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King of Fighters XII is a balanced, beautiful game to witness and a fun start for the franchise's next generation, but it absolutely is a case of unfulfilled potential, especially considering it's supposed to be "the year of the fighter."
80
The core game is spectacular, even if the presentation framing it is awful, and it's got the potential to be well worth the money. So should you buy it? That depends on what's most important to you, but I'm going to say you most certainly should.
80
There is a definite lack of content, which leaves the game feeling like a $60 downloadable title. Still, this is King of Fighters, the fun incarnate. The way it works out, the game is a good pickup for fighting game fans.
80
A great series addition for fans and newcomers. [Sept 2009, p.79]
80
All in all, SNK PLAYMORE has more than fulfilled expectations of what would be expected from this series.
79
Though the game is lacking from a strictly consumer perspective, there's lots of value is in the fighting itself.
79
A superb fighter, but it's too easy and there just isn't enough to do to recommend this. [Oct 2009, p.71]
76
Sadly, while King of Fighters XII shows shades of brilliance now and then the game manages drops the ball a few times too many.
75
The arcade mode gets a bite boring after a while and the game generally offers few gameplay options. The online mode is nothing more than a small addition.
74
If you like online play, King of Fighters does it extremely well. However, with only one single-player offline mode, this title feels a little empty overall.
