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  • mvc3 wud b the easiest out of those 3 but id say try soul calibur V its not very complicated unless you want it to be. mvc3 is pretty goofy and easy though

  • @1001Getbig thanks for the input. i've tried mvc3 but i had trouble learning to counter moves since everything is happening so fast before my eyes lol

  • hey guys which fighting games would you recommend a casual player? i know fighting games require your mind and soul but i do not have that much time to devote myself into fighting games.. so which is 'easier' for me to pick up and get into? kof ,sf or mvc3

  • @williesctt5 A casual player? Get Mortal Kombat. It's not really that good of a fighting game, but it'll probably hold your interest the longest in terms of single-player content. Seriously though, you need other people (offline) if you want to get the most out of any fighting game. For the best quality FG, KOF XIII is definitely the best FG out right now, but you'll need to put in some work. The feeling you get when you pull a 100% combo on your friend though, that makes it all worth it.

  • @AirLancer thanks for the advice. However, i doubt i'm even going to find people in college. I grew up with mortal kombat and tekken after that but im open to anything.

  • The characters don't "move great". They move "well". "Well" describes a process; in this case, moving. "Great", like "good", describes a state of being, not a process.

    I know, "Grammar Nazi", blah blah, flame away. :p I'm not picking on random posters on some forums, I'm picking on a website that proudly proclaims it's professionalism. I think it's fair to expect more from them, especially when they'll tell you they're professional and top tier!

  • Why do these reviewers not realise fighting games are not about story modes or the bosses its about the core gameplay

  • @ASB1005 Because the reviews are written with the lone, semi-casual player in mind. That's why Mortal Kombat gets inexplicable praise.

  • Bobo ang reviewer na eto.......... di mo lang matalo yung boss cheap na agad....... 100 Thumbs down for the reviewer

  • There's no damn good reason why having been involved in the fighter market so heavily and for so long that SNK hasn't mastered the concept yet. Except that the player-base isn't demanding more from them, and buys up their weakly polished 90's $h!t regardless.

  • @XxSpiderzxweBxX wut the hell do you think capcom is doing? Look at the new SF games same shit as street fighter alpha basically just a little different and with 3d graphics

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  • @AveMcree, With all due respect if it was'nt for KoF Developer for SF1 there would'nt be any SF. You just stuck your own foot in your mouth, nothing you could tell me that i don't already know, I lived the era's 110%, experienced all the great moments in gaming since 79 and was a SF king when the U.S did'nt even know what a combo was, I'm a pro player collector and the collectibility of SF does'nt hold a candle to KoF or Fatal Fury which is why games like Garou go $700+, know your SnK history.

  • Good review, one that is not a fan boy base montage, unbias and objective. +1 to like.

  • ign are putting just casual people to review the game without any tips from experts....... wake up no one play tournaments online which means its not nessary to the game

  • BOSS is hard for you?

    u never met Goenitz in 96..

    GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA GOKO DESUKA 

    GAME OVER

  • ok can i ask one thing why does everyone care soooo much about online it's just another game mode not the focus i hate games that are only fun or even playable online

  • i know this isn't so good but why i m going to buy this shit? :/

  • King of Fighters will always be the shit and still remains much more collectable than SF till this day which is why the real hardcore market for fighting enthusiasts lies in NEO GEO, where all the original KoF gems are and where the big boys hang out till this day. Peace-aaa.

  • @gamecollect101 with all due respect if it was for street fighter there wouldnt be a KOF series... know your history buddy

  • @AveMcree lolololol!!! They created it KOF mastered it

  • Cheap boss.? try MvC2..

    1st fight with boss - un move able

    2nd - Spam shots

    3rd- un moveable + spam + overpowerd nd hide's underground

  • Why does IGN keep hiring these noobs.

  • @Pottsdie I have to agree with you on that. Not one review have I seen them do great. A few good ones here and there, but this review and the verdict makes the game look bad. Hard boss battles? Play some NES games and then tell me what is hard. Laggy online play? Get AT&T

  • @torontomapleleafs26 I don't get people hate that game as much as they do. I'm a big fighting game fan and I enjoy it. Plus the reviewer for that game didn't online for it at the time so if they did then it would have gotten the same score or lower.

