KoF2k3 mini review

[BryLmoo]

Alright, I just got this game 2 days ago. Here is what I think so far.

DAMN THIS RULES!

I cannot tell you how much better this is than 2k1.
The characters are fast onscreen.
The music is GOOD
The backgrounds, although not perfect, are generally solid.
The roster is just about perfect.
New characters and such...A LOT OF DETAIL.

SNK made this one.

I actually FEEL like I'm doing something worthwhile when I switch characters. This is the BEST SYSTEM since 99's striker system.

If you can't make up your mind....just buy it. Believe me.

 

[taitai]

hay.

2k2 wasn't so bad.

 

[jaydubnb]

Yeah, 2K3 is damned good. Its funny, how 2K1, 2K2, 2K3 are vastly different from one another but all excellent in their own rights.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

One of the first "odd year" kofs that I don't think suck 99...2k1... god damn, what crap. 97 was the last pretty good odd year'd kof.

I think 2k2 gets way too much shit. What's wrong with people?

But anyhow, 2k3 grew on me. Good game.
Spike

 

[BryLmoo]

KoF2k3 just has this style to it...

I can't place my finger on it. The game moves faster than any other KoF I've ever played, and its just...really fun.

The most fun I've had in a fighter since KoF2k. Not counting SvC:Chaos.

Bryan

 

[evil wasabi]

First KOF that I've liked, the system was just too slow for me with 3 separate matches, not that they're bad games, just not my style at all.

 

[snesaes]

I love KOF 2003, but I wish the CPU was actually fun to play against. But my 2 friends have warmed up to this year's KOF and it's fun to play with them. KOF 2002 was awesome by the way.

 

[Saisyu Kusanagi]

kof 2003 rumble in durham NC, "Ready, Go"

Real Tournament info!!!!!
Rules

Official Tournament Games:
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Capcom Vs Snk 2
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
Guilty Gear XX
King of Fighters 2003
Soul Calibur 2
Samurai Showdown 2
SNK vs Capcom
Tekken 4
Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves

Date: June 5th and 6th 2004
Locaiton: Gamefrog in North Gate Mall, Durham, North Carolina

Fees:
There is a $5 fee to get into Gamefrog and it's $5 per game
The $5 door charge is to pay Gamefrog for letting us use their place to hold this tournament
The other $5 oges straight to the pot for each particular game you enter
So if you want to play a game it will cost you $10 ($5 for the game and $5 to get into the facility)
IF you want to play 3 games it will cost you $20 ($5 for each game [$15] and $5 to get into the facility)
Your door fee is good from the time you get it till the end of the tournament (Sunday)

******This is a 2 day event********

Saturday games are:
Capcom versus SNK 2
King of Fighters 2003
Guilty Gear X2
Soul Calibur
Samurai Showdown 2 (Main Event Game)

Sunday games are:
SNK versus Capcom
Marvel versus Capcom 2
Tekken 4
Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike (Main Event Game)

Schedule:
Saturday:
Registration starts at 10am
11am - last minute registration for all games
12noon - registration ends for CvS2 and Soul Calibur 2 (you can still regiester for ss2/KOF2k3/ggxx after this point)
1245pm - regiestation ends for KOF2k3, GGXX and Samurai Showdown 2 (you can still register for day 2 games after this point)
1pm - Capcom vs SNK2 and Soul Calibur 2 tournaments begin
2pm - King Of Fighters 2003 begins (following the conclusion of the Soul Calibur 2)

Sunday:
11am - last minute registration for all games this day (***$2 late fee *per* tournament***)
12pm - registration ends... period
12:45pm - marvel vs capcom 2 beings
1pm - SvC: Chaos begins
1:30pm - Tekken 4 begins

street fighter 3: 3rd strike
$5 entry fee
double elimination tournament
2 out of 3 games per match
3 out of 5 games per semi final match
4 out of 7 games grand finals

capcom vs snk 2
$5 entry fee
double elimination tournament
2 out of 3 games per match
3 out of 5 games per semi final match
4 out of 7 games grand finals
******no Evil(Satsu no Hado) Ryu/Shin Akuma/God Rugal/Orochi(Blood Riot) Iori********
******must keep team order if you win a game and if blind pick is requested ********

guilty gear x2
$5 entry fee
double elimination tournament
2 out of 3 games per match
3 out of 5 games per semi final match
4 out of 7 games grand finals
******Console only characters are banned (Robo-Ky, Kliff & Justice) ********

marvel vs capcom 2
$5 entry fee
double elimination tournament
2 out of 3 games per match
3 out of 5 games per semi final match
4 out of 7 games grand finals
game freezing glitches and dead body infinites are banned
******must keep team order if you win a game and if blind pick is requested ********

