECIAL ANIMATED SHORT directed by MASAMI OBARI

【ENG】KOF XV｜Launch Trailer - North America

【ENG】KOF XV - Award Trailer

KOF XV｜Main Theme｜Now OR NEVER

KOF Fifteen｜Catastrophe Theme｜Hither I Am (Full)

Individual Gameplay Trailers

Initial Team Roster Trailers

Characters with teams already revealed.

Hero Squad

KOF XV｜SHUN'EI｜Character Trailer -i (4K) 【TEAM HERO】-2

KOF XV｜MEITENKUN｜Character Trailer -2 (4K)【Squad HERO】-ii

KOF Fifteen｜BENIMARU NIKAIDO｜Character Trailer -3 (4K) 【Team HERO】-ii

Sacred Treasures Squad

KOF XV｜KYO KUSANAGI｜Grapheme Trailer -6 (4K)【TEAM SACRED TREASURES】-2

KOF 15｜IORI YAGAMI｜Grapheme Trailer -4 (4K)【Team SACRED TREASURES】-2

KOF XV｜CHIZURU KAGURA｜Character Trailer -7 (4K) 【Team SACRED TREASURES】-ii

Fatal Fury Team

KOF XV｜TERRY BOGARD｜Character Trailer -10 (4K)【Team FATAL FURY】-2

KOF 15｜ANDY BOGARD｜Character Trailer -8 (4K)【TEAM FATAL FURY】-2

KOF Xv｜JOE HIGASHI｜Character Trailer -5 (4K)【Team FATAL FURY】-ii

Orochi Team

KOF XV｜YASHIRO NANAKASE｜Trailer -eleven 【TEAM OROCHI】

KOF XV｜SHERMIE｜Trailer -14 【Squad OROCHI】

KOF XV｜CHRIS｜Trailer -15【TEAM OROCHI】

Art of Fighting Team

KOF Fifteen｜RYO SAKAZAKI & ROBERT GARCIA｜Trailer -16 -17【Team ART OF FIGHTING】

KOF 15｜King｜Trailer -12【Squad ART OF FIGHTING】

Ikari Warriors Squad

KOF 15｜LEONA HEIDERN｜Trailer -18【Squad IKARI】

KOF XV｜RALF JONES & CLARK STILL｜Trailer -19 -20【Squad IKARI】

Secret Agents Squad

KOF Xv｜VANESSA｜Trailer -23【TEAM Clandestine AGENT】

KOF XV｜Bluish MARY｜Trailer -21【Squad SECRET Agent】

KOF XV｜LUONG｜Trailer -22【TEAM SECRET AGENT】

Super Heroines Squad

KOF XV｜ATHENA ASAMIYA｜Trailer -26【Squad SUPER HEROINE】

KOF 15｜MAI SHIRANUI｜Trailer -13【Team SUPER HEROINE】

KOF XV｜YURI SAKAZAKI｜Trailer -9【TEAM SUPER HEROINE】

Galaxy Anton Wrestling Team

KOF 15｜ANTONOV｜Trailer -27【TEAM Chiliad.A.Due west.】

KOF XV｜RAMÓN｜Trailer -24【Squad K.A.West.】

KOF XV｜Rex OF DINOSAURS｜Trailer -25【TEAM G.A.Westward.】

Rivals Team

KOF Fifteen｜ISLA｜Trailer -30【Squad RIVAL】

KOF XV｜DOLORES｜Trailer -33【TEAM RIVAL】

KOF XV｜HEIDERN｜Trailer -32【Squad RIVAL】

Thousand' Squad

KOF Fifteen｜K´｜Trailer -31【TEAM K´】

KOF XV｜MAXIMA｜Trailer -37【Squad K´】

KOF XV｜WHIP｜Trailer -34【Team K´】

Krohnen Squad

KOF Fifteen｜KROHNEN｜Trailer -36【TEAM KROHNEN】

KOF XV｜KULA DIAMOND｜Trailer -38【TEAM KROHNEN】

KOF Xv｜ÁNGEL｜Trailer -35【TEAM KROHNEN】

Ash Squad

KOF XV｜ASH Crimson｜Trailer -28【Team ASH】

KOF Xv｜ELISABETH BLANCTORCHE｜Trailer -39【Team ASH】

KOF XV｜KUKRI｜Trailer -29【Squad ASH】

DLC Teams/Contents Trailers

DLC Teams Trailers

Trailers of the DLC teams confirmed in the game.

