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VIDEO GAME CENTRE REVIEWS
(Dreamcast)

Platform: Dreamcast
Game: King of Fighters: Dream Match ‘99
Reviewer: Richter

SNK has started this series since 1994 with the Neo*Geo and since then, it has moved along many other platforms. The latest incarnation is actually KoF ’98; giving this game a ‘99 year is unknown to me. Does this game play better than its previous games?

Graphics- 8
Ahhhh, good old 2D. Although the characters are two-dimensional, some of the backgrounds have a 3D appearance, some are even a mixture of 2D and 3D. Even though this games doesn’t look like anything Capcom has done, because the characters are pixelated around the edges, the characters still move fluidly without any major slowdown.

Sound- 8
I hate the fact that the game has to load the music every time a new round starts. The DC has more than enough memory to hold the themes for the characters and the sound effects. The sound effect can be off sometimes, but its not noticeable unless you are actually looking for the skips.

Gameplay- 7
*sigh* I wish SNK could have done more to this game since it has no endings for the individual characters or the preset teams. Instead they added still pictures during the credits. I can kinda see the reason why they did that because this game is actually Kof ‘98 and that games was really a special edition of Kof ‘94-97. The game has a more than enough characters to suit your bum-rushing needs although the “hidden” characters are just earlier versions of the character. There is nothing much you can do with this game aside the fact that with the Neo*Geo Pocket Color and King of Fighters R-2 you can link them up together. By linking them up you supposedly, I’ve never tried it, can upload your custom made character and play as him; picture galleries are also opened up this way.

Value- 8
If you are a graphics whore you shouldn’t pick up this game, but if you are looking for a fighter with lots of variety, then give this game a try. Maybe you would want to pick up the other years as well.

Final Rating- 8.5 (out of 10)
Since this game isn’t a “gotta-but-it-now!” kind of game, I recommend either renting it or borrowing it from a friend.

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