KoF : MI (Pal Version)

[Plisken]

Managed to get this from work today.

A few quick impressions as i'm in a rush

Firstly, well done to Ignition (oh god! i'm praising Ignition!) on the packaging. Comes in a really nice slipcase , with a 40 page artbook/moves guide, the game itself, and a bonus KoF 10th anniversary DVD.

I've haven't played KOFMI before, but i was quite pleased with it after expecting the worst. The characters models are quite detailed and look like the 2D counterparts. The fighting engine is very fast in keeping with the 2d games and the majority of moves are pulled off the same, in fact if it wasn't for the sidestep and circle moving it'd practically play the same.

The music is excellent, by the ever reliable noise factory.

Boss is typical cheap bitch in what seems to be a remade KoF'96 stage.

Oh, and most importantly, the PAL version allows you to change between English and Japanese voices.

[toy_brain]

I got my copy on thursday, been playing it on-and-off a fair bit and its a lot of fun. It also looks really nice - I'd never have guessed it was a RenderWare game if it wern't for the huge logo you see on startup!

Seems like a bit of a button-masher, and on default difficulty it isnt that much of a chellenge - well, not with characters I'm good at anyway (mainly Leona and Terry), but the missions really start to toughen up once you get more than halfway through them.

Still, its a blast to play and theres loads of stuff to unlock, so it should keep me coming back for a while.

On a side note......

Firstly, well done to Ignition (oh god! i'm praising Ignition!) on the packaging.

I feel like I'm missing something here (because I havent browsed these forums in ages), what exactly has Ignition done to piss everyone off?

[Spatial]

Don't start that can of worms !

In short they keep missing release dates for getting SNK titles out the door to us PAL monkeys

[toy_brain]

Oh right, well as long as its nothing serious, like eating babies or punching squirrels, thats fine witrh me.