Heh, Ok I'll toss my thoughts on this.
The King of Fighters* or King of Strikers* 2000 is a fun game. I think it's got a good engine and the characters are vibrant. One thing about KoF 2K which hurts it. The game is horribly broken. This means that there are infinites all over the place and to be quite honest no real new gamer would stand a chance in this VS a good player but, that goes for any fighting game. Overall good game but, being so broken a lot of people don't like it.
Garou:Mark of the Wolves
This game is not so broken as some people would think. The only real issues with this game is the T.O.P bar with whihc some characters*Tizoc for example* can dish out tons of damage with just a few moves.
2ndly the combo engine in this game is solid and offers some interesting play VS KoF's combo system. Being able to do with Rock, Evac Toss, Break, Rising Tackle, P-Shining Knuckles, Rising Tackle feels a bit more rewarding that combos in 2K. I personlly like Garou more but, I was trying to be objective to the issue.
[ June 19, 2001: Message edited by: BonusKun ]