The King of Fighters XIV Steelbook Launch Edition - PlayStation 4

The game is underrated, but is one of my favorite fighters this year. Not your classic KOF with sprites, everything has been modeled 3D now. No Biggie, still looks great. The character roster is big which is a plus and lots of different modes. Only con I REALLY dislike is the auto combo button by simply mashing low punch, or low kick....Everything else is superb.

The biggest takeaway for this version of King of Fighters is the leap back to 3-D. I read reviews of the game prior and the biggest complaint most people had was the lifeless 3-D models when compared to the old 2-D graphics. I have to say that it is not that bad. There may be some missing charm from the old games but it's nothing horrendous. There is also a patch coming that will re-work the graphics to look even better. The character selection, gameplay, and different modes are outstanding. This is the best fighting game on the PS4. Far outclassing Street Fighter V and this is coming from a Street Fighter fan since Street Fighter II back in 1991. The biggest shortcoming for this game to me is the netcode. SNK Playmore have never put a good netcode together. If you don't plan on playing online though you won't be affected. If you're a fighting game fan pick this up right away.

Let me begin by writing that I've enjoyed these games for many years and have been able to play every installment in the KOF series. The roster is excellent and the gameplay is extremely fun and competitive as always. My reasons for not giving this game full stars were that I felt like the main story doesn't seem to make too much sense and some endings ultimately left me scratching my head. Also, I felt the final boss was just randomly thrown in as filler. I did find the online players to be extremely creative and fun to play against most times. If you enjoy fighting games, you should absolutely give this game a try.

This is The King of Fighters XIV, it's one of my favorite games I bought in 2016. There are 50 characters to choose from and they all play different. Amazing game.

The graphics are great and the amount of selectable characters is pretty extensive, unfortunately the online matching is very lagging and slow. If you ever played another king of fighters before expect exactly the same gameplay but with inproved graphics.

I played the past game in the King of Fighters series, XIII and was pretty impressed with it. But being new to the series it all seemed a little fast. The new game slows things down a little and adds 3D character models which are great. The sheer number of characters is amazing in this type of game especially considering they all play so well and none are additional DLC purchases (hallelujah!). The game is supposed to get another big free graphical update in mid-January, so if you are new to the series I can highly recommend it. Coming from Street Fighter it is very easy to pickup and learn moves, in fact many are moves used by Street Fighter characters.

It might not be as polished as SFV, but it holds its own. You have a huge roster from the start and the fighting is fun an real easy to pick up. I recommend it for any fighting game lover.

Might not be the best looking game but the gameplay is extremely good just make sure to play it with friends offline. The netcode pretty bad