The King of Fighters XV

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 48
  3. Negative: 13 out of 48

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  1. daryl83
    Apr 11, 2022
    0
    Matchmaking is horrendous on the PC version, and they still have not found a way to fix it!
  2. umairaziz
    Feb 18, 2022
    9
    Having Played 900+ Hours in Tekken 7, I wanted to change, KOF series has been part of my attention during my childhood, especially in the KOF 96 to 98 Era, Although in my books, I awarded the crown to Tekken 7, yet in its own category, KOF XV Shines in some areas and fades in the others, Athena's appearance is elegant, Looking at Clark and Terry!!!!!! OMG, they were far more elegant in KOFHaving Played 900+ Hours in Tekken 7, I wanted to change, KOF series has been part of my attention during my childhood, especially in the KOF 96 to 98 Era, Although in my books, I awarded the crown to Tekken 7, yet in its own category, KOF XV Shines in some areas and fades in the others, Athena's appearance is elegant, Looking at Clark and Terry!!!!!! OMG, they were far more elegant in KOF 96 to 2002 titles. They need to be re-modeled. The size of the game is enormous, Having all of the Arcade games libraries on Mame Emulator on my PC takes up to under 20Gigs, this game alone requires 65+GB of Space. Leaving all the complaints aside. This game is enjoyable if given some time and learning. I haven't experienced Online yet. I seriously fear the lagging servers. But if they are at least as good as Tekken 7 Servers, then I'm happy. If your wallet won't hurt, you may get it now @ $28.00 on Steam, else wait for it to drop at $10.00 and then you may secure a copy of your own.… Expand
  3. Annchovy
    Feb 18, 2022
    10
    An excellent addition to the King of Fighters franchise. A very big step up from the previous game.
  4. AbogusDoripu
    Feb 18, 2022
    9
    It's an excellent fighting game that brings a wide variety of characters, the possibility even for beginners to apply impressive and diverse battle modes and the best possible netcode for online matches. Easily a great chapter in one of the most iconic fighting franchises in video game history.
  5. dbrin
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    Great online and it runs better than the playstation versions. A fun and crispy fighting game that makes old and new kof players happy.
  6. Zer0TheHer0
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    Can't rebind the keyboard movement to the arrow keys. Are you kidding me snk? This is unacceptable.
  7. Kaioh
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    As a KoF veteran: this game is dog ****
    - **** online cuz of **** hop->A>combocombocombo meta that is possible tnx to lag
    - boring ass story mode
    - no offline content whatsoever
    - 60$ for this?! gtfo
  8. dragoneric
    Aug 8, 2022
    0
    Terrible matchmaking. I tried to play it for 3 months and the were a lot of problems to find matches and now I can't find any matches anymore.
  9. Phuz
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    Great mix of old and new. Fast and fun. Nearly all my favourites are there.

    I will say that it needs a harder difficulty. I played my 3rd run through today on 2nd to highest difficulty and don't remember losing a round. It destroys SF6 for fun to play. It's fast and fluid and a joy to play. Great variety, graphically stunning and great sound. Edit: Way too easy. Did my 4th    Great mix of old and new. Fast and fun. Nearly all my favourites are there.

    I will say that it needs a harder difficulty. I played my 3rd run through today on 2nd to highest difficulty and don't remember losing a round.

    It destroys SF6 for fun to play. It's fast and fluid and a joy to play. Great variety, graphically stunning and great sound.

    Edit: Way too easy. Did my 4th playthrough on hardest and didn't lose a round.

    Here is what I find baffling. I don't usually play online but with it being so easy, I wanted some challenge. I waited for a match, the match came pretty quickly whilst I was in the practice room waiting. Maybe 30 seconds to a minute. Flawless. Had a fight and a rematch and it was a super smooth experience and that was upstairs away from the router. I just don't understand these online complaints and these low reviews based on the online. I requested a match, got it with no lag, or stutter of any kind. The online pick your team bit was a bit confusing but once I got sorted it was so easy and hassle free.

