THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

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 2,742 reviews of which 2,484 were positive and 258 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.24€ on Steam and has 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 Retro Great Soundtrack Competitive Anime Local Multiplayer 1990's Controller

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Requirements

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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

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

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

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...

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.

Jan. 2024

this game is broken, but that's what makes it fun as hell, the only thing I can say is a problem is that they didn't use the arranged tracks, there's a mod out there in the community hub to replace the soundtrack with the arranged one, but... why didn't just SNK added the arranged tracks, God dammit. good game, btw

Jan. 2024

𝕆𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕘𝕠𝕝𝕕? 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕚𝕩𝕖𝕝 𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕟'𝕥 𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕝𝕠𝕝 The game is fully packaged with new compact settings HUD, that allows you access to a certain amount of gameplay modes such as Versus, Arcade, Survival and Online and guess what, the game's online is still alive... Until you get sick of the Chinese lag and turn it off! Enter The King of Fighters 98', the OG for many of us where you get to pick a team of three from a roster of very unique fighters with many unique gameplay styles. For instance, Heidern's Lifesucking punch really does transfer enemy hp to your own bar lol. All in all, the combos in this one are quite mild, nothing you can't actually recover from; it's really in the end just a game of wits and whether you're able to counter your opponent's next big whiff. All in all, KOF98 was the OG for many (not me, I started with 95 lol) and it's still, to this day, a must-have game on any aspiring fighter's gaming list. It's 9/10 ... STORM BRINGAAAAA

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

-85% 14.99€ 2.24€

8.7

2,484

258

Online players

Developer

SNK CORPORATION, Code Mystics

Publisher

SNK CORPORATION

Release 16 Dec 2014

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