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The King of Fighters XIII Climax
Released On: Sep 13, 2013
77
8.2
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
77
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
77
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
If you’re into fighting games and have yet to try out KOF, you should definitely check out the Steam Edition.
The PC version of The King of Fighters XIII is the best on the market, due its flawless netcode and the inclusion of the DLC's contents in the base pack.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 83 User Ratings
8.2
73% Positive
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
19% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
7% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 83 User Ratings
8.2
73% Positive
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
19% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
7% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
God damn beast. On Steam they sell this as a set with 2002 UM and 98 UM.
Just get them all. These are top class fighters.
Fast and fun. Criteria filled.
As a side note, I see a review here saying about loads of menus and bad button mapping, long cut scenes, bad button mapping etc.
I just hit start, pick my characters and whoop some ass. Skip all the cut scenes. That's why I love it. Straight to the action fast and fun. I have gone in the menu and set the graphics and it took seconds.
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In English:
This is probably the most beautiful 2D fighting game ever made. Of course, the fact that it was one of the last made using sprites it helps.
The gameplay is quite challenging as usual in the whole series. Some characters are weird without their classic special moves (e.g. Iori Yagami), but most are very refined. It is not very inviting for rookies but, after learn it, it allows for incredible variation on each match.
The difficulty is high. Even at lower levels and using the 3 fighters team against just one boss, it's not gonna be everyone who will win out of trouble.
The stages are spectacular, even though some have animals in place of humans (e.g. Paris). Despide of that, I would say they are perfect. Wonderful art direction!
As an eternal Street Fighter player, getting used to The King of Fighters again was easy. I played all the games in the series and this is my favorite ever. Whether due to the number of characters, the beautiful 2D graphics (with 3D elements) or the gameplay.
A masterpiece and much better than the newest one, The King of Fighters XIV.
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In Brazilian Portuguese:
Esse é, provavelmente, o jogo de luta 2D mais bonito já feito. É claro que o fato de ter sido um dos últimos feitos usando sprites ajuda.
A jogabilidade é bem desafiadora como de costume na série. Alguns personagens ficaram estranhos sem seus golpes clássicos (e.g. Iori Yagami), mas a maioria está super refinada. Não é muito convidativa para novatos mas, após ser dominada, permite uma variação incrível dentro de um combate.
A dificuldade é alta. Mesmo em níveis mais baixos e usando o time inteiro de 3 lutadores contra apenas um chefão, não é qualquer um que vence sem problemas.
Os cenários são um espetáculo, mesmo alguns tendo animais no lugar de seres humanos (e.g. Paris). Não fosse isso, diria que são perfeitos. Direção de arte maravilhosa!
Sendo eu um eterno jogador de Street Fighter, se acostumar novamente com The King of Fighters foi fácil. Joguei todos os jogos da série e esse é, sem qualquer dúvida, meu favorito. Seja pela quantidade de personagens, pelos lindos gráficos 2D (com elementos 3D), seja pela jogabilidade.
Uma obra-prima e muito melhor que o mais atual, The King of Fighters XIV.
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With a large roster of characters to choose from, the focus of three-on-three fights, and the overall art style and sensibility, King of Fighters XIII really does feel good to play.
KOF XIII on PC is the best version of the game. All the DLC are included and the net code has been deeply improved. The real 2D versus games lovers will love it.
As a modern reinvention, The King of Fighters XIII is everything longtime fans could hope for, and a sufficient cleansing of the disappointing KoF XII. It’s too bad that SNK couldn’t cater more to newbie players just tuning in, but even with the confusing third act storyline, the tight gameplay and character variety might prove enough to make those late bloomers into newly converted fans.
A fine combat system soured by poorly explained complexity, and a lovely looking game let down by a lack of graphics options.
Gorgeous game. Drive and HD cancels are incredible! you can also customize your own Alts for your characters. Phenomenal music as well. EXTREMELY UNDERRATED GAME
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I think this is the best of the KOFs released so far (February/2023). It has a good variety of characters, beautiful 2D graphics, good gameplay and agility. I also liked that it has a separate arcade and story mode, so those who just want to play without worrying about the plot will go to the arcade, if not go to the story. Negative point: sprites in 720p (SNK could remaster this PC version to at least 1080p). If you like 2D fighting games, don't miss this gem.
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Wow! I was very disappointed in this game, and I'll KOF one thing, it has a major hardcore audience that will despise you should you say anything negative about it.
I love SNK and NeoGeo. I've played every game on the NeoGeo and I'm a huge fanboy of all things SNK. I'm not a fan of SNK Playmore... specifically the console they released with inferior emulation. My favorite NeoGeo games are Last Blade series, Fatal Fury Wolves, and yes KOF pre-2000s.
The fighting part of the game... the graphics are retro and are just bloody gorgeous. Probably the best looking graphics you'll find in a 2D fighting game. The sprites aren't overly clean like a drawing, they have pixelated qualities in a good way... it feels very arcade like. The animations are equally gorgeous and the controls in pulling of the moves are satisfying.
What's wrong? The game is retro but the UI/menus are just plain ugly and over-the-top. There are so many menus and sub-screens that I felt like that was the game not the actual game itself. It's overly saturated with UI garbage and it gets in the way. The game also has overly stylized cut scenes that are incredibly long, boring and don't feel like they belong.
The controls in terms of how they've used the 360 controller with the game is pathetic. Low Kick and High Kick are the buttons you use to select and deselect in the UI. Should you put those buttons on the triggers of your controller like I did, it can be awkward. Also the buttons per the controller are not shown... so instead of Y = High Kick... it'll just say HK. Plus there are other buttons that beyond 6 buttons that you'll have to put throughout the controller... also you'll have to forfeit a button combination because there aren't enough buttons on the controller. That being said, try the tutorial and try remember where you mapped HP+HK when they call for it because you'lll get no reference as to what button on the controller it is. Other games do show what button you use, so it's not because it's a Steam game.
I had bought the game months after it's release. NOBODY was in online mode. The only online people I could find were in ranked matches and ALL of them were very high ranked... so the fun is **** out as you try to build your rank... since there's about 10 people playing the game with high ranks.
If you want to jump into a quick game, have fun jumping through a million menus, sub menus first... then play for a minute to then have to repeat again.
If the menu aspect was subtracted or reduced, this game could be much higher. It's hard to look past because the game feels overly done for such a simple fighting game.
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Never had the chance to play the game though I bought it through Steam. They sell a broken product as when I tried to launch it it wouldn't stop saying '' The game data is corrupted ''. Requested a refund 2 days ago and they still didn't review the case. Terrible Steam service.
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Summary With a roster featuring over 30 hand-drawn fighters, a number of detailed stages bursting with life, over a half dozen play modes, a refined fighting engine built for speed and complete with new moves and supers, a vastly improved Online mode, and a host of other additions, tweaks, and enhancements, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII represents a...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Sep 13, 2013
Developer:
- SNK Playmore
Publisher: SNK Playmore
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