2008 Woodie Awards
King of Fighters 2006
A great game in a long tradition of fighting games
Dawn Hughes
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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King of Fighters: 2006 for Play Station 2 is another installment in a line of fighting games. It is an improvement on its predecessor King of Fighters: Maximum Impact.
KOF: 2006 features the entire cast from its King of Fighters: Maximum Impact, as well as adding quite a few new characters. There are two brand new women, Nagase and Louise Meyrink, along with the other familiar faces of Billy Kane and Kula Diamond appearing for the first time in 3D.
There are two sets of costumes for each character and you can unlock eight different variations on the two costumes. Some of the costumes are a lot cooler than others, and some of the costumes are just plain ugly.
For example, Nagase's "other" costume option gives her these robotic club things for arms. However, Mignon Beart's costume options are really cool, having her in her normal costume with various colors as well as her "other" costume offering many colors options of her kitty outfit seen in Maximum Impact.
The added option of English or Japanese voice settings is available as well, which is a nice addition from Maximum Impact.
KOF: 2006 adds some moves to the characters combos, allowing for massive damage. A move called sidestep has been added along with Sabaki and counter-Sabaki. According to the manual, Sabaki allows you to "shift in an instant from being attacked to being the attacker while evading attacks." With quick reflexes and fast button-punching, you can make a counter-Sabaki against your opponent's Sabaki.
The game features the usual practice, versus, challenge, and story modes. There are added challenges as well as extra missions which include "Destroy the Tank," which you smash a car in a set amount of time.
A party mode and mini-games were added. Team play has allows three-on-three fighting, a nice addition so you don't have to pass the controller amongst your friends.
My favorite character is Mai Shiranui. She's fast, agile, and sexy. Her costumes come in a variety of colors a few different styles. All her outfits bear her signature "tail." The story mode adds a lot of background to the characters as well as more dialogue before matches than was seen in Maximum Impact. It is a lot of fun to watch the characters interact and bash each other before the fight actually begins.
KOF: 2006 features the entire cast from its King of Fighters: Maximum Impact, as well as adding quite a few new characters. There are two brand new women, Nagase and Louise Meyrink, along with the other familiar faces of Billy Kane and Kula Diamond appearing for the first time in 3D.
There are two sets of costumes for each character and you can unlock eight different variations on the two costumes. Some of the costumes are a lot cooler than others, and some of the costumes are just plain ugly.
For example, Nagase's "other" costume option gives her these robotic club things for arms. However, Mignon Beart's costume options are really cool, having her in her normal costume with various colors as well as her "other" costume offering many colors options of her kitty outfit seen in Maximum Impact.
The added option of English or Japanese voice settings is available as well, which is a nice addition from Maximum Impact.
KOF: 2006 adds some moves to the characters combos, allowing for massive damage. A move called sidestep has been added along with Sabaki and counter-Sabaki. According to the manual, Sabaki allows you to "shift in an instant from being attacked to being the attacker while evading attacks." With quick reflexes and fast button-punching, you can make a counter-Sabaki against your opponent's Sabaki.
The game features the usual practice, versus, challenge, and story modes. There are added challenges as well as extra missions which include "Destroy the Tank," which you smash a car in a set amount of time.
A party mode and mini-games were added. Team play has allows three-on-three fighting, a nice addition so you don't have to pass the controller amongst your friends.
My favorite character is Mai Shiranui. She's fast, agile, and sexy. Her costumes come in a variety of colors a few different styles. All her outfits bear her signature "tail." The story mode adds a lot of background to the characters as well as more dialogue before matches than was seen in Maximum Impact. It is a lot of fun to watch the characters interact and bash each other before the fight actually begins.
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