  • ok. to tell u the truth, cheap bosses are actually good cause if u beat it, u can go like," OH YEAAAAAA!!! I DIDNT CHEAT U STUPID BOSS" and to me, its kinda a challenge

  • Why is cheap bosses a minus?

    It's only a boss :/

  • Apparently this reviewer is new to KOF because every single KOF has a cheap,but fun and challenging,boss.

  • KOF owns Street Fighter. Always has,always will. Crapcom should take some lessions.

  • @majin187 I agree

  • This game seems to lack variety in terms of character playstyle.

  • @bloodsoldierZ looool shut the fuck up -_-

  • This guy is a BSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBS. The best review from IGN? No, the worst of the bottom hell of them all. At least, Gamespot realized it and gave KOF the award.

  • "pixellated".... it's FUCKING PIXEL ART! The pixels are SUPPOSED to be visible you dipshit!

  • looks good im getting this

  • How come I didn't hear any praise over the 32+ character roster?

    BTW, non-ranked matches are pretty much lag-free

  • @NeroMcKnight Actually, if I recall correctly.. I'm pretty sure they did. :p

  • I disagree with the score myself. It deserves at least an 8.

    Its a tremendously huge step up from XII.

    I would recommend it highly!

  • why do people whine soo much on which game is better???? just play the game you like and shut your mouths lol

    but anyways ive just downloaded and played the demo out of boredom and its reallllly fun

    i MIGHT buy it

  • lol, the reviewer hasn't played many SNK games if he's complaining about the bosses.

  • @bustedwolf lol he must have just jumped on the kof bandwagon

  • @bustedwolf snk-syndrome

  • This is only the game that KOF fans are waiting since KOF 11 launched in 2007. Almost 5 years of wait. But now we could buy the best KOF game ever and also the best fighting game in the history

  • u can't down grade it because of cheap bosses bc beating them is half the fun knowing u beat a cheap cheating character is what makes u a stronger player

  • that's the review you got from a mmo lover or an uncharted bitch...maybe even modern warfare.

    This guy must have played kof since xii

  • cheap bosses? what is kof without cheap bosses

  • The gamete wipers review is a lot better than this shit

  • FAG review PERIOD.

  • The Online isn't Laggy! Maybe your Internet Sucks!!!

  • @torontomapleleafs26 DBZ: UT is not even a Fighting Game! It's just a Guessing Game!

  • i have this game its way better than xii but the best is 97 -98 2000 2003

  • the only thing this fag said rite was online lag but everything else "BULLSHIT" cheap bosses dude just cause u cant beat him in 2 turns doesnt mean he's cheap the combo system is easy until u get 2 those long combos u give this game a 7 but give sf4ae probably a 10 americans luv simple shit upgrade ur skills halo lover b4 talking about a gud fighting game

  • I believe IGN is only looking at the game the way the average gamer would and not the way a fighting game player would. They said it has solid mechanics and great graphics but no story. What person plays fighting games expecting great story? Not a single one.

  • @Omnitrix8 i agree with that because marvel vs capcom just way to unbalance to me.

  • In my opinion this game is much more enjoyable than Marvel VS Capcom. Like I said 'IN MY OPINION!'

  • @Omnitrix8 is it? ive been wanting to check this game out.

  • @SAGE4DAWISE The game is really a blast to play.The Guage moves are quite interesting to watch. honestly you can't go wrong with this game!

  • Red bar as big as green. I'm gonna guess... Not 10?

  • After purchasing and playing this game I had to come back to this video and harshly disagree. More accurately this game is a love note for all those KOF fans who have waited years for fresh sprites and online gameplay. To those unfamiliar with KOF what you will find here is a great entry into the current fighting game market but to truly appreciate the game you have to have played most other KOF games. This is this games greatness and its obvious this reviewer is not a KOF player. 8.5!

  • @torontomapleleafs26 if the same guy reviewed both the games then i would be a joke

  • favourite fighting game of the year: Mortal Kombat 9 and next year will be TTT2 :D

  • horrible review, I've played the game for a good 5 hours and it's FAR better than a 7.0

  • Cheap Bosses is a downside of this game...? Last I checked, KOF was infamous for its insanely cheap and stupid-overpowered bosses. Thats a good thing

  • Steven Hopper, you're a fag, you fag

  • Cheap bosses??? I don't hear them complaining about Shao Kahn from the new Mortal Kombat game

  • @NeroMcKnight They did complain a lot about the bosses in MK, did you even watch that review?

