KOF 1995 review in Reviews

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Check out this review of the KOF 1995 from the review section.

Do you want a game that looks great has a great engine and excellent tunes but annoys the hell out of you with its insane difficulty? Then King of Fighters 95 is the game for you. This part of the series is a confusing one indeed. Every aspect of the game is well put together except the AI. Usually when you get done playing a game something remains from the experience that stood out to you. Well the only thing that seems to stand out from this shoddy excuse of a fighter is the cheap AI.

It's not hard to make an impossible opponent in fighting games but then where would be the fun if you can't even get past half the opponents. Some of the characters moves were laughable and when the AI felt like it could just perform the same pattern repeatedly such as shooting a fireball at you. In this situation the only sensible thing to do would be to jump over the projectile but as soon as you do the opponent automatically performs some type of invincible move to hit you out of the air. Where the hell are your options? Get clobbered by projectiles or get hit out of the air while trying to avoid them. The problem is the computer does this over and over again. It's like rote memorization of a pattern not skill. The rest of the game however is fairly good. Nice graphics for the time but they should have been a little better considering they're not that far off from 94.

Overall this game could have been a fun and classic fighter instead it comes out as an insanely difficult piece of shit. (Die hard KOF fans need only apply)

Graphics 7/10
AI 1/10
Controls 7/10
Story 5/10 (Same as last year?)
Characters 8/10
Overall 56%
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This is perhaps one of the stupidest reviews I've ever seen. I'm not even sure what the hell game this person was playing. KOF 1995 is an amazing game all around as far as I am concerned. It improves so much on 1994. The team edit was a great addition to the game. The addition of Iori to the game was one of the best things ever done. Not to mention having Billy Kane and Eiji Kisaragi. Backgrounds in the game are beautiful, some of the best ever IMO. Control is great. As far as the difficulty goes, it does get harder as you progress, but it makes for a good challenge. The game is not impossible or anything to beat. Just with a little practice you can get up the final battles with Saisyu Kusanagi and Omega Rugal. He complains about how when you jump over a projectile the AI counters you...I noticed that, so instead I used the "AB" sidestep. Works wonders, especially against Omega Rugal. I find that KOF 1995 is the most underrated KOF game out there. The only drawback to the game is the issue of attack damage being a bit too much. But beyond that, it's one of the best fighters I have ever played. This reviewer doesn't have a clue about this game unfortunately.
 
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99 % of the reviews are just as stupid as that one

no surprise

bobak's in charge of that section

and i do no really think he plays neo geo games

so...

if i was in charge,
id never put online crap like that

but what can you do eh?
 
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Fran

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and oh,
let me stress it once again

to judge a fighting game depending on how cheap the CPU is = lame

then SSFX is the worst game ever made,
cos it's hard as hell

doesnt matter if i still play it almost every day even after 10 years

it's shit because that final battle versus gouki is difficult

ooooooooooooook :rolleyes:
 
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I dont think kof 95 is hard at all. I actually blow through it. I only have trouble at Saishu.


SSFTX on the other hand....Deejay owns my ass any day of the week. Maybe I shouldnt use Ken anymore.

I'll admit my reviews are pretty poor as well. My CVS review...I wish it was taken down. I dont really take this shit seriously.

Ummm, but, you have to remember, these reviews are based on one individuals opinion of a game. We all like and hate..blah balaha.a

Whats the point.
 
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Fran:
99 % of the reviews are just as stupid as that one

no surprise

bobak's in charge of that section

and i do no really think he plays neo geo games

so...

if i was in charge,
id never put online crap like that

but what can you do eh?
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Perhaps we need a person in charge of that section who has an undying love for the Neo...maybe we can petition for you Fran? wink

That's the exact dumb type of reviews that don't belong in the review section. Sure it cuts it over at GameFAQs since no one really has any interest in 2D fighters that don't have "Capcom Vs. (Insert other opponent name)" in the middle. :rolleyes:
 
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The main problem with reviews is that they contain a lot of opinions that are most often not set in concrete.

Reading Rade's RB2 review or LWK's SSIV review, there are things they say there that they don't seem to hold to this day. Like "this is the best game in the series" - the most commonly perishable sentiment.

As for KoF 95, I think it's awesome. I wish I still had it, and forgot why I sold it...
 
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EvilWasabi:
The main problem with reviews is that they contain a lot of opinions that are most often not set in concrete.

Reading Rade's RB2 review or LWK's SSIV review, there are things they say there that they don't seem to hold to this day. Like "this is the best game in the series" - the most commonly perishable sentiment.

As for KoF 95, I think it's awesome. I wish I still had it, and forgot why I sold it...
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My reivews are based off of the high after playing a game for a day or two. After I let time go by, my opinions settle.

I wrote the RB2 review in 5 minutes and the CVS2 one....jesus...wrote it the day after I first played the game. Very excited about it. Rose tinted goggles of a new fighting game... What was I thinking?
 
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EvilWasabi:
The main problem with reviews is that they contain a lot of opinions that are most often not set in concrete.

Reading Rade's RB2 review or LWK's SSIV review, there are things they say there that they don't seem to hold to this day. Like "this is the best game in the series" - the most commonly perishable sentiment.

As for KoF 95, I think it's awesome. I wish I still had it, and forgot why I sold it...
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I think it is best to write reviews at least a month or two after you have played the game for awhile. That's usually when it is easier to review the game because you have built up enough experience with it to see the flaws, good points, etc. Any reviews I have ever wrote were done after I had spent a bit of time playing the game and trying to learn how it plays. The person who wrote that review I think did it after spending a few hours with the game. There's been a few Neo games I disliked at first, but after a bit of time of playing them I've grown to like them a lot more than I did at first. Playing it for awhile made me understand how the game plays and that is essential because you can't use the style of gameplay that one uses for say the King of Fighters 1998 and expect it to be the same for something like Samurai Shodown 2 or Fatal Fury Special. People need to play games for a long period of time before writing it off as a piece of shit.
 
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Fran has a point.

SSFX would be considered total shit by this reviews content.

It's way harder (cheesier) than 95.

Cammy takes off 1/4 of your life meter with a short kick..how is that for damage control?
 
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I should be getting my KOF95 soon, its been a long time since I've played it, and I'll write up an objective review after a few weeks of play. I'll do my best to remain un-bais (which is impossible, I'm human) and will write the review as if it was '95 and then give contempery scores. Now only if Bobak would post my KOF94 review!
 
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I vote FRAN the keeper of reviews!!!
He is the AESHOLE that will not allow stupid pieces of shit like that review get by!!
The KOF 95' is one of the most bad ass games created by SNK no doubt!
The AI is too hard??? Please give me more AI's like this particular one! AI's like KOF 95's only make the player's skill level rise! :mad:
What is the FAN SCENE coming to?? oh_no
-BB
 
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Best hands on Neo reviews there are imho, here

<a href="http://www.neogeoforlife.com/" target="_blank">http://www.neogeoforlife.com/</a>
 
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I don't even look at the reviews page anymore.
Some of the best games have some of the worst scores
ever, it's more like a joke. :rolleyes:
 
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