The King of Fighters 2002

Overview

The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle (KOF 2002, or KOF '02) is a 2002 fighting game developed by Eolith and published by Playmore for the Neo Geo. It is the ninth installment in The King of Fighters series, the second to be produced by Eolith and the first to not have any involvement from the original SNK. Similarly to The King of Fighters '98, it brings together characters from various SNK franchises and has a diverse roster of fighters.

In 2003, the game was ported to the Dreamcast in Japan, followed by global ports to PlayStation 2 in 2004 and Xbox in 2005, both of which were released in North America in a two-in-one bundle with the following game in the series, The King of Fighters 2003.

In 2009, SNK Playmore produced a remake titled The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (KOF 2002 UM, or KOF '02 UM) for the PlayStation 2, released in Japan, and worldwide on Xbox Live Arcade in 2010, which itself was released worldwide on Steam in 2015.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Arcade Longplay [202] The King of Fighters 2002, World-of-Longplays. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Fighting

Developer

Eolith

Publisher

Playmore, SNK Playmore

Series

The King of Fighters

Engine

Neo Geo MVS

Platforms

Xbox, PlayStation 3, Windows, PlayStation 2

Age rating

PEGI 12

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

USK

12

PEGI

12

ACB

MA 15+

CERO

B

Release dates

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Playmore, SNK Playmore

Developer

Eolith

Released

2004-03-25

Age rating

PEGI 12

Region

US

Time to beat

about 1.2 hours