SNK Teasing Surprises For King Of Fighters 30th Anniversary

SNK Teasing Surprises For King Of Fighters 30th Anniversary

From TheGamer (Written by Johnny Flores Jr.) on | OpenCritic

The year is 1994, and SNK has just released a new fighting game for the Neo Geo called "The King of Fighters '94," featuring characters from Fatal Fury. It's an immediate arcade hit, and the team system is something super unique.

When Capcom ignored South America, a dark horse candidate emerged to dominate the region's fighting game scene.

Now flash forward to 2024, and it's been 30 years since The King of Fighters '94. Seems ripe for anniversary celebration, right? Well, that's exactly what SNK is planning on doing, and there are apparently "various projects" prepared to help celebrate.

Taking to Twitter, SNK shared news of the anniversary and planned celebration, with an awesome piece of key art to match.

Currently, there's an official website dedicated to the anniversary (kof30th.com/en/), and per the website, 30 projects will be unveiled, presumably between now and the end of the year.

The first three projects have already been unveiled, though they aren't particularly remarkable. Still, there are another 27 that have yet to be revealed.

SNK released The King of Fighters XV in 2022, making it the latest release in the fighting game franchise. Before that, The King of Fighters XIV...

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