![]() ![]() Some characters simply "forgot" certain special attacks, while others were changed drastically and, in some cases, lost many of the interesting strategies and depth they once had. And though KoF Evolution's core gameplay is extremely similar to Dream Match's excellent game engine, many of the characters that did make the jump from Dream Match to KoF Evolution seem stripped down. To be fair, KoF Evolution features five all-new characters (K', Maxima, Whip, Bao, and Jhun Hoon) in addition to Krizalid, and though some, like the insanely complex Jhun, are interesting, they don't have the same impact that more established characters - like the USA Sports Heroes and New Face Team - had. ![]() All these drawbacks grant him the most dreaded ability a fighting-game boss character can possess - the power to completely drain all the fun out of the game the moment you face him. Krizalid happens to be one of the worst boss characters ever to appear in a fighting game he's stiffly animated, freakishly ugly, and absurdly overpowered. In contrast, KoF Evolution features 33 playable characters, but three of these are variations of Kyo, and one is the game's boss character and official fashion disaster, Krizalid. In addition, Dream Match features 38 playable characters plus 13 alternate versions of existing characters, for a total of 51 choices, so you are bound to find at least a few characters you'll want to play. KoF Evolution only features one play mode (which most closely resembles advanced mode from Dream Match) and only lets you choose two colors and three win poses per character. Dream Match features two very different modes of play and lets you choose four different character colors and four different win poses. SNK's original King of Fighters '99 is itself a solid fighting game that borrowed much from its predecessor but is a disappointment when compared with it. And KoF Evolution reproduces the gameplay and control scheme of the original King of Fighters '99 for the NeoGeo more or less perfectly. Of course, sound and graphics aren't as important to a game as gameplay. As with the original NeoGeo game, most of KoF Evolution's soundtrack consists of half-hearted techno music - with the exception of Terry Bogard's jazzy but entirely too-laid-back theme, which is, as in the original NeoGeo version, lifted directly from the Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition soundtrack. Unfortunately, the original NeoGeo version featured some of the most boring and forgettable tunes ever to appear in a King of Fighters game, and not even the most high-fidelity recording can make a bad song sound good. All the game's voice samples and sound effects are clear, as is the music, and, unlike Dream Match, the music doesn't cut out between fighting rounds, which makes the KoF Evolution's already reasonable load times seem even shorter. KoF Evolution also faithfully reproduces all the sounds from the original NeoGeo game and features the arranged soundtrack music. In addition, unlike Dream Match, which features a full-length anime introduction, KoF Evolution features an only slightly modified version of the original King of Fighters '99's disappointingly brief introduction sequence. That's because the rest of KoF Evolution's stages are as subdued and as plain as the stages in the NeoGeo version of The King of Fighters '99 all the fancy 3D graphics in the world can't make an open sewer filled with brown water seem exciting or appealing. What's more, the game features crisply rendered, fully 3D versions of each of the original game's backgrounds, as well as a number of attractive all-new backgrounds, the latter of which are probably the best of the bunch. KoF Evolution looks about as good as it possibly can on the Dreamcast - it has all The King of Fighters '99's characters, and each character has every single frame of animation intact. In fact, it's an excellent port - but it's a port of a disappointing game, especially if you've played Dream Match, the previous King of Fighters game. ![]() It features all-new, fully 3D backgrounds, hidden striker characters, and new play modes. The King of Fighters '99 Evolution for the Dreamcast successfully reproduces just about every aspect of SNK's original NeoGeo fighting game, The King of Fighters '99, and actually improves on several of them. ![]()
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