The King of Fighters XI - PS2

June 26th, 2006, 05:53 Posted By: wraggster

News from Lik Sang:

This year's edition of SNK's fighting frenzy starts with some major character changes. Leona Heidern and Joe Higashi are taking their first ever brake, but at the same time Eiji who aside from one secret appearance in KOF 2000, hasn't been seen since KOF 95 is here, as is Duck King, plus Bonne Janet from Garou: Mark of the Wolves. There's also three fresh faces; Elisabeth who's coming down from being the heir to a noble French family to rumble and tumble with the comers, then Momoko who joins Athena and Sie as a young capoeira fighter on Japan's Neo-Psycho Soldier Team, and finally Oswald who calls Ireland home and deals a mean deck of cards as his weapon. Finally in addition to 14 new endings exclusive to the PS2 release, there's also Mai Shiranui, Mr. Big (Art of Fighting), Geese Howard, Tung Fu Rue, Robert Garcia, Hotaru Futaba and EX Kyo Kusanagi, pushing the roaster to 40 characters plus 7 bosses.

Beyond various gameplay changes, two new systems come into play this year, the first being the Judgment System. Now when the timer runs out instead of the winner being who has the most life left, a more complex formula of how successfully active you've been tips the scales. How offensive you've played and how large your range of combos where are all taken into account to decide who was the better fighter. The second new system called Skill Stocks works side-by-side with Power Stocks. These charge up over time too, but whereas Power Stocks now include only attacks, Skill Stocks are separate and feature defensive and tactical moves. Adding more depth, balance, and large character changes, The King of Fighters XI takes the throne again this week.

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