

Shun'ei, a teenager with mysterious powers resembling Verse's, enters the tournament again alongside Meitenkun and Benimaru Nikaido to better understand his powers, the Amplified Specters. Chizuru Kagura gathers Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami in order to look after the seal of the snake demon Orochi. Following Antonov's early retirement, new tournament commissioner Anastasia sends out invitations to fighters to join the tournament the mayhem caused by Verse's powers resurrects various long-thought deceased fighters from past tournaments as well. The story focuses on the next King of Fighters tournament held after the appearance and defeat of Verse. Since Max Mode activations in neutral were almost nonexistent in King of Fighters XIV, the developers are giving more incentive to players to not just use it as a combo extender. A neutral state in XIV was not seen often so in XV attack power and guard crush are increased when neutral is activated. In XIV, combos from quick activation were the main way max mode was used so the gauge consumption was increased from 1 to 2 to prevent players from being overwhelmed.

It will also be adjusted as it is apparently quite strong in the demo. Destructoid compared Shatter Strike with a fully charged Focus Attack from Street Fighter IV. Shatter Strike was designed mainly as a defensive system but it can be used offensively when making use of guard points. The single button "Rush" from The King of Fighters XIV reappears and is updated to help newcomers perform combos and special/super moves easier. The game features a wide variety of online modes, including Ranked Match, Casual Match, Room Match, and Online Training. It also reincorporates the common MAX Mode system where fighters can use stronger techniques once energy bars are filled. The parry system also returns under the name Shatter Strike. Like its predecessors, The King of Fighters XV uses a fighting system involving teams composed of three fighters. Kyo ( left) using Shatter Strike against Iori. Player criticism has mainly been directed to the game's inability to find matches within a short period of time. King of Fighters XV generally received praise for its character roster, team-based gameplay, and smooth online performance, but criticism for its story mode, complex tutorials, and mechanics. Taking place after the events of The King of Fighters XIV, the narrative primarily revolves around two fighters with multiverse-related supernatural powers, Shun'ei and Isla, among other returning heroes facing revived threats.
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This is also the first game in The King of Fighters series created using Unreal Engine 4, and the first to implement GGPO rollback networking. It was released on February 17, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The King of Fighters XV, also called KOF XV, is a fighting game developed by SNK.
