The King of Fighters Extreme
| Developer | Hudson (Soft?) (Japan) |
| Publisher | Nokia |
| Released | 2005-01 |
| Status | Released |
| Genre | Fighting |
| Multiplayer | Bluetooth (2 players), N-Gage Arena |
| Product code | 6R33 |
A 2D tag-team fighting game developed by Hudson Soft for the N-Gage, based on the Game Boy Advance title The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood. It features 21 playable characters from the KOF roster — including Terry Bogard, Kyo Kusanagi, and Iori Yagami — in three-on-three elimination bouts, with Bluetooth wireless versus play.
KOF Extreme was a translation of the GBA title The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood, itself a standalone Hudson-developed spinoff derived from KOF 2000 rather than a direct console port. The GBA original had received strong reviews — GameSpot named it its best GBA game of January 2004, giving it 8.5/10. The N-Gage version preserved the responsive controls and sharp sprite artwork but suffered a consistently sluggish frame rate that GameSpot described as seriously hurting the experience; the GBA game ran more smoothly despite lesser hardware. It remained, however, one of the very few dedicated 2D fighting games on the platform, and fan reviews on sites such as Neoseeker were considerably kinder than the press, praising the character selection and solid gameplay mechanics. The game launched in January 2005, near the end of the N-Gage classic's commercial life.
Gameplay
Original All About N-Gage Description
Read David's Review of King of Fighters: Extreme on All About N-Gage.
Screenshots:
Nokia Blurb:
King of Fighters EXTREME is a highly anticipated title for obvious reasons. It’s the first ever fighting game designed especially for the N-Gage, bringing you all the beat’em up action of the legendary series. The worldwide phenomena that’s had fighting games fanatics hooked for years is now available in the palm of your hand!
Accept the challenge of the annual King of Fighters tournament, where the world’s most brutal fighter will be crowned. It's all about three-on-three tag team mayhem! When one of your team is down, the next one steps in and keeps going until the opposition is taken out. The story of the game is defined by the team you create, taking you through the legendary environments of eight eclectic levels.
You can also battle your friends in multiplayer mode over the Bluetooth connection. The N-Gage Arena provides additional features, such as worldwide ranking, unlockable levels and special fighting tricks!
King of Fighters: Extreme on N-Gage.com
N-Gage Exclusive Features
- Two player gameplay via Bluetooth
- MobyGames
- Nokia N-Gage.com (Wayback Machine)
- defunctgames.com
- allaboutsymbian.com
- gamespot.com
- User Manual (PDF)
- Also on: GBA, Dreamcast
- Original description from All About N-Gage
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