PlayStation LifeStyle reviews King of Fighters XII for the PlayStation 3. Is this game still "king" or has it lost its throne to either Street Fighter IV/BlazBlue?

King of Fighters XII was released on July 28, 2009. The game features hand-drawn 2D character sprites and backgrounds, which are very beautifully drawn, but sadly the art does not live up to the HD era. All of the art in KOFXII seems to be of a very low resolution, which makes me think that this game may have been intended for a PS2 release. While the game features a whopping 22 playable characters, this is a big departure from the series. This iteration of KOF does not feature any type of story what so ever, which will drastically lower its replayability. The online play for the game is tremendously broken, even after an almost 800MB patch. In short, King of Fighters XII is a major disappoinment and a very lackluster entry in the series.

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