Season 1

Garou Team

【ENG】KOF Xv DLC｜TEAM GAROU｜Trailer-iii

South Town Team

DLC Team 3

DLC Team 4

DLC Boss

KOF 15 DLC - OMEGA RUGAL｜Trailer

DLC Content Trailers

KOF XV｜DLC Costume - GAROU- MotW TERRY

KOF 15｜DLC Costume - CLASSIC LEONA

【ENG】KOF Fifteen DLC｜Squad GAROU｜Trailer

Team BGMs

Music Themes of the Teams.

KOF XV｜BGM｜TEAM HERO

KOF XV｜BGM｜TEAM SACRED TREASURES

KOF XV｜BGM｜TEAM FATAL FURY

KOF Fifteen｜BGM｜TEAM OROCHI

KOF XV｜BGM｜TEAM Art OF FIGHTING

KOF XV｜BGM｜TEAM IKARI

KOF XV｜BGM｜TEAM Hush-hush AGENT

KOF 15｜BGM｜SUPER HEROINE

KOF 15｜BGM｜Squad 1000.A.W.

KOF Xv｜BGM｜Squad RIVAL

KOF XV｜BGM｜TEAM Thousand´

KOF XV｜BGM｜Squad KROHNEN

KOF XV｜BGM｜Squad ASH

KOF XV｜BGM｜Squad GAROU

Idle Poses

Fighting poses of the teams (some with taunts and/or victory poses).

더 킹 오브 파이터즈 Fifteen, 히어로 팀 중립 모션 공개!

더 킹 오브 파이터즈 XV, 삼신기 팀 중립 모션 공개!

SNK, '더 킹 오브 파이터즈 XV' 아랑 팀 중립 모션 소개 영상

KOF Fifteen, 오로치 팀 중립 모션 소개 영상

KOF XV, 용호 팀 중립 모션 소개 영상

KOF XV, 이카리 팀 중립 모션 소개 영상

KOF Xv, 시크릿 에이전트팀 중립 모션 소개 영상

KOF XV, 슈퍼 히로인팀 중립 모션 소개 영상

KOF XV, Grand.A.W.팀 중립 모션 소개 영상

KOFXV Team RIVAL Idle Animation

-KOF XV-One thousand'팀 모션 소개 영상 공개!

-KOF XV-크로닌 팀 모션 소개 영상 공개!

-KOF 15-애쉬팀 모션 소개 영상 공개!

Drawing Video

A sample of the game and graphic symbol'south creation process.

KOF XV｜Time lapse｜SHERMIE

TGS Special Program

A special programme showing the mechanics and gameplay of the game, besides some new revealed characters.

【ENG】KOF XV SPECIAL PROGRAM (TGS2021 SNK)

Online Tournament

【公式大会】KOF XV Online Tournament in Japan

Music

Trailer Themes

Some themes played in the character/DLC content trailers are references to the characters' onetime themes in SNK by games. Below, the listing:

