


The game's main gimmick is the Hyper Drive Meter. Critical Counter and Guard Attacks have been done away with completely, and camera zoom-ins only occur during certain animations.
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The overall gameplay speed has been increased, placing it in line with previous entries in the series the super meter also returns to KOF 2002's 3-to-5 stock system. KOF XIII does away with many of the changes made by KOF XII and the other Ash Saga games. It was also released in 2013 for the NESICAxLive digital distribution platform. The arcade version of the game was later re-released in Apas The King of Fighters XIII Climax, adding numerous additions (including characters) and fixes from the console versions.
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Both mobile versions received an updated version in 2012 (titled The King of Fighters-i 2012 for the iOS version and The King of Fighters-A 2012 for the Android version), featuring the entire roster of the original game and an optional ad-supported free-to-play version.

It was also ported to both iOS (on Jas The King of Fighters-i) and Android devices (on Maas The King of Fighters Android), featuring simplified touch-based controls (similar to the mobile versions of Street Fighter IV). It was later ported to the PC, released digitally via Steam on Septem(titled The King of Fighters XIII: Steam Edition). Along with new console-exclusive characters, the ports adds bonus game modes and features (including paid downloadable content and the ability to change button configuration on the character select screen).
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The mysterious plan of Ash Crimson (after stealing the power from Iori Yagami) also reaches its climax, with a new hero team composed of his former comrades (led by Elisabeth Blanctorche) set out to stop him.Īlong with a minor update to the arcade version, the game was ported to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, both published in North America (by Atlus on November 22, 2011), in Europe (by Rising Star on November 25, 2011), and in Japan (by SNK Playmore on December 1, 2011). With a third tournament hosted by Rose Bernstein (who is revealed to be under control by the main villains) in effect, the leader of the mysterious "Those from the Past" organization begins the final phase in his plan to unlock the power of Orochi for his own purpose. The game's story takes place after the events of The King of Fighters XI and concludes the series' "Ash Saga" story arc. It is the last game in the main series to use 2D characters and backgrounds. It also further revamps the gameplay sub-systems, removing most of additions from its predecssor (including the camera zooming effects and the Critical Counter system) while adding new ones (including EX Special/Super Moves and a "Hyper Drive Meter" for cancelling special/super moves into another). The thirteenth main installment of the King of Fighters series, King of Fighters XIII expands on the revamped graphical and gameplay style of its predecessor by adding 11 additional characters (most of whom are returning characters) and bringing back optional pre-defined teams and the game's traditional single-player story. The King of Fighters XIII is a 2D tag-team fighting game developed and released by SNK Playmore for arcades (running PC-based Taito Type X² hardware) in Japan on July 14, 2010.
