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The King Of Fighters XI came out in Japan last thursday. The arcade version already rocked, but the home version is looking even better. This game now replaces Samurai Spirts Tenkaichi Kenkakuden (which is also still quite awesome, don't get me wrong!) as my pick for best 2D fighting game of 2006. I also think KOF XI is the best KOF game to date; the play mechanics are much improved over KOF 2003; the game is faster, more fluid, and has a much better roster, especially now that it's got seven more characters to choose from. This is a must-buy for any fighting game fan.This game really makes me wonder what the deal with Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum was. It's got extremely quick load times, yet has to load up six characters into memory. NGBC has 13-18 seconds load times, and only has to load up four characters. I'm glad that KOF XI has turned out so damn well regardless. Impressions:-KOF XI is without a doubt the most polished and best Atomiswave-to-PS2 port from SNK yet.-The load times are SHORTER THAN THE ARCADE VERSION. It only takes about five seconds to load up an entire match!-The usual options are here; arranged music, six levels of sprite filtering, two screen types, etc. -New 3D stages have been added. One of them is a concert stage for Athena, who also gets a new BGM with lyrics to go with it.-More BGM themes have been added from previous SNK games, such as Duck King's FFS theme, B. Jenet's Garou theme, Terry's FF3/RBFF theme, Iori's KOF '95 theme, Shingo's KOF '97/'98 theme, and Yuri's AOF2 theme.The PS2 roster has a total of 47 playable characters. 33 are available right from the start:Ash Crimson Oswald (new)Shen Woo Elisabeth Blanctorche (new)Duo Lon Benimaru Nikaido Terry Bogard Kim Kaphwan Duck King (new to KOF)Ryo Sakazaki Yuri Sakazaki King Ralf Jones Clark Steel Whip Athena Asamiya (new outfit)Sie Kensou (redrawn)Momoko (new)Vanessa Blue Mary Ramon Malin Kasumi Todoh (returns!)Eiji Kisaragi (not playable since KOF '95!)B. Jenet (new to KOF)Gato Tizoc K' Kula Diamond Maxima Kyo Kusanagi (now has both his firefists and his fireball)Iori Yagami Shingo Yabuki 13 characters are hidden. Arcade hidden/boss characters:Adelheid Bernstein (from KOF 2003)Gai Tendo (from Buriki One)Silver (from Buriki One)Sho Hayate (from Kizuna Encounter)Jazu (from Kizuna Encounter)Shion (new; the first boss)Magaki (new; the end boss)PS2 Exclusive characters, based off NGBC:Mai Shiranui Mr. BigGeese Howard Tung Fu Rue Robert GarciaHotaru Futaba EX Kyo KusanagiGame play has been improved over KOF 2003, too, as it's faster, easier to tag in and out (better button placement and you can virtually tag in and out whenever you want now) Also new to the game play in KOF XI:-Judgment System: If a match ends in a time over, players are rated on how offensive they played, and how long/complicated their combos were, rather than life remaining.-Skill Stocks: These are seperate from the usual power stocks (super meter). Basically, anything offensive you do takes away from the power stocks, and defensive moves, like guard evasion and instant tags take away from the skill stocks.-Saving Shift Counters: Uses two skill stocks; you can switch another team member in while you are being hit!-Dream Cancels: Uses two power stocks and one skill stock. A super cancel that allows you to cancel an SDM into an LDM!You can also now change your team leader (the character who will be able to use an LDM) before every match.Pics:(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
