4.4

The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest

Release Date calendar
July 23, 1998
Platform joystick
Arcade
Game Type type
Released
Max Players players
2
Overview

The All-Star dream battle is here at last: It's King of Fighters '98! Here come 38 of your favorite characters from the King of Fighters series. Your favorite characters and teams are back! Filled with new surprises like the Roulette Team Edit and Advantage System, King '98 will pop your cork with unrelenting excitement! The King of Fighters '98 (given the subtitle Dream Match Never Ends in Japan and The Slugfest in the U.S.) is a 1998 fighting game released by SNK released for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the fifth game in The King of Fighters series. This installment was advertised by SNK as a "special edition" of the series, as it featured most of the characters who appeared in the previous games (from KOF '94 to '97), regardless of whether the character was killed off in the series' ongoing storyline.

Alternate Names
  • The King of Fighters '98 World World
  • The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest / King of Fighters '98 - Dream Match Never Ends World World
  • King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends Japan Japan
Cooperative

No

ESRB

Not Rated

Genres
Fighting
Developers
SNK
Publishers
SNK
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