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The high popularity of Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami led to their immediate inclusion in the game. While performing a popularity poll based on the characters, Eolith still aimed to make the least popular teams featured in the game. The team aimed for a refinement of the original gameplay system from previous KOF games. One of the biggest changes is the optional use of Strikers where players can use between one and three characters assisting the playable one. Fearing disappointment from returning fans, Eolith decided to maintain the most of the common parts from The King of Fighters while adding new elements to it. Brezza Soft helped Eolith in the making of the video game.
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Eolith took interest into developing The King of Fighters due to the franchise's popularity in Korea and wanted to please the fans of the series worldwide.
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In 2000, SNK went bankrupt but Eolith contracted a license agreement in the same year to keep with the production of the series KOF. Heidern also makes his KOF return, taking Whip's place in the Ikari Warriors Team, while Kim Kaphwan 's young student May Lee takes over Jhun Hoon's place in the Korea Justice Team, the latter being unable to compete due to an injury. Yuri Sakazaki rejoins the Art of Fighting Team, while King and Mai Shiranui once again lead the Women Fighters Team along with the returning Li Xiangfei and Hinako Shijo. Kyo Kusanagi joins his former teammates of Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon, reuniting the original Japan Team along with Shingo Yabuki, while Iori Yagami joins a team composed of agents Seth, Vanessa, and Ramon. NESTS sends their own team to compete in the tournament, composed of NESTS agents Kula Diamond, K9999, Foxy, and Angel.
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They are now joined by former Ikari Warriors Team member Whip and the assassin Lin formerly from Benimaru's Team, both of whom are seeking the destruction of NESTS as well. K′ and Maxima return to put an end to NESTS once and for all. Another KOF tournament is being held and this time, it's hosted by the NESTS cartel, the group of antagonists behind the events of the previous two games. One year has passed since most of South Town was decimated by the now-destroyed Zero Cannon. Players can now cancel an attack into a Striker Summon with use of a Cancel Striker, while some characters now have Wire Whip techniques which will send an opponent flying into the air and arrive at the other side of the fighting area. MAX-level Super Special Moves requires two stocks to perform. One stock can be used to summon a striker, perform a guard or super cancel, a blow-away attack, or a Super Special Move. Teams with no strikers will have a longer Power Gauge to fill and can carry only one stock, while a team with only one fighter and three strikers will fill their Power Gauge quicker and carry up to four stocks. The number of strikers in one 's team will affect the length and number of stocks of the player's Power Gauge.
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Before each match, the player can form a team configuration of four fighters and no strikers, to one fighter and three strikers. Instead of a strict "three fighters and one striker" format, this installment introduces the Tactical Order System, which allows the player to select which characters will they control in combat and which characters will serve as strikers.
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Like in the previous game, the battles are once again between teams of four. Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between May Lee and Hinako Shijou.