The King of Fighters XIII Coming Soon!

[intoxicated662]

The King of Fighters XIII makes a royal appearance on PS3 and Xbox, escorted by Atlus


http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/the-king-of-fighters-xiii-makes-a-royal-appearance-on-ps3-and-xb/


In an email sent to its "Faithful" fan mailing list, Atlus revealed plans to localize SNK's PS3/Xbox 360 fighting game The King of Fighters XIII, for a North American release "this holiday season."

Originally released last year in Japan, the latest release in SNK's fighting dynasty includes over 30 characters, a significant step up from the 20 included in the last game. "Back by popular demand, your favorite fighters rejoin the roster including K', Vice, Kula, Maxima and more," the website says, in front of an image of Mai, Yuri, and King -- none of whom appeared in KOF XII. In addition, the sequel promises a "rebuilt online mode" for enhanced stability.

Atlus linked to Amazon's pre-order pages on the website, both of which have KOF XIII arriving in October for $50. That's not exactly as trustworthy as a royal decree, but it's encouraging.


Official website link for Pre-Order and information:
http://www.atlus.com/kofxiii/

 

[2DMention]

Kind of a surprise, as Playmore/SNK is pretty flakely about releasing games.

I dunno, people - I got really burned by KoF XII. I'm cautiously optimistic and will be checking out reviews before picking this one up. It'll plummet in price I predict, like all fighting games, but I'd sure give it a try.

 

[bsmiff]

Like I mentioned in the $50 pre-order deal thread, only two arcades in the US imported this game, one of which is Arcade UFO here in Austin. I'm not a huge KOF fan and never played XII, but I really enjoyed playing XIII.

The game looks and plays great, there's a lot of story content in single player mode, and versus mode actually generated some excitement in the arcade that's typically 6 guys glued to SFIV. One of them seemed like a big fan of the series, and was excited to say it felt like a return to the older, better titles.

 

[ryosnk]

Debating if I should keep my preorder for the cd's or cancel it and wait to get it on sale.

 

[GuardianE]

Shipping soon on Amazon! FSSS means I'll be waiting a while though, I'm sure. Looking forward to getting the game!

 

[wjhard63]

Mine's scheduled to get here on Friday, Guard, so I can't imagine you'll be too far behind me. Looking forward to online matches in CAGFighter.