King of Fighters R-2

King of Fighters R-2
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Developer(s)	SNK
Publisher(s)	SNK
Series	The King of Fighters
Platform(s)	Neo-Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch
Release	JP: March 19, 1999 NA: April 30, 1999 EU: October 1, 1999 Nintendo Switch WW: August 7, 2020
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

King of Fighters R-2 (KOF R-2) is a fighting game released by SNK in 1999 for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color handheld system, part of The King of Fighters series. It is the sequel to King of Fighters R-1 for the Neo-Geo Pocket, the previous generation of the handheld. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 7, 2020, which was included as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.

Like most other King of Fighters games, King of Fighters R-2 features various SNK characters. This game, which features the same story as The King of Fighters '98, has the main character going up against Rugal Bernstein, who is creating clones of the main characters.

Gameplay

King of Fighters R-2 brings back most of King of Fighters R-1's gameplay, bringing back Singleplay and Teamplay, and the VS mode using a link cable. The Making mode is a new mode which lets the player customize their fighter and send them on a quest to defeat Rugal Bernstein. Also the player can connect with the Dreamcast game King of Fighters '99 Dream Match. It has all the starting characters from King of Fighters R-1 except Chizuru Kagura and Kim Kaphwan, replacing them with Saisyu Kusanagi and Kasumi Todoh.

Characters

Reception

King of Fighters R-2 on Nintendo Switch received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.

In 2023, Time Extension identified King of Fighters R-2 as one of the best games for the NGPC.