    Still for me a 10/10 game. Please though and SF6 has done the same. Please just drop this cheesy American announcer BS.    … Expand
  10. Mene0
    May 23, 2022
    7
    The game is absurdly beautiful and the cast is fantastic. I seriously have problems thinking of which 3 characters to fit in my team, given that I like so many of them.
    However, like a lot of recent fighting games, it seems the devs mostly focus on the multiplayer aspect of it and deliver us basically an arcade game. A part from story mode there really isn't any single player    The game is absurdly beautiful and the cast is fantastic. I seriously have problems thinking of which 3 characters to fit in my team, given that I like so many of them.
    However, like a lot of recent fighting games, it seems the devs mostly focus on the multiplayer aspect of it and deliver us basically an arcade game. A part from story mode there really isn't any single player content(altough they added Rugal boss mode, it's pretty barebones too, beat it in 6 tries).
    Also, it seems that since launch, there are people that simply cannot play on line and this problem has not even been adressed by the developers.
    All in all, a great fighting game, but lacking in content.    … Expand
  11. OniSenpai
    Jul 1, 2022
    7
    KOF XV es para los KOF en 3D lo que KOF 98 fue para los KOF en 2D, sin duda es uno de los puntos mas altos de la saga en mucho tiempo. Para cualquiera que haya seguido la saga desde sus inicios este juego es un manjar.

    Por el lado negativo, el apartado gráfico se nota un poco anticuado, además de que el jefe final no tiene una pizca de carisma y la historia es bastante cutre, pero    KOF XV es para los KOF en 3D lo que KOF 98 fue para los KOF en 2D, sin duda es uno de los puntos mas altos de la saga en mucho tiempo. Para cualquiera que haya seguido la saga desde sus inicios este juego es un manjar.

    Por el lado negativo, el apartado gráfico se nota un poco anticuado, además de que el jefe final no tiene una pizca de carisma y la historia es bastante cutre, pero considerando que es un juego de lucha esa es de las partes menos importantes.

    En lo que se refiere al multiplayer, es divertido y el Rollback net hace muy fluidas las batallas, ya que el lag se siente muy poco, pero por desgracia encontrar una partida toma entre 5 y 20 minutos.    … Expand
  12. dddooo
    May 9, 2022
    0
    The game is great.
    Too bad the matchmaking has been broken for months with no fix in sight. This game is already dying and I regret buying it.
    Stay away from it.
  13. joaopraiajunior
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    O jogo é muito bom, me remeteu aos tempos do fliperama. Muito melhor que a Kof XIV.
  14. rushx
    Jun 20, 2023
    10
    Buen trabajo SNK porfin después de una larga espera el crossplay a llegado a KOF, y no solo eso además hay nuevo desafió de jefe Goenitz Koko desuka. SNK haz hecho un increible trabajo esperando que sigas sacando mas contenido a este gran juego Felicidades

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Enemy
    Apr 18, 2022
    80
    Undoubtedly, KOF XV is an evolution over XIV. But I feel like this game is too stuck to its roots of the past and abandons mechanics that were introduced in previous versions. I don't know if I would go so far as to say it's the best game in the franchise – long-time fans would hardly agree with that, even. However, it is a fact that we are talking about another fighting game that is totally worthy in this era of good fighting games in which we live. Could be better? Yes. But it's alright. Maybe next time.
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  2. PCMag
    Feb 28, 2022
    80
    An excellent rebound from the divisive The King of Fighters XIV, KOF XV showcases developer SNK's deep fighting game chops via a creative combat system, vibrant graphics, and many fun extras.
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  3. Gamersky
    Feb 21, 2022
    80
    The King of Fighters XV builds on the success of the previous game. The online mode is a great experience, but the outdated graphics performance and unstable frame rate degrade the gaming experience.
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