THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97

3.6
17.9K reviews
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Content rating
Teen
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About this game

Become the new challenger in the all-time classic THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 on Android!

Revisit this fighting gem, by playing one of its legendary (and sometimes hidden) teams, and behold the numerous endings the game has to offer!
Put an end to the evil Orochi's resurrection scheme, and finally settle the score between Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami!

Features:

■35 playable characters!
Play as SNK's iconic fighters such as Kyo Kusanagi and Terry Bogard, and try to master the infamous "New Face Team" or the "KOF '97 Special Team"!
The NEO GEO version's hidden characters are now available directly on the character select screen so you can easily crush your opponent using Orochi Iori or Orochi Leona!
Experience for the first time in the series the "Affinity System", and to select the members of your team according to their affinity, and enjoy their pre-match interactions!

■2 modes to improve the game's depth!
KOF '97 uses 2 differents gameplay modes: EXTRA and ADVANCED! Master the system that fits you the best and burn your rivals down!

ADVANCED MODE:
Various jumps for different ways to bring the pain to your enemy! A must if you think offense is the best defense!
You can stock your Power gauges to enter in MAX mode or to unleash deadly Desperation Moves!
Depending on your characters' affinity, get extra Power gauges even after losing a round!

EXTRA MODE:
Use the Evade move wisely as you are being rushed and send your opponent flying!
Fill your Power gauge to automatically enter Power Max mode for a set amount of time!
As you are close to exhaustion, your health bar will turn red and blink, then you will be able to unleash your Desperation Moves to your heart's content, as long as you are the last one standing!

■A NEOGEO Perfect Port with added features!
You have the possibility to play the game as it was intended back in the days with 4 buttons, or you can enjoy the new control scheme using the 6 buttons settings and the simplified special move with the help of the SP button!

■Fight against your friends through Bluetooth Multiplayer mode!
Decide who's the real KING OF FIGHTERS by challenging your friends via Bluetooth Multiplayer!

©SNK CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Updated on
Jan 30, 2022

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Ratings and reviews

3.6
16.8K reviews
Isaías Abinadí Sosa García
August 26, 2020
It's a great port, it's all original, but things could be improved for the player if the game wasn't as difficult (the AI always reacts with the exact counter to what you've just done, and if you make an input mistake then you just let yourself open and the opponent will destroy half of your life bar for that mistake). Also I think there should be something done about the lag that fire attacks cause the game to have. Using many character's attacks slow the game down a lot...
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A Google user
November 12, 2019
DO NOT BUY! READ FIRST!! I love KOF but this app version will leave you frustrated. Once you get past level 3 the game gets extremely hard to the point that you can't do any damage, you won't be able to land any hits and even if you block it'll still hit you. Every combo or special move will be interrupted. Changing the difficulty on the main page makes no difference. It's not worth it, trust me
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A Google user
September 15, 2018
Bad Controls! The down SP button doesn't even work which need a fix. I can't even get past the 4th stage on difficulty one because the enemy know when your gonna attack, jump, crouch, or anything please fix.The bot are so repetitive and fix the grab mechanics cause I keep grabbing some times and the for some reason the grab doesn't work and then the enemy grabs me when I hit them first. Also buy KOF 98 it better controls and easy to play.Last but not least please allow us to use both all desperation move because I hate that I have to actually use the joystick just to do one move and mess up just basically do the same like KOF 98. Add Orchi Plz.
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What's new

bug fix