  • He said the fighting mechanics are great and that the game is overall pretty fun to play, isn't that what matters? It got a lower score because of its technical issues, but it's still a good game. Seriously people, get over yourselves. If you like the game go play it instead of complaining like bitches.

  • @Sarrop39 ur right

  • this game smells like iori....iori smells like poo.

  • KOF should merge with soul calibur both are good games and are going broke

  • For peeps who have this for the Xbox 360 add me up.. Should be getting this game in a day or two.. Gamer tag : Old Skool Yoshi

  • Ryan Clements should have reviewed this game......

  • KOF13 is awesome. this guy is retarded for giving it a 7.0. it deserves a 10. its better than SSF4. KOF13 is one of the best fighting game i have ever played.

  • If only this game was more popular in america, that would make me happy because i feel like the only one here who knows about it. If i ask someone if they've heard of this game they just say "whats that?"

  • I played this game and was blown away(i had never played a kof game before). I can honestly say this game has made me a fan. I wondered why i had never heard of this franchise before. But then i remembered that i live in America where everyone loves realistic graphics. This games deserves a much better rating than a 7. I would at least give it a 9/10. Very good game, fuck ign.

  • @MrHotwings69 lol same for me. my first KOF game was KOF Wing but that didnt count. KOF13 demo was my first real KOF game. now i love KOF13 and want it.

  • without voice acting, the animations do look weird. But it's a fighting game, that's a minor tweak. 8 out 10 will be decent. pretty much a rushdown fighting game. lacks somehow deep thinking though.

  • im not a massive fan of kof but i think "cheap bosses" is a lame gripe. game looks great though, way more fun looking than 12.

  • Disagree with the review? Place game in system, play, enjoy. Solved.

  • Cheap Bosses!?Dam you did the same crap with Mortal Kombat and it was the best Fighting game of the year SO FUCK you and your cheap bosses Cons.

  • And 7? Really?

    I would of AT LEAST gave it an 8.5 but... wow ok...

  • >Click link in description

    >It's the KOF12 page

  • Fuck you ign

  • Can anyone tell me if the characters have more than 1 special attack? I've bee a fan of the series since KOF '99 and in my opinion thats he best fighting game ever. I bought KOF Xii wasn't really impressed with 1 special attack per character.

  • Cheap bosses? That's how fighting games are supposed to be.

  • Holy CRAP are you guys bad at this game.

  • Holy CRAP are you guys bad at this game.

  • Huge fan of this serious, I can put this against tekken or street fighter any day of the week

  • This game looks awesome.

  • King of Fighters XIII is sooooo good. Definently better than the 12th in the series. More importantly, it's even better than Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.

    This game actually requires SKILL and not relying on cheap tactics.

  • @tokyo200 Just cuase you might suck at this one game and other doesnt mean you have to hate on it umvc3 is good you just suck at it.

  • @xXLemontartXx

    FYI, I am NOT bad at umvc3. I'm just tired of seeing people using the same characters over and over again. The game becomes more like "Sentinel Vs. Everyone" or something like that.

  • @tokyo200 Still must mean you fight the same person over and over again i get ryu , akumas , so on and im a 4th lord . sentinels are pretty easy though idk what is ure prob but for me sentinels are trash now a days

  • @xXLemontartXx

    Well aren't you special. 

  • @tokyo200 Alright youre saying it im not ty and lets see what system do u use for umvc3 ?

  • @xXLemontartXx

    Can you like stop replying back please -_- My comment has been like over a week old now. Don't know why you're making such a big deal about it.

  • something i hate about this series is the gay faggot ass looking characters such as ash, yes, ash is actually a guy if you didnt know that than you already know what i mean

  • @puertorricanstar japan is more open minded about characters outlook.....it would be bad if they had more than 4 gay looking chars.....the only ones i could come up with are benimaru and ash.....

  • @2090278 benimaru,ash, they gayed up iori by making him show his belly, thats 3, and any other charcter with gay looking outfits, and no, i think two gay looking characters is bad like wtf? i hate that homo shit showing belly and shit, no sir

  • cheap bosses? ign doesnt know shit about kof! they should just review first person shooters cuz they dont know shit about fighting games.

  • How does the game having cheap bosses affect the review score?