Character/Trailer	Music Theme	Game/Series' Source
Teaser Trailer	Kaimaku (Remix)	The Male monarch of Fighters '94 (Opening Theme)
Iori Yagami (Graphic symbol Trailer #4)	Saxophone Under the Moon (PlayStation four Menu Theme)	The Rex of Fighters XIV (Yagami Squad Theme)
Joe Higashi (Character Trailer #five)	Thai Nanbu no Tsutaetai Atarashii Shi (A New Poem That The Due south Thailand Wants To Tell)	Fatal Fury ii/Special (Joe's Theme)
Kyo Kusanagi (Character Trailer #6)	Farewell Esaka (XV ver.)	The Male monarch of Fighters 2000 (Kyo's Theme)
Andy Bogard (Character #8)	Pasta	Fatal Fury two/Special (Andy'due south Theme)
Yuri Sakazaki (Character Trailer #nine)	ART OF FIGHT	Art of Fighting (Ryuhaku Todoh'due south Theme)
Yashiro Nanakase (Graphic symbol Trailer #11)	Bloody	The King of Fighters '97 (New Faces Team Theme)
King (Graphic symbol Trailer #12)	Kabocha to Pierrot (Pumpkin & Clown)	Art of Fighting 2 (King'due south Theme)
Mai Shiranui (Character Trailer #13)	Enryuujin (Flame Dragon God) (PlayStation 4 Carte Theme)	Fatal Fury 2/Special (Mai'southward Theme)
Shermie (Grapheme Trailer #14)	Re:Bloody	The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (Orochi Team Theme)
Leona Heidern (Character Trailer #eighteen)	Irregular Mission	The Male monarch of Fighters Thirteen (Ikari Warriors Team Theme)
Blue Mary (Character Trailer #21)	Masquerade	The Male monarch of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match ('97 Special Squad Theme)
Vanessa (Character Trailer #23)	Hush-hush Circumstances	The King of Fighters Eleven (Agents Team Theme)
Ramón (Character Trailer #24)	Undercover	The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (Agents Team Theme)
Antonov (Character Trailer #27)	I Was THE Rex OF FIGHTERS Type-2 (XV ver.)	The Male monarch of Fighters Fourteen (Antonov's Theme [Story Fashion])
Ash Ruby (Graphic symbol Trailer #28)	The Second Joker	The Rex of Fighters 13 (Ash's Theme)
K' (Character Trailer #31)	KD-0084 (XV ver.)	The King of Fighters 2000 (Hero Team Theme)
Heidern (Grapheme Trailer #32)	In Spite of 1'southward Age ~Ver.Immortal~	The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Friction match (Masters Team Theme)
Whip (Graphic symbol Trailer #34)	The Trooper	The Male monarch of Fighters 2000 (Ikari Warriors Squad Theme)
Ángel (Grapheme Trailer #35)	QT★@ngel	The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (Ángel's Theme)
Kula Diamond (Character Trailer #38)	Diamond Grit	The Rex of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (Kula'southward Theme)
Garou MOTW Terry Bogard (DLC Costume Trailer #one)	Sunrise on the Train	Garou: Marking of the Wolves (Terry's Theme)
Classic Leona (DLC Costume Trailer #2)	Rumbling on the Urban center	The King of Fighters '96 (Ikari Warriors Team Theme)
DLC Teams Trailer	Sympathy For The Wolves & Geese ni Kissu	Garou: Marker of the Wolves & Fatal Fury: Rex of Fighters (Opening and Geese'due south Theme)
Omega Rugal (DLC Dominate Trailer)	Guitar to Omega to Rugal & Conclusion R&D -KOF XV ver.-	The King of Fighters '95 & The King of Fighters '98/Ultimate Lucifer (Omega Rugal Theme)

Principal Theme

At present or Never by Steven McNair

VS. Themes (Destiny Battle)

Just like the previous game, there are special songs that play during specific matchups.

Music Theme	Character Matchup	Game/Series' Source
Sobagaramakura	Shun'ei vs. Meitenkun	Original Theme
Goodbye Esaka -KOF Xv ver.-	Kyo vs. Iori (Kyo must be Player 1 in Story Mode or Any Manner vs.)	The Rex of Fighters 2000 (Kyo's Theme)
Sadistic Eyes -KOF Fifteen ver.-	Iori vs. Kyo (Iori must be Actor 1 in in Story Mode or Any Mode vs.)	The King of Fighters '99 (Iori's Theme)
Bloody -KOF XV ver. -	Yashiro vs. Iori	The King of Fighters '97 (New Faces Team Theme)
KD-0084 -KOF XV ver.-	K' vs. Krohnen	The Rex of Fighters 2000 (Hero Team Theme)
- A Tempest of Cheers -KOF Xv ver.-	Ralf vs. Clark	Victory Road (Arena 1's Theme)
- No. 53 -KOF 15 ver.-	Ash vs. Elisabeth	The King of Fighters Eleven (Opening Theme)
Psycho Soldier 2018	Athena's Theme (she must play in the Concert Hall Phase)	Psycho Soldier (Athena's Theme)
CLUB-M Flute in the Blue Heaven -KOF Xv ver.-	Andy vs. Mai	The King of Fighters '95 (Fatal Fury Team Theme)
Sand and Mud	Dolores vs. Kukri	Original Theme

Cosplay & Alternate Colors

Several alternating colors for the cast are homages to characters in other games or media. The list below charts costume outcomes from the alternating color options.

