King of Fighters XII - 1.5/5 at Gamespy and C at 1up

http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/king-of-fighters-xii/1008581p1.html

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3175341

Expected scores am expected.

Discuss (or LOL or cry or DC):

Disappointing, even if I don't care about/play fighting games.

isnt this the newest KoF? wow those are some low scores

Well, it certainly looks nice...

Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).Episode_Eve

What game comes out October 8th?

[QUOTE="Episode_Eve"]Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).shoryuken_

What game comes out October 8th?

No kidding. Even KoF 94 had more content than this PoC.

No bossess

Lots of great characters missing.

Only 6 stages.

No story mode, no survival, no replay value.

Netcode lol.

SNK should have sold their franchises to CAPCOM.

The wheel of fate has turned, Blazblue groupies. For we, have won the 2-D battle, and the King ...is no moar. :P

I already knew the Fail was strong with this game when I found out Mai wasn't in it.

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[QUOTE="Episode_Eve"]Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).ImSwordMan

What game comes out October 8th?

blazblue is overrated. anime is drawing a particular crowd. played it wasn't anything special very disappointedchowderboi

If you believe people like the game because it has a anime art-style then you're kidding yourself.

blazblue is overrated. anime is drawing a particular crowd. played it wasn't anything special very disappointedchowderboi

KoFXII is getting killed by the reviewers, and it's sad really. The game feels more like a KOFXIII Beta or something. What a disappointment.

blazblue is overrated. anime is drawing a particular crowd. played it wasn't anything special very disappointedchowderboi

Street Fighter FTW!!!

[QUOTE="chowderboi"]blazblue is overrated. anime is drawing a particular crowd. played it wasn't anything special very disappointedBillGates_Money

Why care? it's an art-stye not a gameplay feature.

Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).Episode_Eve

[QUOTE="BillGates_Money"][QUOTE="chowderboi"]blazblue is overrated. anime is drawing a particular crowd. played it wasn't anything special very disappointedYandere

Why care? it's an art-stye not a gameplay feature.

I already knew the Fail was strong with this game when I found out Mai wasn't in it.

RawDeal_basic

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I already knew the Fail was strong with this game when I found out Mai wasn't in it.

ASK_Story

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I already knew the Fail was strong with this game when I found out Mai wasn't in it.

mitu123

Ah, I was gonna pick this up tomorrow, but not at $60 after reading those. I'll wait for the price drop.

blazblue is overrated. anime is drawing a particular crowd. played it wasn't anything special very disappointedchowderboi

[QUOTE="Episode_Eve"]Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).jg4xchamp

Ah, I was gonna pick this up tomorrow, but not at $60 after reading those. I'll wait for the price drop.

BioShockOwnz

I'll stick with BB thx.

[QUOTE="chowderboi"]blazblue is overrated. anime is drawing a particular crowd. played it wasn't anything special very disappointedyoshi_64

I despise anime with a passion. With that said, Blazblue is easily the best fighter this gen (imo) and has the best netcode and online options.

This thing was so hyped. You couldn't show a pic of Blazeblu, SF4, Muramasa, or Tun-whats-it-called vs Capam without the KoF fans hating on it.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Episode_Eve"]Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).Episode_Eve

First of all, I loved Tekken. It's a solid fighting game. Why loved? Because I started playing Guilty Gear and Blazblue. Trying to go back is kind of hard for me because of all the mobility in those games. Seriously, the first time I went back to Tekken 5, I literally tried to airdash. :?. I hope Tekken 6 turns out good, but it better bring a lot to the table. Right now, it looks like Tekken 5 in HD graphics with a few more characters.

Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).Episode_Eve

Gametrailers.com gave the game a higher score, 7.9:

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i tried playing this online again today its still needs a patch!!! cmon snk!!!

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Episode_Eve"]Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).Episode_Eve

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Episode_Eve"]Dang. Wasn't expecting that. Though the *true* king of fighters drops in October 8).Episode_Eve

wow my friend rushed out to get it today. hopefully he hasn't opened it yet so he can return it. if he has then i'll just have to laugh at him till he feels sad about buying the game :P

Much lower then I expected.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/blackbond/kof-xii-impressions/30-30108/

yeah his royal majesty was not pleased with this as well.......in fact just watching the stream of this game made me wonder how SNK could royally screw this up so bad?

[QUOTE="Episode_Eve"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] what Tekken? its not even the best 3-D fighter... Oh yeah, I went there. bubbleboyii

First of all, I loved Tekken. It's a solid fighting game. Why loved? Because I started playing Guilty Gear and Blazblue. Trying to go back is kind of hard for me because of all the mobility in those games. Seriously, the first time I went back to Tekken 5, I literally tried to airdash. :?. I hope Tekken 6 turns out good, but it better bring a lot to the table. Right now, it looks like Tekken 5 in HD graphics with a few more characters.

E3 09 Trailer

New Scenario Campaign (co-op)

Multi-tiered stages

damn you threw the Halo card out :P lol i was just messing around...I like Virtua Fighter 5 more though, and quite frankly Street Fighter has and always will be my king of fighter. Especially SF 4.... *waits for the SF 4 hate*jg4xchamp

Yeah, VF5 is great, there's just things about it that turns me away. The horrible sound (effects and voice overs) was a key contributor. I bought the PS3 version when it came out with no online. Technically as a fighter, it's amazing...but as a game I didn't find it much fun.

As for SF4, it's more fun offline than online because of the players. I stopped playing it sooner than expected because the lack of Dudley :(. Barlog is a terrible character in comparison, even if he is the original boxer.

also DOA gets too much flak for boob physics....wtf The game is accessable, and his its own fighting engine that works very well. Its balanced for the most part and the defense system is pretty good. The online coding for that game was probably some of the best as far as all fighters this gen. DOA 4 was a damn good fighter, not top tier...but definantly a good fighter...jg4xchamp

I never meant to cite "boob physics" in DOA as a "bad" thing. It was just a joke. Tekken 5 DR on PSN has a great online setup and Tekken 6 should be even better. Customization + tournaments + spectating + stability = fun.