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
The King of Fighters '94 SNK Neogeo 1994 1 video C 9 logs The King of Fighters '96 SNK Neogeo 1996 1 video C 3 logs King of Fighters 98 SNK Neogeo 1998 1 video C x 2 2 logs The King of Fighters 2001 Eolith Neogeo 2001 C 3 logs The King of Fighters 2002 Eolith Neogeo 2002 C 3 logs The King of Fighters 2003 SNK Neogeo 2003 1 video C x 3 6 logs King of Fighters: Maximum Impact SNK PS2 2004 C x 9 9 logs The King of Fighters XII SNK 360 2009 C x 3 3 logs King of Fighters 98 360 2009 2 videos C x 2 2 logs The King of Fighters XIII SNK 360 2011 C x 4 5 logs The King of Fighters XIII SNK Win 2013 1 video C x 2 3 logs The King of Fighters XIV SNK PS4 2016 3 videos C x 4 9 logs The King of Fighters 2000 SNK PS4 2016 1 logs