Normal Colors

Character	Cosplay Character (due south)	Normal Color Number
Kyo Kusanagi	His NESTS Saga outfit, Shingo Yabuki, Aoi Kusanagi from The Rex of Fighters: Kyo and Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear series, his Orochi Saga outfit, Kusanagi, Syo Kirishima	Colour #2, Color #iii, Colour #4, Color #5, Colour #vii, Color #8
Iori Yagami	Mr. Large from Art of Fighting serial, Kazuma Kiryu from SEGA's Yakuza game series	Colour #v, Color #8
Terry Bogard	Mario from Nintendo's Super Mario game series	Color #8
Shermie	Goenitz	Color #v
Chris	Orochi, Bart Simpson from The Simpsons series	Color #vii, Color #8
Leona Heidern	Fiolina Germi and Eri Kasamoto from Metallic Slug series	Color #7, Color #viii
Vanessa	Herself (KOF '99 Evolution~XI)	Color #8
Athena Asamiya	Ninon Beart from Maximum Impact serial	Colour #8
Mai Shiranui	Kasumi from Koei Tecmo's Expressionless or Alive series	Color #5 (the same seen in KOF 15), Color #vii
Isla	Lucky Glauber, Heavy-D!, Brian Battler	Color #three, Colour #5, Colour #7
1000'	Giorno Giovanna from JoJo's Bizarre Gamble: Vento Aureo	Color #viii
Omega Rugal	Aquaman from Wikipedia:DC Comics, Kain R. Heinlein from Garou: Mark of the Wolves	Colour #iii, Color #v

Development

Due to positive response to the marketing of The Male monarch of Fighters XIV , director Yasuyuki Oda said in August 2017 that The Rex of Fighters Fifteen was possible, just SNK also wanted to focus on other franchises. Oda, instead, worked in the spin-off, SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy , a female grapheme-driven fighting game and a spiritual sequel of SNK Gals' Fighters . In December 2018, SNK revealed that the visitor was working on The Male monarch of Fighters 15 , aiming to release it during 2020. Feeling the previous title had outdated graphics for a 2016 game, SNK chairman Zhihui Ge said that 15 will use Unreal Engine 4 to provide a meliorate presentation.

KOF XV was officially announced at EVO 2019 and was originally slated for release in 2020.^[3] All the same, the date was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-xix pandemic. More details were revealed on January vii, 2021.^[4] In June of the same year, SNK announced that the game had been postponed once again and would exist released in February 17, 2022, due to the ascent cases of COVID-nineteen and the state of emergency in Nihon.^[5] The game's promotion was primarily done through trailers that were initially released weekly, just due to the postponement of the game, they became biweekly. Starting with the 11th until the 35th Character Trailer (Yashiro and Ángel's reveal trailers, respectively), SNK would reveal the silhouettes of the adjacent characters to be confirmed the day prior to the trailer's release. Other divulgation ways included a sketch of the newly revealed graphic symbol (written and fatigued by Tomohiro Nakata), the theme songs, idle poses and the story of the teams already formed.

On October 27, SNK announced an Open Beta Test for Sony's PlayStation 4/v systems, during the State of Play conference. The purpose of this test was to improve the game's online functions and introduce the newcomer characters to the players. A PlayStation Plus subscription is unnecessary to enter. This beta was available from November xix to 22. A demo was made available during the Tokyo Game Show , during the iv days of the event. Both previews featured eight playable characters, although they did non contain the aforementioned characters for each version. Shun'ei, Kyo and Iori were the simply characters available in the two first previews. A 2nd Open Beta was announced with the same purpose of the first, during the conference The Game Awards 2021 , and was made bachelor from Dec 17 to 20. Terry Bogard and Isla, characters available during the TGS demo, were present in the beta. All PlayStation betas lasted 3 days.

On Nov xxx, 2021, SNK and Koch Media announced the Omega Edition of the game, only available in Europe. This version would exist released forth with the other versions, and included the master game, the kickoff two DLC teams, the DLC costumes for Terry ( MOTW costume) and Leona ( KOF '96~2003 costume), three lithographs with artworks of Terry, Joe, Mai and Iori, a special slipcase with Iori'south artwork (the same of his lithograph), the OST and an artbook with 119 pages, showing the characters' main artworks, renders and colors. In January 14, 2022, this version was announced for Due north America.

