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The King of Fighters: Heat of Battle (1997)

The King of Fighters: Heat of Battle cover
Developer
SNK
Publisher
Takara
Platforms
Game Boy
Genres
Fighting

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How it feels

Take on KOF96's roster in this handheld fighting game port from SNK's beloved King of Fighters series.

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About

The King of Fighters '96 is the third game in The King of Fighters series by SNK. This game is the second chapter of the story arc "Orochi Saga", which began in The King of Fighters '95. Like with '95, '96 would receive a Game Boy product based on it, called Nettō The King of Fighters '96; it was also released in Europe, as The King of Fighters: Heat of Battle.

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