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The King of Fighters '97

PlayStation · Released July 28, 1997 · Developed by SNK · Published by D4 Enterprise

★ 81Total 81Single playerMultiplayerSplit screen

FightingArcadeAction

Summary

The King of Fighters '97 is a 1997 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the fourth game in The King of Fighters series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan only.

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IGDB Rating

80.88 / 100

71 ratings

Total Rating

80.88 / 100

71 (user + critic)

Game Modes

Single player · Multiplayer · Split screen

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action

Engine

Neo Geo MVS

Developer

SNK

Also known as

AliasKOF97Acronym

AliasThe King of Fighters 4Alternative spelling

AliasKOF '97Acronym

AliasThe King of Fighters IVAlternative title

China拳皇97Chinese title - simplified

Release history (14 entries)

Date	Platform	Region
Jul 28, 1997	Arcade	—
Jul 28, 1997	Neo Geo AES	—
Jul 28, 1997	Neo Geo AES	—
Oct 30, 1997	Neo Geo CD	—
Oct 30, 1997	Neo Geo CD	—
Mar 26, 1998	Sega Saturn	—
Mar 27, 2003	PlayStation	—
May 31, 2007	PlayStation Portable	—
May 31, 2007	PlayStation 3	—
Sep 6, 2011	Wii	—
Feb 9, 2012	Wii	—
Mar 8, 2012	Wii	—
Nov 13, 2013	Android	—
Nov 13, 2013	iOS	—

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Storyline

"KOF '96 tournament drew to a close with an incident that occurred right after the tournament's end." The incident itself and the subsequent accident it caused were officially reported as the result of terrorist activity by an unknown group, but the details concerning the identity, motives, and subsequent whereabouts of the terrorists remained a mystery. In spite of this incident, however, the KOF '96 tournament was an overwhelming commercial success. A few months after, the event triggered a fighting craze and various large corporations, expressing interest in the fad, offered to sponsor subsequent tournaments, leading to a demand for an eagerly awaited KOF '97. The fad reached all over the globe and in no time KOF '97 came into being.