Bandage and Scenario

Character design is being handled by Tomohiro Nakata, who is also working on The King of Fighters All Star. Many returning characters received cosmetic changes. For example, Kyo Kusanagi was altered to overall look closer to his earlier appearances in the serial, but unlike in other parts of his design like his jacket and gloves. The determination to revive characters killed off in previous KOF games was made during XIV's development and was based off Xiii'south themes of energies connecting the by to the nowadays through space and time and Oda wondering how that would touch on things in the future. The deceased characters returning for XV were chosen based on fan requests and the aim of the roster was for it to take a 'fresh and festive feel'. They experience like the gathering of the KOF Heroes besides every bit the return of Team Sacred Treasures and Team Orochi helped them achieve this feeling. They brought back Clemence Bellamy, the story style announcer from XIV, to appeal to the "tournament-likeness" of KOF and admit that he was well received.

Previous KOF heroes Kyo, K' and Ash Crimson accept been more independent protagonists, merely Shun'ei is a little flake younger than them and is more than of a mentally unstable grapheme. Oda has compared Shun'ei to Rock Howard, and says that his story could terminate upward being equally fun to write as Rock'southward. Oda feels that unlike the older fighting game protagonists, Shun'ei has a one-of-a-kind world view, and his values change as he grows older. In regards to Isla, SNK wanted to introduce a rival to Shun'ei, so they let the pattern squad to come up up with whatsoever they could call up of. The resulting draft had an bear on on Oda, as it is very shut to the final result, merely he was initially worried about putting a character with that type of design into a fighting game. According to Eisuke Ogura, Isla is "not very much into actual fighting", and has a special and aberrant trip the light fantastic toe-similar style. Despite Shun'ei beingness the protagonist the story will explore Isla'due south character as well.

Meanwhile, the character of Krohnen has been noted to have multiple similarities with K9999 from The Male monarch of Fighters 2001 and The Rex of Fighters 2002 due to his similarities with the character of Tetsuo from the manga Akira and had to be removed from the franchise based on copyright issues. Although SNK did not ostend his identity, creative person Hiroaki was more than open well-nigh information technology, calling him the revival of K9999. Amid other characters, the previous sub-boss, Antonov, became a playable graphic symbol as a regular member of the cast. Oda stated that he was farther changed based on the team's idea in regards of a managing director. The serial' official website was updated with story prologues during evolution of the game. Although the game gave closure to Shun'ei's character arc, SNK is non satisfied with the result, believing they could still focus on his role again.

Disquisitional Reception

The King of Fighters 15 received "mostly favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Destructoid gave the game an eight out of ten and wrote, "With fantastic fighting action, a compelling roster, splendid visuals, and revamped online options, KOF XV is a treat for both series veterans and the fighting game community at big, though newcomers may still find themselves dizzied past its myriad mechanics and steep learning bend." IGN praised the game'south graphic symbol models, rollback netcode, and roster, only heavily criticized the lack of content, insubstantial tutorialization, reused vi year-old animations, and called its story mode "utterly bare bones." Shacknews similarly lauded the visual redesign, netcode, training modes, gameplay mechanics, music, and existing roster while panning its inaccessibility, overpowered mechanics, and the absence of major characters in the roster. GameSpot praised the singled-out playstyles, team-based gameplay, big roster, new modes, and the online play, and criticized bad AI and the lack of substantial iteration over The Male monarch of Fighters XIV.

Producer Yasuyuki Oda believes that the players' response to the game was overwhelmingly positive, which allowed them to properly work on early issues such as the online play.

Names in Other Languages

Linguistic communication	Nameastward
Japanese	ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ XV （フィフティーン） (Za Kingu obu Faitāzu Fifutīn) ケーオーエフ　フィフティーン (Kēōefu Fifutīn)
Simplified Chinese	拳皇15 (Quánhuáng 15)
Korean	킹 오브 파이터즈 15 (King obeu Paiteojeu 15)

Gallery

References

↑ https://twitter.com/SNKPofficial/status/1412426113482039297
↑ https://world wide web.snk-corp.co.jp/us/press/2021/121001/
↑ http://shoryuken.com/2018/12/05/snks-ipo-press-conference-reveals-new-samurai-shodown-volition-exist-multi-platform-the-king-of-fighters-xv-scheduled-for-2020/
↑ https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/printing/2020/120401/
↑ https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/u.s.a./press/2021/060201/

