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King of Fighters XII Roster Revealed

SNK Playmore posts what appears to be a complete roster for its upcoming fighting game.

By Jeff Gerstmann  |  Dec. 31, 2008

Saw over on Arcade Heroes that SNK Playmore has updated its official site with what seems to be the complete, official roster for its upcoming fighting game, The King of Fighters XII. Here is an image of said roster!
Your 2008/2009 Kings of Fighterses!
Your 2008/2009 Kings of Fighterses!















I suppose the smaller roster makes sense, considering they're actually redrawing all of the artwork this year. Though I'd always prefer my KOF games to have Heavy D! in them, as long as I can assemble my Terry/Kyo/Ryo team, I'll be OK... Buster Wolf.

Hmm... no Mai? Must have been too hard to reanimate all of that breast bounce.
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37 Comments
Sparky_Buzzsawon Dec. 31, 2008 at 1:37 p.m.
Mai's absence is a bit odd.  But I like the roster, even though I haven't played a KoF in over six or seven years.  I'm really looking forward to this one.
Sanjon Dec. 31, 2008 at 1:45 p.m.

Looking forward to this. I kinda wish they did SF4 this way...

Koofon Dec. 31, 2008 at 1:45 p.m.
look at dat athena man damn
Agent_Loston Dec. 31, 2008 at 1:48 p.m.
yep, no Mai is a bummer, also were B. Mary, King and most of the female character a gone.
sage3kon Dec. 31, 2008 at 2:20 p.m.
Almost all of the famed Females are missing on this line up. Hopefully they are timed released, and fully playable on the console versions (i heard it's TBD).

Either way I'm really looking forward to the new style, and the game play tweaks. So yea.. can't wait for it!
Kenshinon Dec. 31, 2008 at 2:23 p.m.
What?! No K'...?? Are you telling me I can't make my Terry/Kyo/K' team anymore?

....

This is outrageous!
dark_maggoton Dec. 31, 2008 at 3:05 p.m.
Ive always preferred KOF over SF and I was really happy to hear that they finally where updating the sprites with HD hand drawn ones. SF 4 looks great but I am also one of those people that wished SF4 was made this way.

The absence of Mai and K bugs me but as someone else said it is probably TBD for the console version.
HartKnighton Dec. 31, 2008 at 3:44 p.m.
I can't wait to get this game. My team consists of three of the following: Terry, Kim, Robert, Joe, Andy, Kyo, King, and Benimaru.
ferrarimanf355on Dec. 31, 2008 at 4:33 p.m.
No Mai, no Mary, nothankyou.jpg
Axersiaon Dec. 31, 2008 at 5:16 p.m.
Oh ffs where's Kula?!

They better make her playable down the line.
Nominon Dec. 31, 2008 at 5:43 p.m.
Should be named: King of Fighters XII: Sausage Party
Count_Zeroon Dec. 31, 2008 at 7:08 p.m.
Mai's probably going to show up as an exclusive in the home version - she wasn't in the arcade roster for KOF XI either - but she was in the PS2 version as an exclusive (along with Tung Fu Rue and EX Kyo).
ferrarimanf355on Dec. 31, 2008 at 7:34 p.m.
I can't tell, are there two or three women in the roster?

::looks at Ash...::
StaticFalconaron Dec. 31, 2008 at 10:52 p.m.
King of fighters was supposed to be over the top shit with characters from every game in there. Downsizing makes no sense; its like having another marvel versus capcom but limiting the roster to 15 instead of 50; when it should be 500. Yeah, the smurfs should be in it man.
empire_manon Jan. 1, 2009 at 7:16 a.m.
Only two women? What a sausage fest.
Rmackon Jan. 1, 2009 at 8:10 a.m.
I usually find the SNK women to be way more interesting and fun to play as than the SF girls, so it's sad to not see them here. I'll forgive the fairly disappointing roster because of the gorgeous sprites, but only this time!
ocdog45on Jan. 1, 2009 at 9:23 a.m.
your a team wolf guy huh. all i need is rock and its all she wrote. but they dont even have him in this game.
Damonationon Jan. 1, 2009 at 10:08 a.m.
Where is Oswald?
Media_Masteron Jan. 1, 2009 at 10:27 a.m.
nice, but I'll stick to street fighter 4
Yockeon Jan. 1, 2009 at 11:17 a.m.
What about The Boys then?

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The King of Fighters XII is the next installment of the popular team fighting franchise, featuring new high-resolution hand-drawn 2D sprites and backgrounds.

US Release Date: July 28, 2009

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