Tekken 4
Entry fee: $5
2/3 games until semifinals
3/5 games for semifinals
4/7 games for finals
Winners must keep same character
Stage will be random if players cannot agree
Game Settings: Arcade Mode, 3/5 Rounds, Guard Damage Off, Round Time 60 Seconds

Soul Calibur 2
Entry fee: $5
2/3 games until semifinals
3/5 games for semifinals
4/7 games for finals
Game Settings: VS Battle Mode, 3/5 Rounds, Neutral Guard On, Life Gauge 100%, Round Time 50 Seconds, Stage Selection Off
All console-only characters are banned (Heihachi,Necrid,Seung Mina & Sophitia)
Charade is banned (mimics console only characters)
Astaroth 4[A] and [K] slide glitch banned
The "Gears Stage" will not be used (slow down issues). If this stage comes up the players must reselect using the same

characters.

Samurai Showdown 2
Entry fee $5
2/3 games until semifinals
3/5 games for semifinals
4/7 games for finals
Game Settings: Arcade mode, default time
Kuroko is banned
only blood Debug settings are allowed

SNK vs Capcom: Chaos
Entry fee $5
2/3 games until semifinals
3/5 games for semifinals
4/7 games for finals
Game Settings: Arcade mode, default time
All Sub-Bosses and Final Bosses and Special Bosses are banned (this means no Shin Akuma/Shin Mr. Karate/Zero/Dan/Violent Ken/Demetri/Geese/Goenitz/Mars People/Blood Riot Iori/Athena/Red Aremeur)
only blood Debug settings are allowed

Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
Entry Fee $5
2/3 games until semifinals
3/5 games for semifinals
4/7 games for finals
Game Settings: Arcade mode, default time
Kain and Grant are banned
only blood Debug settings are allowed

King Of Fighters 2003
Entry fee $5
2/3 games until semifinals
3/5 games for semifinals
4/7 games for finals
Game Settings: Arcade mode, team play, default time and damage
Kusanagi/Chizuru/Maki/Adel/Mukai are banned
Game Settings: Arcade mode, default time


prizes:
*100%* of the entry fees will make up the prize money:
1st place 70% of the entry fees
2nd place 20%
3rd place 10%

PS:

Tekken 4/Soul Calibur 2 will be on the Playstation2 only

Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves/King of Fighters 2003/SvC: Chaos will only be on a MVS Jamma setup

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike/Marvel vs Capcom 2 will only be on Dreamcast (we hope to have converters for everyone that needs them)

These rules are not debateable

Capcom vs SNK 2 will be on both Dreamcast and PS2 (it's up to the players to decide which system to play on. if they cannot then the match will be played on Dreamcast)

There might be a time edit on game events after the meeting at game frog this wed. Check back for final day plans for sat and sun.

 

[moriah cw]

Basically, 2k3 kicks ass! I really enjoyed cancelling combos to character change and then setting up for another combo, then-- DM! more eye candy, more hits!

 

[Electroman]

Alright, I just got this game 2 days ago. Here is what I think so far.

I cannot tell you how much better this is than 2k1.
The characters are fast onscreen.
The music is GOOD
The backgrounds, although not perfect, are generally solid.
The roster is just about perfect.
New characters and such...A LOT OF DETAIL.

I actually FEEL like I'm doing something worthwhile when I switch characters. This is the BEST SYSTEM since 99's striker system.

Bry-
As a recent buyer of 2k1 (and really loving it too), I wondered how more or less effective switch-tagging char's are in comparison to strikers. Could you please describe the effects some more?

As a shooter fan myself, I always liked to have that "final bomb" to fuck the enemy up before I croak. Before I played 2k1 I never knew what strikers could possibly do for a fighter but now I know... to me its almost analogous to a "final bomb" in a shooter... you know you got 1 pixel of life left, and you are prob dead meat so why not just striker the opponent to deth, distract him... whatever. Its brilliant!

