Now each team consists of four characters, but only three are let into battle. Taking a page from the CapcomРІР‚в„ўs frantic РІР‚Сљ VersusРІР‚Сњ games, King of Fighters РІР‚в„ў99 introduces Strikers into the mix. The character portraits, while still by SNKРІР‚в„ўs house artist Shinkiro, have a much more modern-feeling, cleaner look. The look and feel of The King of Fighters РІР‚в„ў99 is quite a bit darker than the other games, which also shows through in the soundtrack.

The roster is relatively small, and feels a bit lazy, seeing as how two characters are literally Kyo clones (Kyo-1, who plays like the РІР‚в„ў94/РІР‚в„ў95 Kyo, and Kyo-2, who plays like the РІР‚в„ў96/РІР‚в„ў97 version.) Iori and the РІР‚СљrealРІР‚Сњ Kyo (who has another new moveset and is the version used in all following games) are initially hidden РІР‚вЂњ they werenРІР‚в„ўt going to be in the game at all, but SNK eventually added them due to popular demand. Other new characters include the sadistic military girl Whip, stupid little kid Bao, Tae Kwon Do master Jhun Hoon, and Chinese girl Xiangfei, the latter of which is taken from Real Bout Fatal Fury 2. The new hero is KРІР‚в„ў, joined by cyborg grappler Maxima. The King of Fighters РІР‚в„ў99 starts the NESTS storyline, a plot of an evil organization who seeks to clone the worldРІР‚в„ўs most powerful warriors and use their DNA for their own nefarious purposes.

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