  • I haven't tried this game myself, but since I've been playing KOF since 1994, nothing has changed much really (still 3v3 in a 2D enviroment with not much else to do) I'd give this an 8, it would be a 10 if it had a larger rooster and more animated videos with voice acting, at least something to bring the characters more to life now that we have the technology to do so!!! FFS SNK do it now!!! for KOF XIV maybe?

  • snk is working on a patch to try and fix the laggy online

    dont know when its going to br ready tho

  • Woo! Just bought this but i gotta wait for it to be posted.

  • one of the best games ive ever played. thank u snk. just give us yamazaki as dlc

  • Can someone please tell me how this game is online? I love SNK but KOF12 was such a let down. Any info is greatly appreciated! 

  • 7.0? Todo tiene que ser gráficos no? por que si vamos al caso cierto juegucho sólo tiene gráficos pero la jugabilidad es mala y muy lento.

  • I rate this game an 8.95/10

  • @geo0mega plz be quiet you sound like a fanboy yourself everyone has the personal preference and I'm pretty sure that in terms of favorites a lot more people like KOF than SF simply because when u think about it KOF is actually a more difficult game (input and frame combos wise) than sf will EVER be not to mention the motions for supers and special moves far outweigh the easiness that is sf but I will say BB and GG are two of my FACS mainly because each cast member is TOTALLY different and uniq

  • i dont think ign has the right to review a fighting game. i think they shood not even grade story modes because i personally have never played and or cared about story in a fighting game. in a way they dont even need reviews. games like this were ment for fighting game fans who dont care about the shit ign talks about.

  • stupid reviews from stupid people..sad

  • 7 seems quite unreasonable. But to compare to other games... It at least deserves a 7.5 or an 8 max. Great improvement from XII. Be mature about the reviews and stop showing how much of a bitchy fan boy u r. (to anyone who bitches and is immature) reviews sometimes don't matter. Preference is key.

  • Kof is always gonna be third or fourth in fighting genre community

    1: SF series

    2:Blazblue

    3: guilty gear

    4: coming soon persona 4....

    So kof will never be better than any of this games....face it fanboyssss

  • @geo0mega marvel vs capcom is like more popular than street fighter rite now lol

  • @geo0mega its not famous, but who cares.....as long as the gameplay is not shitty everything is cool....now go back and play ur 12 yr old sf please.

  • Why didn't they get a guy who actually knows about fighting games to review this game?

  • wtf is wrong these ppl man this fighting is perfect o well they lame anyways

  • better than that blueblaze bullshit

  • @satellite964 what do you mean after snk took over kof, they've always had the series and plus there not korean its japenese. get your facts right

  • @climaxbeat44 sorry I meant PLAYMORE

  • KOF '99 was the last great KOF

  • after SNK took over KOF sucked. Those Koreans make everything girly.

  • @satellite964 ......kof 2002 was tge last kof created by SNK.........they went on bankrupt...so some company bought them......they wanted to keep the same corporation since it was well known in japan...but this time they added playmore.....that explains why KOF 2001 had such horrible portraits :S

  • LOL so many butthurt fanboys. "WAAAAAAH WHY YOU NO GIVE KOF 10/10 FUGGGGG YOU IGN I HATE YOU". Bunch of retards.

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  • kof forever.

  • FUCK IGN

  • wankers,watch the kof 12 reviews they complain about the backgrounds. I see some of them are the same in 13th but here they are better.

  • Ok so ... the cons are:

    Confusing storyline: Yeah ... it's called 13 because is the 13th game... and they obviously never player KOF before.

    Lagghy online play: Ok .. good point

    Cheap bosses: WOW a cheap boss in an SNK game... never heard about SNK boss Syndrome? They are supposed to be like that..

    And ..don't get me wrong I love Blazblue but it plays in a complete different way from KOF, and sometimes I want to fight without doing a 283 hits areal combo with weird drive modes

  • @queenofsins U make good points; everything u said was pretty much spot on.

    I mean I like Ark System works, but KOF is KOF; its a different kinda fighter.

  • @queenofsins Just remember they come into the review like a random person. They dont care about what its meant to be, just what it is. They only make allowances for stuff like Wii has graphical limits and stuff.

  • @RebelliousToaster well .. if they come into the review as someone who doesn't know shit about videogames then why are they making reviews? They are just ignorant about games and biased about nintendo.. as nerarly everyone else

  • @queenofsins you know you do not have to take the cons at full value all their reviews are going to have pros and cons to say the game has no cons would be BS. Those are just small things they mentioned.

