The King of Fighters '97

Overview

Number of Players

Genre

Fighting

Release Date

Wii Shop

8th Mar 2012 (USA), 900 points
9th Feb 2012 (UK/EU), 900 points
6th Sep 2011 (JPN), 900 points

Neo Geo

28th Jul 1997 (USA)

Switch eShop

26th Jul 2018 (USA), $7.99
26th Jul 2018 (UK/EU), £6.29

Series

King of Fighters

Screenshots (8)

Reviews

18

Wii Virtual Console / Neo Geo
Review The King of Fighters '97

The once and future king
Despite being the fourth in the series, The King of Fighters '97 is only the third to reach the Wii Virtual Console, SNK Playmore having skipped King of Fighters '96 in favour of its bigger, beefier brother. Without '96 to bridge the gap, the jump from King of Fighters '95 to '97 is huge: there are six more characters for a...
- Sat 11th Feb 2012
- Virtual Console
- Reviews

About The Game

Another year, another King of Fighters.

Additions this year come in the form of slightly improved graphics and sounds, new moves and a new game mode. Gameplay is much more plot-driven, as you have middle-bosses that can change depending on what team you select. In addition, there are several special endings which are only shown when certain "Edit Team" combinations are selected.