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KOF: Maximum Impact 2

KOF: Maximum Impact 2 (KOFMI2), released in North America as The King of Fighters 2006 (KOF 2006, or KOF '06), is a 3D fighting game produced by SNK Playmore and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. An updated version was released in 2008 under the title KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A. It is the sequel to KOF: Maximum Impact, which itself was a spinoff of The King of Fighters series.

KOF: Maximum Impact 2
Developer(s)Noise Factory
Publisher(s)SNK Playmore
Ignition Entertainment
Director(s)Masahiro Maeda
Producer(s)Falcoon
Designer(s)Takahiro Abe
Yutaka Kurozumi
Programmer(s)Kazuaki Ezato
Artist(s)Falcoon
Writer(s)Akihiko Ureshino
Composer(s)Toshikazu Tanaka
SeriesThe King of Fighters
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: April 27, 2006
  • NA: September 19, 2006
  • EU: March 23, 2007
[1]
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Up to 2 players simultaneously

Gameplay Edit

Plot Edit

Many contended that the illegal fighting tournament in Southtown was sponsored by the gangland syndicate "Mephistopheles" to achieve the annihilation of their rivals and procure some operating capital. After its "King," Duke, suffered defeat at the hands of Alba Meira in the finals, he and his organization vanished from Southtown. Meanwhile, the media, firmly under Duke's control, released a fusillade of sensational exposés based on information from confidential sources regarding their former oppressors. In spite of this new torrent of "information," almost no one knew that an even larger entity had been pulling Mephistopheles' puppet strings.

The truth behind the Addes organization name was only known throughout the dark recesses of the underworld. No one really had an inkling as to what this organization truly entailed. Now, another of Addes was to reveal a new battle royale. Invitations in white envelopes were sent to the world's mightiest, who will find the call to the battle by Addes irresistible.

As stated in Alba Meira's private novel by Akihiko Ureshino on the official KOF Maximum Impact 2 site (which serves as an official follow up to the story of KOF Maximum Impact 2), Alba was in fact the one who defeated Jivatma and Luise.[2] Soiree was kidnapped as a result of that and Alba has not seen him since then.

Characters Edit

The game features 24 initially selectable characters, as well as 14 secret characters (including the final boss), for a total of 38 playable characters. Some characters have special alternate versions that can be unlocked. New characters are marked in bold.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hidden character
  2. ^ A version of Ralf who doesn't flinch when hit, and whose attacks do greatly increased guard damage.
  3. ^ Shares most of his moves (and a special intro) with Nagase.
  4. ^ Boss character
  5. ^ Kyo Kusanagi with a moveset based on KOF '95, and is wearing his outfit from the Orochi and NESTS saga.
  6. ^ Ryo Sakazaki's Buriki One version.
  7. ^ Terry Bogard's Garou: Mark of the Wolves version.

Revisions Edit

Regulation A Edit

An update to Maximum Impact 2, it was released for the Taito Type X2 arcade system in Japan on July 7, 2008. It is the only arcade release made for the KOF: MI series and includes Ash Crimson, Blue Mary, Makoto Mizoguchi from Data East's Fighter's History series, and newcomer Xiao Lon, who is a Hizoku Assassin like her agnate brother, Duo Lon, into its character roster. Regulation A is a remake of Maximum Impact 2, but with the classic 3-on-3 gameplay from the 2D KOF series added in hopes of winning over the series fanbase as well as new players.

Despite the addition of four new characters, Armor Ralf has been removed, as have several stages, as well as the story and challenge modes from Maximum Impact 2. In addition, all of the characters have lost half of their outfits in both normal and alternate types. Some new music has been added, including songs from the original Maximum Impact and Sengoku 3, in addition to new alternate versions of existing stages and a new stage for Makoto Mizoguchi.

The game was also released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan, on July 26, 2008. It was planned for release in the U.S. along with RA2, but was cancelled due to the timing of KOF XII.

Regulation A2 Edit

A sequel to KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A was announced for the PlayStation 2 and Taito Type X2 at the Tokyo Game Show 2007. Many believed that the game was put on hold due to the development of The King of Fighters XII, but it was later canceled.[3]

Anime Edit

The King of Fighters: Another Day Edit

The tie-in animated series based on the popular fighting game series The King of Fighters. It was produced and animated by Production I.G, and revolves around the plot of KOF: Maximum Impact, along with some touches of the current storyline about Ash Crimson, who joined the MI gang in the arcade game, The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation A. The ONA series was included with the Japanese release of Maximum Impact 2.

