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King of Fighters '97 Game Slated for April 5 on PS4, PS Vita
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Sony announced on its U.S. PlayStation Blog on Friday that SNK will release The King of Fighters '97 Global Match, a port of SNK's The King of Fighters '97 game, digitally on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on April 5. The game is also slated for PC in April.
The new port will add online multiplayer to the game.
The original was the fourth game in SNK's The King of Fighters crossover fighting game series, and it debuted in 1997. New to the game at the time was the feature of selecting Advanced or Extra modes. Extra mode allowed players to use mechanics similar to The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters '95, while Advanced mode allowed players to use mechanics that were introduced in The King of Fighters '96, including running, rolling, short hops, and a three-meter gauge (most of which would go on to become staple mechanics in the rest of the series).
The latest game in the series, The King of Fighters XIV, shipped in Japan and the WEST. in August 2016. A PC version debuted last June.