  • Just bought this game a couple days ago and its great... beautiful, well animated 2D graphics, fast and deep gameplay, a kickass soundtrack and tons of features... way better than KOF XII and I'd even go so far as to say its the best KOF ever made. HUGE improvement over KOF XII and SNK should be commended. Definately pick this up if you're even remotely a fan of 2D fighting games.

  • Spectacular background&visuals .KoF is one of my favorite fighting games...

  • im not really gonna bitch about the cheap bosses but i think 3:19 is a pretty accurate review, for me it would have been at least an 8, or an 8.5, but not any higher, (because the whole reason i get fighting games is to play them online) but all in all its a pretty solid game.

  • I don't play fighting games for story. I play them to kick ass!

  • king of fighters sucks ass,u fucking street fighter rejects!!

  • @nappyNIGHTMARES I'm suprised to see some people still suck on Crapcom's dick with their half assed games. (Unless you are referring to the older Street Fighter games then disregard the previous comment)

  • i bet he was high when he reviewd the game

  • which is more online friendly.. KOF or UMVC? i got money for one game.. and my net isnt that great.. soo yeah?

  • @Pap3rMoon I love KOF13 but UMVC's online is like playing offline. i have a shitty connection, and it felt like the people i was playing online were next to me on my couch...soo yeah

  • @ketchupfreeman too late.. i bought KOF already.. i love the series but god damn this game is hard.. i wish i bought UMVC3 instead =/

  • @Pap3rMoon no you didn't UMVC3 is just an cheap OP game that is far from complete

  • @Pap3rMoon From what I've played, UMvC3 plays smoothly online, it even plays smoothly when you're spectating matches. I'd go UMvC3, since, in my opinion, is way more fun than KOFXIII in it's own way. Not to say its a bad game. I just enjoy playing UMvC3 a lot more, even over SSF4AE.

  • I really dnt know bout this review but i do know dat I had more fun playing kof13 than ssf4ae!

  • gee butthurt anime fags. if you don't want to hear what IGN has to say, don't watch.

  • @PurpleMauth Gladly. If only THAT was the problem...

    Side note: Anyone who uses the word "butthurt" unironically is a certified faggot.

  • @PurpleMauth This is not about anime -_-

  • I have this game for the 360, I must say it's incredibly good, the graphics, the fights, feels more intense and epic than other fighting games, for KoF fans, you must get this. Cheap bosses? No, they are incredibly easy even on the hardest difficulty, seems IGN people either suck or did not even gave a second chance to try and beat them. Online play I haven't played yet, so I can't comment on that. KoF XIII is a very good game and it deserves a 9 (max) or 8.5. The rest of the game is great.

  • people just need to realize that without the ridiculously cheap and frustrating bosses, it is not kof; just be glad it is isn't like xii where there was no boss whatsover; and the story is always confusing, just revisit the NEST storyline from '99, 2000, & 2001

  • Let's get something straight IGN, KoF is more than just about the gameplay, it's also the amount of fighters they're in. And KoF is very well known for its extremely difficult bosses. So the next time you guys want to review KoF, look at its previous games, not its worst of all.

  • To those wundrin' if they should get this game, don't listen to IGN's review. GET THIS NAO!!! In fact, you shouldn't even think, just get it. It's one of the best fighting games today, srsly.

  • KOF RULESSSS!!!!!!!!!!

  • Ah IGN, ignorant as always

  • People who are saying IGN gave this a bad score, well... it's IGN. Unless it's COD or an American-made game, then it automatically gets a bad score. Seriously though, does anybody actually trust IGN reviews? They're a joke as a game-based company.

  • @95metallicafan Also, does anyone trust Gamespot? It's an 8.5 out of 10 like the next 8.5 out of 10 on fighting games.

  • cheap boss ??? you just suck at the game

    games these days are way too easy

    its almost an insult to the gamers of this generation

  • they clearly never played KOF 2001, IGNIZ, that mother fucker was a fuck beast.

  • This review is way too harsh

  • @karlsimposter i agree

  • i love kof13

    thumbs up if u no longer trust ign for game reviews

  • @MeRuleDaWorld ...so you don't trust their reviews because they don't give games you like a good score? Thank God you don't do game reviews...