The King of Fighters '94

ReleasedAug 25, 1994

Arcade
Neo Geo AES
PlayStation 3
Wii
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation Portable
Neo Geo CD

About

Rugal Bernstein is an incredibly rich and notorious arms and drug trafficker, as well as an incredibly skilled and ruthless fighter. Having become bored with the lack of competition, Rugal decides to host a new King of Fighters tournament. Rugal has his secretary travel to eight destinations around the world and invite fighters to his new tournament. Unlike the previous KOF tournaments depicted in the Fatal Fury series, the new King of Fighters is a team tournament, with eight teams of three, each representing a different nationality, participating this time. Most characters come from other SNK games, such as Team Italy, which is composed of three heroes from the original Fatal Fury: Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi. The two heroes from Art of Fighting (Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia) are featured along with their mentor and Ryo's father (Takuma Sakazaki) make up Team Mexico. Team Korea features Kim Kaphwan from Fatal Fury 2 as the leader of two convicts he's trying to reform Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge, while Team England is a mix of female fighters from Fatal Fury 2 (Mai Shiranui) and the Art of Fighting series (Yuri Sakazaki, King). The two heroes from Psycho Soldier (Athena Asamiya and Sie Kensou) form Team China along with their mentor, Chin Gentsai. Similarly, Team Brazil features the heroes from Ikari Warriors (Ralf and Clark) along with their commanding officer Heidern. Additionally, the game features two teams composed entirely of original characters: Team Japan featuring Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon, and Team USA composed of Heavy D!, Lucky Glauber and Brian Battler.

Developer: SNK
Publisher: D4 Enterprise, SNK, SNK Playmore
Genres: Fighting
Themes: Action
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective: Side view
Age ratings: ESRB T, PEGI 12, CERO B, CLASSIND 14, ACB M, USK 12, GRAC 12+
Time to beat: 1 h rushed · 1 h normally · 1 h completionist
IGDB rating: 68 / 100 (44 ratings)
Also known as: The King of Fighters 1, KOF '94, 拳皇94, The King of Fighters I, KOF94

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Arcade	Aug 25, 1994
Neo Geo AES	Oct 1, 1994
Neo Geo CD	Nov 2, 1994 · Japan1995 · North America
PC (Microsoft Windows)	Nov 18, 2008 · EuropeJul 27, 2012 · Japan
PlayStation 3	Dec 21, 2010
PlayStation Portable	Dec 21, 2010
Wii	Nov 6, 2007 · JapanNov 23, 2007 · EuropeJan 7, 2008 · North America