The King of Fighters XII

It's not as good as I expected but still a good game

Can't go wrong with the original 2D style KOF !!!

There are a lot of favorite characters missing from this game. The gameplay mechanics are solid, but I would preferred they kept the mechanics intact from KOF XI. KOF XI is generally considered either 1st or 2nd best KOF to date. Of course there's no storymode due to it being a dream match, but usually a dream match contains more characters. I really don't care that it doesn't have a story. But there's no special challenge mode or anything else. **And the characters mostly have only one DM, and no SDM....?? what the hell? The graphics are awesome and I'm sure they will be used in XIII. SNK already knows they screwed up with this game and I'm sure they will straighten out a lot of this mess in the next installment.

I say buy the game so you can add it to your KOF collection. It's a decent game, but not great....

Offline play is pretty good with new gameplay mechanics. New sprites look cool as well. Just that the online play is laggy and the modes are lacking for single player.

The patch released back in September 09 has greatly improved the netcode and makes the game finally enjoyable online.
KOF XII is one of the most fast-paced versus fighting game around. As true KOF fan you should not miss this one.
Asian version works flawlessly on European PS3.