If 2k3's switchtag system is simillar, i'm all over 2k3 when I see it for a good price.

Thanks in advance

 

[Magnaflux]

Game fucking rocks.

Tag feature allows you to bounce out and pull off some attacks with another character. Kinda like rage, only more fun and better controlled.


Athena is still my girl. new costume and she still has her psychic 9 and the fast fireball, however a bit slower than last year.

Many of the moves that have been taken advantage because they're automatic have changed and require precise timing.

I need this fucking game.

 

[rarehero]

to my surprise this game had a small following at the arcade
It's alot better playing competively than against the cpu, which I've been doing
for the duration since it's been here.
iori owns that entire game. I still feel strange playing it without CDs and switching
some supers to leader only deals, and I don't like the sound effects either.
that aside, it was pretty fast and different. I suppose I'll go and try it again next
weekend with a little more spending money, I only had 2 bucks on me at the time.

 

[Takumaji]

One of the first "odd year" kofs that I don't think suck 99...2k1... god damn, what crap. 97 was the last pretty good odd year'd kof.

I think 2k2 gets way too much shit. What's wrong with people?

But anyhow, 2k3 grew on me. Good game.
Spike

I agree about 2k3, nice game, but -

- sorry, where does 2k2 get shit? 90% of the members here rate it as good-to-excellent. For me, it's the other way around, I cannot believe that 2k2 gets so much praise and 2k1 so much shit just because it doesn't look as pretty as other KoFs.

IMO, etc.

 

[Korigama]

The roster is just about perfect.

Honestly, I think this is the worst roster in years. Still fun,
but it could've been much more (other things that bring it
down being getting rid of 2nd throws and CDs, excessively
toned down characters, and the whole Leader system idea).

As for '99, I consider it to have had the worst system of the
recent KoFs, not just strikers, but gameplay-wise as well.

 

[firebomber]

Honestly, I think this is the worst roster in years. Still fun,
but it could've been much more (other things that bring it
down being getting rid of 2nd throws and CDs, excessively
toned down characters, and the whole Leader system idea).

As for '99, I consider it to have had the worst system of the
recent KoFs, not just strikers, but gameplay-wise as well.

You're just bitter because everyone you play from 02 is either gone or toned to bottom tier
I agree that the roster is missing a lot of my favorites, but I love the new characters. I don't think the roster is any worse than other KoFs just really different. New characters and the loss of old ones is what KoF needs to stay fresh.

Loss of the second throw visually sucks but it doesn't affect gameplay much. You still have one throw to the left and one to the right. Not a huge change.
Same thing goes for CD's. I was missing them a lot at first, especially with characters like Terry that I hop CD alot with. After playing the game for a long time I don't think it's worse off without them, just takes different strategies.

 

[Magnaflux]

to my surprise this game had a small following at the arcade
It's alot better playing competively than against the cpu, which I've been doing
for the duration since it's been here.
iori owns that entire game. I still feel strange playing it without CDs and switching
some supers to leader only deals, and I don't like the sound effects either.
that aside, it was pretty fast and different. I suppose I'll go and try it again next
weekend with a little more spending money, I only had 2 bucks on me at the time.

'02 had the most prominent CD attack or at least the most useful imo. I do miss them and find myself tagging out instead of countering

It's truly a refreshing change, amazing what can still be done on the old hardware.

I can't speak either on the 1p experience since about the only good kof is 2p.

 

[firebomber]

I can't speak either on the 1p experience since about the only good kof is 2p.

With all the great and long endings. 03 ranks as the best 1p kof since 97.

 

[Korigama]

You're just bitter because everyone you play from 02 is either gone or toned to bottom tier
I agree that the roster is missing a lot of my favorites, but I love the new characters. I don't think the roster is any worse than other KoFs just really different. New characters and the loss of old ones is what KoF needs to stay fresh.

Loss of the second throw visually sucks but it doesn't affect gameplay much. You still have one throw to the left and one to the right. Not a huge change.
Same thing goes for CD's. I was missing them a lot at first, especially with characters like Terry that I hop CD alot with. After playing the game for a long time I don't think it's worse off without them, just takes different strategies.

True, lots of my complaints are personal. Oh well, at least I got Malin...

To be honest, the only throw I really miss is Leona's Leona Crusher.
"Apple juice!" I wish they kept that one instead, but that's a minor
complaint.