The King of Fighters 2002 Ultimate Match doesn’t promise much beyond a nostalgic 2-D fighting experience, but it certainly packs a wallop.
The cumbersome name deserves an explanation. After publisher SNK Playmore stopped producing annual editions of its premier fighting-game franchise, it kept King of Fighters in the public eye by revamping older games in the series. Thus, this is not a 2002-vintage game but a 2009 remake of it.
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