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After “KOF '98”, often praised by the fans as the best installment in the “KOF” series, and “KOF ’98 UM” 10 years later, “KOF ’98” returns now on the Steam PC gaming platform in an ultimate and final version with THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION is a fighting, arcade and 2d fighter game developed by SNK CORPORATION and Code Mystics and published by SNK CORPORATION.
Released on December 16th 2014 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 2,820 reviews of which 2,558 were positive and 262 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.24€ on Steam with a 85% discount.

The Steam community has classified THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION into these genres:

Fighting Arcade 2D Fighter Action Classic Multiplayer 2D Pixel Graphics Competitive Retro Anime Great Soundtrack Local Multiplayer Controller 1990's

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz dual core
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Onboard graphics chipset with 256MB video RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectSound

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Jan. 2025
It all began in '94... KOF is a series that passed me by the wayside. I am sure that it did for most people, too. Partially due to the fact that I was born way too late for this series to truly intrest me. However, one day, young child me decided that he would get into fighting games. And I sucked at it. But that wasn't the important thing, I loved the few fighting games I played, to the point that I tried to play all the ones I could... Yet I was kinda intimidated by KOF. I had heard of the intimidating difficulty of KOF, and I was terrified of how these games would turn my colon inside out. But one day I decided to watch the series by Thorgi's Arcade about these games... And the stories of the games, the gameplay, the story of the company, and the overall bittersweet ending, made me interested in KOF. So, of course, I started with this one... And it was great. I am not good at these games, in fact, I am quite terrible. However, the sprites were great, the animations were great, the character designs were great, the AI was... okay, the gameplay felt amazing, and above all else, I just felt smitten by how it all played. So yes, this game is wonderful. And I am terrible at it. But that doesn't matter, because even to me, it just feels so sweet.
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Dec. 2024
For those who grew up in the 90s or 2000s, who has never been to an arcade or restaurant that had a KOF 98 machine on display... you got tokens and played this wonderful game on those arcade controls and in the end you got GAME OVER and ran out of tokens? At these times you are feeling like a nostalgic old man like me too! and this King of Fighters 98 is without a doubt the BEST KING OF FIGHTERS of the franchise!! I have more memories and it was the one I played the most on various KOF 98 machines in countless places I went to over the years of my life! more than 97, 99, 2000, 2001 and 2002 and if I were SNK... I would release 99 and 2000 for STEAM RIGHT NOW!
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Sept. 2024
Of all the legacy KoF games, I think I like this one best, but it's a very close tie with '2002 and XIII, which are both awesome games. I feel '98 UM FE has the best mix between the quality of its combat mechanics and presentation, with a big mix of characters to play with. Honestly, the difference between this and '2002 is pretty small as far as I can see, and although I've not played that one as much as this, I just personally prefer some of the character move-sets and voice acting in this game. XIII has better graphics, some nice character customisation and other good modern features, and in some ways is a bit easier to pick up and play as a beginner, but it's also more complex in terms of the combo potential. I'm what you'd call an intermediate level fighting game player, in that I can get very good at them when I practice long enough, but I'm not quite dedicated enough to practice over and over enough for the very highest levels of play. For this kind player I think '98 might well be the best game of the series, as it's learning curve is kind of steep, but once it clicks the whole game opens up to you without needing to study very advanced combo-chaining systems. I also like how difficult the default single player Arcade mode is in KoF '98. I think I beat '2002 on my few credits, whereas KoF '98 I still cannot even get to the boss after 14 hours of play, no matter how many credits I use. This is really good for legacy games, and gamers like me who're content to play offline when they're not in the mood for online matches. I've not played this one online, so can't comment on whether it's much good or not. There's an estimated 60-90 players a day for KoF '98 all in all at the time of writing, but that may cover consoles as well, and there's a fairly healthy number of people playing it over on Fightcade. But I'd advise getting this Steam version as the presentation is really nice, and there's tonnes of content to play with before you'll want to move over to online play. Definitely one of the best fighting games I've played, 10/10
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Sept. 2024
Mr SNK can you please make one new game of king of fighter classic into one combine all from kof 94 to 2003 from stages,soundtrack and all fighters and not the collection but a whole new game using all the classic thing...
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Aug. 2024
PRO's +Great roster +Nostalgia +One of the best ports of the game to date. +Solid game play from the SNK team that has stood the test of time. CON's -It is very challenging to pull off some moves and super moves on a PlayStation analog controller. I find myself losing at critical moments in a game due to either a combo not pulling off correctly or a super move turning into a standing punch or low, strong kick. Why it would register correctly on one side of the screen and not on the other is beyond me. It seems there is a lag in the input when using a controller (digital or analog) for some odd reason. I will update this review to confirm if the same applies to an Xbox controller when I purchase one.
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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION is currently priced at 2.24€ on Steam.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION is currently available at a 85% discount. You can purchase it for 2.24€ on Steam.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION received 2,558 positive votes out of a total of 2,820 achieving a rating of 8.70.
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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION was developed by SNK CORPORATION and Code Mystics and published by SNK CORPORATION.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION is playable and fully supported on Windows.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION is not playable on MacOS.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION is not playable on Linux.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION
-85% 14.99€ 2.24€ -71% 14.99€ 4.48€
8.7
2,558
262
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
65
Developer
SNK CORPORATION, Code Mystics
Publisher
SNK CORPORATION
Release 16 Dec 2014
Platforms
Remote Play
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