KOF Maximum Impact

[Anya 0]

Yeah I got this tonight. And it sucks. Lame, outdated gameplay. Lame, outdated graphics. Just a completely pointless game. It comes with a second disc with bonus material, but I haven't put it in yet. I'm guessing it sucks, because the in game and packaging art is awful. Also, I guess it was supposed to come with a hat, but I didn't get it. Oh well, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that anyway.

[razazteca 0]

Its only on the PS2 right?

[Use Your Illusion 0]

I'd never play any 3D fighter from SNK.

[Anya 0]

Yeah, it's only on PS2.

 

The story makes no sense. I understand it's a dream match, but it could at least be coherent.

[Ced 0]

I hear it also has English dubbing. That solidified it as a don't buy for me.

[Anya 0]

Yeah, it does.

 

 

The graphics are so bad. It looks first gen. Like it seriously looks like SF EX 3.

 

 

I am trying to figure out the POINT of this game. It's 3D, but it plays like a 2D game and it's not like anyone was WANTING a 3D SNK fighter.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

I'd of thought the 'change' to 3D would've been done to appease Sony, who have a strong distaste for 2D fighters.

[AndrewTS 0]

The graphics are so bad. It looks first gen. Like it seriously looks like SF EX 3.

I rented it and I disagree. Not at all. I like the graphics a hell of a lot. Doesn't look like EX3. EX3 looked like EX2 which looked like EX1.

 

The game has 2D-ish character designs with a gourad-shaded look, but with cartoony, bright colors. It looks great in motion. The characters could use more detail but it's not an issue. There's some great lighting effects on some stages that would work great if they weren't so damn dark. The stages themselves look very cool, although most of them could use better effects. I don't think graphics are the game's problem.

 

...gameplay, however, is. I want to see a well-done hybrid of 2D and 3D gameplay. The Soul games have the quick feel down if not the moves exactly. However, when I'm Power-Dunking Ryo in the ass over and over for 20+ hits--well, that game surely isn't it. It looked promising for the first few minutes, but I don't want a gay niche porn simulator. Hey, there's the gay cowboy--in 3-D!

 

I swear my dog could lay on the controller and do a 7 hit combo. Maybe an infinite if he was chewing on a rawhide and it was under his front legs.

 

There's no post-round win pose, just one end-match one. So the characters don't freeze after the KO. You can keep pummeling the KOed fighter over and over like that trick with the Vs. fighters.

 

This is KOF--where the hell are the TEAMS in this thing?

 

The voices are almost as bad as Toshinden.

 

Mai: JAPAN'S THE BEST!~

Iori: Aaah'll entatain.

(during super) PLAAAAYTAHME'S OH-VAH!!!

 

Yes, they actually TRANSLATED THE JAPANESE MOVE NAMES! Imagine hearing Ryu say "RAISING DRAH-GUN FEEST!" or "DRAH-GUN-PAHNCH!" while doing the Shoryuken. Plus, you want to kill your characters for commenting while side-stepping or rolling: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

 

Surprisingly, Terry sounds much better here than he usually does, either replicating the way he used to speak in other games or sounding a bit clearer. He's an exception, though.

 

Since when did Kim have a sex change? Is that in an earlier KoF that I missed?

 

I'd of thought the 'change' to 3D would've been done to appease Sony, who have a strong distaste for 2D fighters.

 

2D in general, actually. They want them bargain-priced or compiled and *maybe* they'll greenlight it. So X-Boxers get one great Metal Slug and PS2 gets two crappy ones in a compilation. Yay. Although I don't think anyone can really side with SNK for charging full price for Chaos.

[Renegade 0]

Did people really expect anything?

 

*plays 98*

[AndrewTS 0]

Did people really expect anything?

 

*plays 98*

I think the hope was there for the gameplay to be better than the 3D MKs.

 

Did I mention I beat the boss, Duke, 2 rounds STRAIGHT?!

 

That is NOT an SNK boss. Sure, he hit me with something that ate 1/3 of my life bar, but for an SNK boss, a THROW should do that kind of damage.

[Ced 0]

Yes, the dreaded SNK Boss. The one character in video games that is almost guaranteed to CHEAPLY OWN YOUR ASS.

[Renegade 0]

SNKP so should have had Gill as the boss of SVCC.

 

EDIT: Actually is there anyway to get the Fatal Fury cap and not the game?

[AndrewTS 0]

Ren: Wait a week or so and check Ebay.

 

I see the 3D was used mainly to give people alt costumes without making new sprites. Athena in a schoolgirl outfit! Mai with short hair and a short skirt! MotW Terry! Catgirl Mignon! Raver Punk Iori! Metal Slug Yuri!

 

The new character designs are really lame. We have Gay Capoeira Cowboy, Mignon who is either a magical girl or a catgirl depending on the costume and seems to be Bao's big sister (with her gignormous projectiles), and the blond bimbo can't seem to decide which DoA chick she's a blatant rip off of.

 

It's fun, despite all my bitching about it, but Stylish Arts and the basic combo system needs completely overhauled. You can decimate some one in the corner with them getting little chance for escape, etc.

 

I personally want to see a perfect 2D/3D fusion of gameplay, but it's not been done quite right yet.

 

It seems every fighting series needs its' "3D for the sake of being 3D" entry:

 

SF EX

MK 4

Wild Ambition

SamSho64

now KoF MI

 

There is a team play mode, but it's not a part of story mode. *shrug*

 

SNKP so should have had Gill as the boss of SVCC

 

An SNK boss...that resurrects too?!?!

 

*head goes boom*

[Renegade 0]

I need that hat!