King of Fighters 2006 for PlayStation 2

The city of Southtown enjoys an easy peace thanks to Alba and Soiree Meira, whose complete obliteration of the Mephistopheles gangland syndicate shattered the vice grip of rampant crime. However, a new terror organization is growing in the depths of the Southtown underworld. The call is out. The world's best brawlers are on the way. A new King of Fighters showdown is ready to rage! KOF's 2006 offering features new, returning, and hidden characters, with the story ending differently for each. Classic SNK characters Billy Kane and Kula Diamond step into 3D for the first time. You'll also find new mini-games, background stages including NEOGEO Land, and more.

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SNK Playmore recently announced the latest installment of the King of Fighters franchise that implements newly enhanced 3D graphics and new game mechanics. Entitled King of Fighters 2006, the upcoming fighting game promises a number of new and hidden characters, as well as a host of returning brawl...more

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Average Member Rating: 6.9 out of 10

A step up from last year's KOF: MI. (9 out of 10)

posted by finalcut (JACKSONVILLE, FL) on Sep 29, 2006
Member since Oct 2004
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

This title is a big leap ahead from KOF MI, with Damage scaling balancing gameplay involving long combos. (Though there are many resets possible in big combos to get around this, I haven't found any infinites yet.) Another plus is the parry system, and the game itself is much less broken. For aver...more

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