External Links

Japanese Official Website
English Official Website
Korean Official Site
PlayStation Page
Xbox Page
Steam Page
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The Male monarch of Fighters series
Mainline	'94 • '95 • '96 • '97 • '98 • '99 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • XI • XII • 13 • XIV • XV
Remakes	Dream Match 1999 • '99 Evolution • '94 Re-Bout • '98 Ultimate Lucifer • 2002 Unlimited Match
Offshoots	R-1 • R-2 • EX: Neo Blood • EX2: Howling Blood • Neowave
Spin-offs	Quiz King of Fighters • The Male monarch of Fighters: Kyo • Boxing de Paradise • KOF: Maximum Impact • KOF: Maximum Bear upon 2 • KOF Maximum Affect Regulation "A" • KOF Sky Stage • Online • '98 Ultimate Match Web • SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy
Mobile	The King of Fighters -Mobile- / R-2 • -Volleyball- • KOF Gals Mahjong • The King of Millionaire • The King of Reversi • Mahjong • KOF Kentei - Mezase Cult Quiz Ou! • Moeyo! KOF Daiundokai • KOF x Garou Densetsu • Boxing Festa • -i/Android • Encounter • The Rhythm of Fighters • '98 Ultimate Match Online • Animal Busters featuring KOF • World • Destiny • All Star • Orochi Go • M: Fighting Stars Assembly • KOF: Chronicle • for Girls
Pachinko	The King of Fighters • Chapter of NESTS • Maximum Impact • III • CR The King of Fighters
Compilations	Orochi Collection • The Orochi Saga • NESTS Collection
Cancelled	Online (UnoTechnology) • Fighters' Earth • KOF MI "A2" • KOF: Maximum Impact 360 • Online (DragonFly/Triple A Games)
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The Rex of Fighters games
Prologue	The King of Fighters '94
Orochi Saga	The Male monarch of Fighters '95 • The Rex of Fighters '96 • The Male monarch of Fighters '97
NESTS Chronicles	The King of Fighters '99 • The King of Fighters 2000 • The Male monarch of Fighters 2001
Tales of Ash	The King of Fighters 2003 • The King of Fighters Xi • The King of Fighters XIII
Shun'ei Saga	The King of Fighters 14 • The Rex of Fighters XV
Dream Matches	The Rex of Fighters '98 • The King of Fighters 2002 • The Rex of Fighters XII
Remakes	The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 • The Rex of Fighters '99 Evolution • The Rex of Fighters '94 Re-Bout •The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Friction match • The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Friction match
Maximum Touch serial	KOF: Maximum Touch • KOF: Maximum Touch 2 • KOF Maximum Touch Regulation "A"
Offshoots	Male monarch of Fighters R-1 • Rex of Fighters R-two • The Male monarch of Fighters EX: Neo Blood • The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood • The Male monarch of Fighters Neowave
Spin-offs	Quiz King of Fighters • The King of Fighters: Kyo • The King of Fighters: Boxing de Paradise • KOF Sky Stage • The Male monarch of Fighters Online (DragonFly) • The Male monarch of Fighters '98: Ultimate Lucifer Web • SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy
Mobile	The King of Fighters -Mobile- / R-ii • The King of Fighters -Volleyball- • KOF Gals Mahjong • The King of Millionaire • The King of Reversi • Mahjong • KOF Kentei - Mezase Cult Quiz Ou! • Moeyo! KOF Daiundokai • KOF x Garou Densetsu • Battle Festa • -i/Android • Run into • The Rhythm of Fighters • The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Online • Beast Busters featuring KOF • The Rex of Fighters: World • The King of Fighters Destiny (Game) • The Male monarch of Fighters All Star • Orochi Go • The King of Fighters Yard: Fighting Stars Assembly • KOF: Chronicle • The King of Fighters for Girls
Pachinko	The King of Fighters • Chapter of NESTS • Maximum Impact • Iii • CR The King of Fighters
Compilations	The Male monarch of Fighters Orochi Drove • The Rex of Fighters Drove: The Orochi Saga • The King of Fighters NESTS Collection
Cancelled	The Male monarch of Fighters Online (UnoTechnology) • The Rex of Fighters' Earth • KOF Maximum Bear upon Regulation "A2" • KOF: Maximum Impact 360 • The King of Fighters Online (Cancelled)

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