Best KOF since '99. Best since the bankruptcy. Best EVER?? Uh... Noooo, but... I would NOT argue with someone who said it was their fav. Backgrounds not full sprite/hand drawn , but are amazing again , backed with the detail TOTALLY missing from the last metal slug release... This is a GREAT game.

a great 2d fighter- nice feel of the attacts but getting to grips with the finer arts might seem frustrating- just get to now the basic supers and i'm happy. would have been nice to refine the character dialogue to be more appealing to watch rather than skip. great character color customisation.

It plays a lot like Street Fighter. I would recommend using a Fight stick with this game to get the full potential and experience out of this game. The graphics aren't outstanding but that's the least of your worries with this game as it isn't a walk in the park.

Superb: A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage to what is a supreme title.

This Europe ver. is amazing with the poster/movelist. KOF XIII is the KOF who the fans were waiting for. Beautiful sprites, beautiful stages, awesome new soundtrack and incredible variety of combos.

Watching streams of this game is never boring so I decided to try it out myself. Basically really fun and satisfying to pull off some of the longer combos but the learning curve is quite high.

For a lot of us, SNK's fighting games were usually followed up with a slice of pizza and a romp in the ball pit, mostly because our cheap-o parents weren't interested in spending thousands on a Neo Geo and games. Jerks.

Difficult but rewarding gameplay; Silky smooth animation; Interesting character options

Little variation between game modes; Mindless; rambling dialogue; Extremely unfriendly to beginners

The King Of Fighters Returns

After all these years, these guys and gals still find something to fight about

More than adequate selection of characters, match types, and options to keep gamers' attention; online-play is generally consistent; ample amount of downloadable, unlockable content and achievements to acquire; unique character design coupled with excellent hand-drawn animation; pre-fight and...

Stiff controls make pulling off the excessive amount of special moves and combos not worth the effort; despite the content, single player experience feels the same throughout due to AI that spams special moves; not one but two cheap boss fights, offers nothing new, nor anything that other fighting...

First off, I did not get this from Play (paid 5 more!!