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The King of Fighters XII

SNK · Jul 28, 2009

PS3 · Xbox 360

Teen

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In celebration of its landmark 15th Anniversary, The King of Fighters XII -- one of the last great arcade 3-on-3 fighter games -- is about to get even greater. For the first time in its history, this ultimate fighting game has undergone a complete graphical overhaul. KOFXII features 22 gorgeous hand-drawn 2D characters from SNK's arcade history. All sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped and replaced with new 2D high-definition, high-resolution sprites on detailed backgrounds.

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Scores by platform

PlayStation 3

Critic 5.9 (12 critics) · Gamer 6.5

6.3

Xbox 360

Critic 6.4 (14 critics) · Gamer 6.4

6.5

Critic reviews

  • Video Gamer

    Wesley Yin-Poole · Oct 05, 2009

    6.0
    The Critical Counter system is great, but some will say it's not enough of an addition to justify the "rebirth" tagline. In the 90s, KOFXII would have been hailed as a brilliant fighting game. In 2009, in the post Street Fighter IV world, however, it has to go down as a disappointment that won't be of interest to anyone except the most loyal KOF fan.
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  • Total Xbox

    OXM Staff · Sep 25, 2009

    8.0
    Looks incredible. Feels fresh. Fast and fun to play
  • Game Informer

    Bryan Vore · Sep 22, 2009

    7.0
    In the end, the sparse content maims Kof XII. Next time around there better be more stages, characters, modes – more everything. You can't just rip the five-minute-per-play arcade code straight to consoles and expect people to invest the full $60 over a few coins.
  • Giant Bomb

    Jeff Gerstmann · Aug 04, 2009

    6.0
    The fighting at the center of King of Fighters XII is totally fine, but with everything surrounding that action coming off so half-cocked, there are a lot of annoying little barriers to enjoying that fighting. If you're planning on playing versus matches against local friends, go right ahead.
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  • GameSpot

    Andrew Park · Jul 31, 2009

    5.0
    Even though KOFXII's new sprites and backgrounds are big, vibrant, and well animated, when you sit down to play the game for a bit, you'll find that the soundtrack is mostly unexciting ambient music and background noises. Sitting down longer with the game will probably make you yearn for more offline modes or your favorite KOF characters that didn't make the cut.
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