Reception Edit

The game was nominated to the "PSXE's 2006 Game of the Year Awards" in the category Best Fighting Game, but it lost to Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.[10] Greg Kasavin from GameSpot ranked the game as good, giving it a score of 7.3 over 10. He commented while the game was highly improved from its prequel, it had many issues. Use of 3D graphics, although being praised too for being "good in most cases", did not make changes to fights in comparison to 2D games from the series. However, he praised the variability of playable characters with different moves as well as their alternative costumes.[8] 1Up.com reviewer Richard Li rated the game as B+. He also praised the use of alternative costumes, commenting they "make even the most seasoned fan chuckle." He praised the mechanics from fights by saying they are much better from the first Maximum Impact, allowing the players to use new tactics to defeat his/her opponent.[6]

The game sold 56,431 units in Japan.[11]

References Edit

  1. ^ "The King of Fighters 2006 Release Information for PlayStation 2". GameFAQs. from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  2. ^ . 2007-04-17. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  3. ^ "system16.com". from the original on 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. ^ "King of Fighters 2006". GameRankings. from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  5. ^ "King of Fighters 2006". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  6. ^ a b Li, Richard (2006-09-19). "King of Fighters 2006 (PS2)". 1Up.com. Retrieved 2009-01-15.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Albiges, Luke (2007-07-17). "King Of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2". Eurogamer. from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  8. ^ a b Kasavin, Greg (2006-09-15). "The King of Fighters 2006 Review". GameSpot. from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  9. ^ . Power Unlimited (in Dutch). July 25, 2007. Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  10. ^ . psxetreme.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  11. ^ . Geimin. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

External links Edit

  • KOF: Maximum Impact 2 at the official Japanese website of SNK Playmore
  • KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A official website

