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The King of Fighters Neowave, often shortened as KOF Neowave, or KOF NW, is a 2004 2D fighting game produced by SNK Playmore. It is their first coin-operated arcade game for Sammy's Atomiswave hardware, following the release of The King of Fighters 2003 being the final Neo Geo arcade installment from the franchise. Home ports of the game were released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox shortly after its release in the arcade. The game is loosely based the previous installment The King of Fighters 2002 with some changes in the roster and stages, most notably featuring the boss Geese Howard from Art of Fighting 2, replacing Rugal Bernstein.
The King of Fighters Neowave, often shortened as KOF Neowave, or KOF NW, is a 2004 2D fighting game produced by SNK Playmore. It is their first coin-operated arcade game for Sammy's Atomiswave hardware, following the release of The King of Fighters 2003 being the final Neo Geo arcade installment from the franchise. Home ports of the game were released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox shortly after its release in the arcade. The game is loosely based the previous installment The King of Fighters 2002 with some changes in the roster and stages, most notably featuring the boss Geese Howard from Art of Fighting 2, replacing Rugal Bernstein.
