King of fighters 2002 PS2 release 2004

[seiryu]

News just got out that King of Fighters 2002 will be released in Japan for the Playstation 2 on 25.03.04.
Gonna be a long wait but at least the date is set....so far.

Seiryu

[Kazuya_UK]

Hopefully they stick to the date this time, but other than that.... SWEET!!!! If it is as good a port as SvC, then I'll be very happy

Where did you hear this btw dude?

Kaz

[seiryu]

Read it at Gamefront, a german gaming site but....DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
www.gamefront.de/

I read it wrong.......it was KOF2002 that´s been removed to a 2004 playstation2 release....double DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Daaren]

If they don't change the stage, the music and some of the voices, it's useless to buy it

[Kazuya_UK]

What I really want is for SNKP to release some *arranged* soundtracks again. That is one of the main things that I think is lacking from the ports, but they do also need to add some good bonus features too (that you can unlock). It doesn't have to be anything exceptional, but just putting in some artwork of the website (like in SvC) doesn't really cut it for me.

Kaz

[RoninBuddha]

we need arranged soundtracks indeed

also a few mini-games, online support(?), galleries (mooks!) and some "enhanced" gfx will be nice ;D

[seiryu]

Some new info on the releasedate and the contents of the game have been released.
www.estoys.co.jp/tys/61/61_02_00_00.html#5000000001379

There's going to be a challanger mode in the game as well as a gallery mode. And there's also talk about 2 hidden characters that weren't in the original versions..........Shingo and King maybe?
Price will be 6,800 yen and the date is set for march 25th.

[Daaren]

seiryu said:

Some new info on the releasedate and the contents of the game have been released.
www.estoys.co.jp/tys/61/61_02_00_00.html#5000000001379

There's going to be a challanger mode in the game as well as a gallery mode. And there's also talk about 2 hidden characters that weren't in the original versions..........Shingo and King maybe?
Price will be 6,800 yen and the date is set for march 25th.

Nothing new there, the DC port has the same things

[seiryu]

Yeah, i know.......possible that it´s just a port over from the DC version to that wimpy all buying and copying PS2.

[Kazuya_UK]

True - but the PS2 versions look better imho... better colours as the DC versions had kind of a washed out look. It's not enough to make you want to buy the PS2 version if you already have it for the DC, but if you have neither I'd probably recommend the PS2 version.

We still need arranged soundtracks...

Kaz

[Goemon]

5 new characters for the PS2 version include:

King, Shingo, Goenitz, Geese, and Bosou Iori

Source- gameonline.jp/news/2004/01/16003.html

Hehe, i guess snkp decided "Who needs to bring somebody new or exciting when we can just rip Goenitz, Geese, & Bosou Iori from the ps2 port of SvC plus King & Shingo from the DC version or kof2k2"
Either way, the more the merrier i suppose.

[RoninBuddha]

Goemon said:

5 new characters for the PS2 version include:

King, Shingo, Goenitz, Geese, and Bosou Iori

Source- gameonline.jp/news/2004/01/16003.html

Hehe, i guess snkp decided "Who needs to bring somebody new or exciting when we can just rip Goenitz, Geese, & Bosou Iori from the ps2 port of SvC plus King & Shingo from the DC version or kof2k2"
Either way, the more the merrier i suppose.

WTF?
Why duz the Ps2 ver get Geonitz and Geese?!
and the DC ver only gets Lebo King and Ghey Shingo?!
it aint Fair my friends
(if only my ps2 hadnt drowned!!!!)

[BoriquaSNK]

Thats good news...I always thought that kof 2k2 was the most balanced (and thus boring ) kof's, but with Goenitz and Geese this should be a great port.

[Goemon]

Cover Art


Looks pretty nasty imo.

[Raiken]

Wow simply craptacular ;D