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KOF Maximum Impact 2 KOFMI2 released in North America as The King of Fighters 2006 KOF 2006 or KOF 06 is a 3D fighting game produced by SNK Playmore and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006 An updated version was released in 2008 under the title KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A It is the sequel to KOF Maximum Impact which itself was a spinoff of The King of Fighters series KOF Maximum Impact 2Developer s Noise FactoryPublisher s SNK PlaymoreIgnition EntertainmentDirector s Masahiro MaedaProducer s FalcoonDesigner s Takahiro AbeYutaka KurozumiProgrammer s Kazuaki EzatoArtist s FalcoonWriter s Akihiko UreshinoComposer s Toshikazu TanakaSeriesThe King of FightersEngineRenderWarePlatform s Arcade PlayStation 2ReleaseJP April 27 2006NA September 19 2006EU March 23 2007 1 Genre s FightingMode s Up to 2 players simultaneously Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Characters 4 Revisions 4 1 Regulation A 4 2 Regulation A2 5 Anime 5 1 The King of Fighters Another Day 6 Reception 7 References 8 External linksGameplay EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2016 Plot EditMany contended that the illegal fighting tournament in Southtown was sponsored by the gangland syndicate Mephistopheles to achieve the annihilation of their rivals and procure some operating capital After its King Duke suffered defeat at the hands of Alba Meira in the finals he and his organization vanished from Southtown Meanwhile the media firmly under Duke s control released a fusillade of sensational exposes based on information from confidential sources regarding their former oppressors In spite of this new torrent of information almost no one knew that an even larger entity had been pulling Mephistopheles puppet strings The truth behind the Addes organization name was only known throughout the dark recesses of the underworld No one really had an inkling as to what this organization truly entailed Now another of Addes was to reveal a new battle royale Invitations in white envelopes were sent to the world s mightiest who will find the call to the battle by Addes irresistible As stated in Alba Meira s private novel by Akihiko Ureshino on the official KOF Maximum Impact 2 site which serves as an official follow up to the story of KOF Maximum Impact 2 Alba was in fact the one who defeated Jivatma and Luise 2 Soiree was kidnapped as a result of that and Alba has not seen him since then Characters EditThe game features 24 initially selectable characters as well as 14 secret characters including the final boss for a total of 38 playable characters Some characters have special alternate versions that can be unlocked New characters are marked in bold Alba Meira Armor Ralf a b Athena Asamiya Billy Kane Bonne Jenet a Chae Lim Clark Still Duke Fiolina Germi a Hanzo Hattori a c Hyena a Iori Yagami Jivatma a d K Kim Kaphwan a Kula Diamond Kyo Kusanagi Kyo Kusanagi Classic a e Leona Heidern Lien Neville Lilly Kane a Luise Meyrink Mai Shiranui Maxima Mignon Beart Mr Karate II a f Nagase Nightmare Geese a Ninon Beart a Ralf Jones Richard Meyer a Rock Howard Ryo Sakazaki Seth Soiree Meira Terry Bogard Wild Wolf a g Yuri Sakazaki a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hidden character A version of Ralf who doesn t flinch when hit and whose attacks do greatly increased guard damage Shares most of his moves and a special intro with Nagase Boss character Kyo Kusanagi with a moveset based on KOF 95 and is wearing his outfit from the Orochi and NESTS saga Ryo Sakazaki s Buriki One version Terry Bogard s Garou Mark of the Wolves version Revisions EditRegulation A Edit An update to Maximum Impact 2 it was released for the Taito Type X2 arcade system in Japan on July 7 2008 It is the only arcade release made for the KOF MI series and includes Ash Crimson Blue Mary Makoto Mizoguchi from Data East s Fighter s History series and newcomer Xiao Lon who is a Hizoku Assassin like her agnate brother Duo Lon into its character roster Regulation A is a remake of Maximum Impact 2 but with the classic 3 on 3 gameplay from the 2D KOF series added in hopes of winning over the series fanbase as well as new players Despite the addition of four new characters Armor Ralf has been removed as have several stages as well as the story and challenge modes from Maximum Impact 2 In addition all of the characters have lost half of their outfits in both normal and alternate types Some new music has been added including songs from the original Maximum Impact and Sengoku 3 in addition to new alternate versions of existing stages and a new stage for Makoto Mizoguchi The game was also released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on July 26 2008 It was planned for release in the U S along with RA2 but was cancelled due to the timing of KOF XII Regulation A2 Edit A sequel to KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A was announced for the PlayStation 2 and Taito Type X2 at the Tokyo Game Show 2007 Many believed that the game was put on hold due to the development of The King of Fighters XII but it was later canceled 3 Anime EditThe King of Fighters Another Day Edit The tie in animated series based on the popular fighting game series The King of Fighters It was produced and animated by Production I G and revolves around the plot of KOF Maximum Impact along with some touches of the current storyline about Ash Crimson who joined the MI gang in the arcade game The King of Fighters Maximum Impact Regulation A The ONA series was included with the Japanese release of Maximum Impact 2 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings70 24 28 revs 4 Metacritic66 5 Review scoresPublicationScore1Up comB 6 Eurogamer4 0 10 7 GameSpot7 3 10 8 Power Unlimited74 9 The game was nominated to the PSXE s 2006 Game of the Year Awards in the category Best Fighting Game but it lost to Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection 10 Greg Kasavin from GameSpot ranked the game as good giving it a score of 7 3 over 10 He commented while the game was highly improved from its prequel it had many issues Use of 3D graphics although being praised too for being good in most cases did not make changes to fights in comparison to 2D games from the series However he praised the variability of playable characters with different moves as well as their alternative costumes 8 1Up com reviewer Richard Li rated the game as B He also praised the use of alternative costumes commenting they make even the most seasoned fan chuckle He praised the mechanics from fights by saying they are much better from the first Maximum Impact allowing the players to use new tactics to defeat his her opponent 6 The game sold 56 431 units in Japan 11 References Edit The King of Fighters 2006 Release Information for PlayStation 2 GameFAQs Archived from the original on 2013 10 07 Retrieved 2013 10 05 KOF Max Impact 2 Novel Translation Alba Only 2007 04 17 Archived from the original on April 15 2008 Retrieved 2008 07 28 system16 com Archived from the original on 2011 09 22 Retrieved 2012 01 03 King of Fighters 2006 GameRankings Archived from the original on 2009 03 11 Retrieved 2009 03 23 King of Fighters 2006 Metacritic Retrieved 2009 03 23 a b Li Richard 2006 09 19 King of Fighters 2006 PS2 1Up com Retrieved 2009 01 15 permanent dead link Albiges Luke 2007 07 17 King Of Fighters Maximum Impact 2 Eurogamer Archived from the original on 2009 03 18 Retrieved 2009 03 23 a b Kasavin Greg 2006 09 15 The King of Fighters 2006 Review GameSpot Archived from the original on 2009 01 14 Retrieved 2009 01 15 King of Fighters Maximum Impact II Power Unlimited in Dutch July 25 2007 Archived from the original on August 17 2007 Retrieved August 21 2022 PSXE s 2006 Game of the Year Awards psxetreme com Archived from the original on 2009 03 06 Retrieved 2009 03 12 2006年テレビゲームソフト売り上げTOP500 ファミ通版 Geimin Archived from the original on 2012 05 06 Retrieved September 18 2018 External links EditKOF Maximum Impact 2 at the official Japanese website of SNK Playmore KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A official website Retrieved from https 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