King of Fighters: Maximum Impact PlayStation 2
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  • Summary: King of Fighers: Maximum Impact is the first KOF title to be designed specifically for the PlayStation 2, rather than being based on any existing SNK arcade version. Maximum Impact features 24 of the most popular KOF characters such as Terry Bogard and Kyo Kusanagi all rendered in 3D. The game also features six brand new characters to the franchise, 4 unlockable characters, and a wide assortment of detailed battlegrounds and fighting maneuvers. [SNK NeoGeo]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 45
  3. Negative: 3 out of 45
  1. Warcry
    85
    While it is still a decent game, it is by no means one of the better games within the series. It comes up short in a few places and overall doesn't capture the same level of fun that other games have had.
  2. GameZone
    74
    The AI may be a little suspect, and the animation a little stiff when compared to similar fighters, but KOF: Maximum Impact is a major step forward for the franchise.
  3. IGN
    74
    Though it does suffer from its own share of balancing issues, chain favoritism, and a welcoming for button mashing newbies, it really grew on me with its high-speed action strong accessibility.
  4. Game Revolution
    42
    The game tries to get by riding the coattails of its 10 year legacy, but it doesn’t offer enough to compete with the likes of "Soul Calibur 2" or "Virtua Fighter" and has lost any edge it might have had over 2D games like "Guilty Gear."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. VictorV.
    10
    I think its the best of all king of fighters games.
  2. kfkf
    8
    Snk must try harder to be better in graphic not just in gameplay! ....for now tekken and vf wins!
  3. JerradH.
    7
    I fail to understand why people are knocking this game's graphics. I definitely think its one of the game's high points and the graphics are really spot on in every respect. Considerably better than I thought they would do since its their first 3D attempt in 5 years. The gameplay is also really nice, though it does lack a bit of polish. That's also better than I thought it would be. Now, as for the sound and story, you can blame SNKNEOGEOUSA for the poor quality of this. The original game had the original japanese voice actors, which sound a million times better than the ametuerish, innappropriate sounding crapola that they added. This is, of course, not their fault because SCEA forced them to add this. However, it is entirely their fault for not leaving the japanese voices as an option, which would've made everyone happy. They also cut out quite a few of the story bits, and as a result, what's left looks botched, confusing, and bad. With any luck, we'll get the newly announced X-Box version here along with Europe, and these problems will be remedied.… Expand
  4. ZakariaL.
    0
    This game sucks. look i love kof but this one suck for real so please do not every buy it ok. just buy kof 2002/2003 those are the best.

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