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Fun King of Fighters Single-player Games

This is my list of which King of Fighters games are fun and balanced for casual players such as myself in single-player. Since these games are generally very difficult for casual players, in this context 'better' usually means 'easier'.

Highly recommended:
- The King of Fighters '96 - dif 1/8 - 0 continues
- The King of Fighters XII - dif 1/5 - 1 continues

Recommended:
- The King of Fighters XIV - 0-1 continues
- The King of Fighters 2003 - dif 1/8
- King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - dif 4/8 - fair difficulty
- The King of Fighters XII - normal dif - fair difficulty but not so polished

The jury's out:
- The King of Fighters 2001 - dif 1/8
- The King of Fighters 2002 - dif 1/8

Not recommended:
- The King of Fighters '94 - dif 1/8 - annoyingly unfair
- The King of Fighters '98 - dif 1/8 - last boss is very unfair, only seems possible when using continue 'cheat', which is unsatisfying

Games

Title ↓System ↓Year ↓

13 games in database, 12 completed (92%). Year range: 1994-2016, median: 2004.
list - box art - screenshots

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The King of Fighters '94

Neo Geo 1994@3272

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The King of Fighters '96

Neo Geo 1996@3273

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The King of Fighters '98

Neo Geo 1998@82

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The King of Fighters 2001

Neo Geo 2001@3279

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The King of Fighters 2002

Neo Geo 2002@3278

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The King of Fighters 2003

Neo Geo 2003@114

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King of Fighters: Maximum Impact

PlayStation 2 2004@91

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The King of Fighters XII

Xbox 360 2009@151

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The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match

Xbox 360 2009@2046

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The King of Fighters XIII

Xbox 360 2011@424

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The King of Fighters XIII

Windows 2013@791

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The King of Fighters XIV

PlayStation 4 2016@1650

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The King of Fighters 2000

PlayStation 4 2016@2354