The King of Fighters: Evolution

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The King of Fighters: Evolution

Publisher: SNK, Agetec (US)

Developer: SNK

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Dreamcast to Neo Geo Pocket Color link cable

Genre: Fighting

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2000-03-30	¥5,8005,800	T-3102M
JP (Best)	2001-10-25	¥2,8002,800	T-3109M
US	2001-05-10		T-44302N

ESRB

Sega

The King of Fighters: Evolution is an updated version of The King of Fighters '99 that was released for the Sega Dreamcast. First released in Japan on March 2000, the game did not see an American release until May 2001. Like it's predecessor, The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999, the game was never released in Europe.

Changes from KoF '99 include 3D stages and the addition of striker characters. In the Japanese version, the game is compatible with the Dreamcast to Neo Geo Pocket Color link cable, which allows you to transfer your points won in The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise to speed up the leveling process for Extra Strikers.

In Japan, the game was followed with The King of Fighters 2000.

Production credits

Cast

K': Yuuki Matsuda
Maxima: Katsuyuki Konishi
Benimaru/Ralf/Choi: Monster Maetsuka
Terry/Kim: Satoshi Hashimoto
Andy: Keiichi Nanba
Joe: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Mai: Akoya Sogi
Ryo: Masaki Usui
Robert: Koichi Mantarou
Yuri: Kaori Horie
Takuma: Eiji Tsuda
Leona/Kasumi: Masae Yumi
Clark: Yoshinori Shima
Whip: Shiho Kikuchi
Athena: Haruna Ikezawa
Kensou: Eiji Yano
Chin: Toshikazu Nishimura
Bao: Kanako Nakano
King/Mary: Harumi Ikoma
Xiangfei: Mami Kingetsu
Chang: Hiroyuki Arita
Jhun: Kazuya Ichijo
Krizalid: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto
Shingo: Takehito Koyasu
Kyo: Masahiro Nonaka
Iori: Kunihiko Yasui

Extra Striker

Seth: Hidetoshi Nakamura
Vanessa: Kaori Minami
Fio: Kanako Morizumi
Syo: Mitsuo Iwata
Alfred: Hiro Yuuki
Gai: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Daimon: Masaki Usui
Chizuru: Akiko Saitou
Billy: Atsushi Yamanishi
Yamazaki: Kouji Ishii

Staff

Producer: T.Nishiyama
Program Director: Moichi, Yukihiro Deguchi, Marky T.
KOF '99 Evolution Programmer: Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Mambo, Mue, Jeno, Maki, Hirofumi Kono, Saburouta Yotsutani
Tool Programmer: Junko Kasahara, Yuji Niida, Dai Yamanokuchi
Network: Daiche.Vision.Morifuji, Kawai・Sama
Design Director: Akihiro Yamada, Rabbit Maeda, Satoshi Yoshioka, Starfreet
KOF '99 Original Programmer: Cyber・Kondo, Souta.Ichino, Abetak, Kohji Mannami
Sound: Marimo, Zoe, Usako-X, Tate-Norio
3D Designer: Satoshi Yoshioka, Rabbit Maeda, Yuji Wada, A K A, Akira Mizuki, Masaya Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Yanai, Asa_ko, Kyo_K, Shirow Umezaki
2D Designer: Regeon Toyonaka, Shinsuke・Yamamoto, Inoue, Youki・T・Ohyama, M・Endo, C・Yamazaki, Shio Shio Shio, Miho・Uematsu, A・T, Roppongi Marito, Mitsuru, Styleos, Kane', Buchi', Nanako., Kalkin, M.Yokoyama
Planner: Kaju, Lonely-Aoki (Hige.Ver), S.Fujinuki, Toyochan
Special Thanks to: H・Kawano, Y・Inui, Fuminori Sahara, Buriki・One Team, Fatal Fury Team, Metal Slug Team, KOF '99 Special Debug Team
Presented by: SNK

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

85

^[4]

DC-UK (UK)

NTSC-U

70

^[5]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[6]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

NTSC-J

72

^[7]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

86

^[8]

Dreamzone (FR)

NTSC-J

93

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[10]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[11]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC-J

84

^[12]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[13]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

80

^[14]

Next Generation (US)

25

^[15]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[3]

Silicon Mag (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[16]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

70

^[17]

	75
Based on 15 reviews

The King of Fighters: Evolution

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay

Dreamcast, JP
Cover

Dreamcast, JP (Best)
Cover

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, Dreamcast (SNK BEST BUY)

The King of Fighters games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	The King of Fighters '95 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 + '95: Gentei KOF Double Pack (No results?) \| The King of Fighters '97 (1998) \| The King of Fighters Best Collection (1998)
	The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 (1999) \| The King of Fighters: Evolution (2000) \| The King of Fighters 2000 (2002) \| The King of Fighters 2001 (2002) \| The King of Fighters 2002 (2003)
	The King of Fighters Neowave (2004) \| The King of Fighters XI (2005)
	The King of Fighters XIV (2016)
Unlicensed The King of Fighters games for Sega systems
King of Fighters 98' (1998) \| The King of Fighters '99 (1999)
Related games
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) \| NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) \| SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (2018)

↑ File:DCM_JP_20000407_2000-12.pdf, page 25
↑ File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:ODCM US 12.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ODCM US 12.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 114
↑ DC-UK, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-12), page 86
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-12 (2000-04-07)" (JP; 2000-03-24), page 25
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 48
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 97
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 129
↑ Famitsu, "2000-04-07" (JP; 2000-03-24), page 34
↑ Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 95
↑ Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 60
↑ MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 52
↑ Next Generation, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-20), page 87
↑ Silicon Mag, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 120

[:File:DCM_JP_20000407_2000-12.pdf_p25-1] File:DCM_JP_20000407_2000-12.pdf, page 25

[:File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf_p34-2] File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34

[:File:ODCM_US_12.pdf_p71-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:ODCM US 12.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ODCM US 12.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_100.pdf_p114-4] Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 114

[:File:DCUK_UK_10.pdf_p86-5] DC-UK, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-12), page 86

[:File:DCM_JP_20000407_2000-12.pdf_p25-6] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-12 (2000-04-07)" (JP; 2000-03-24), page 25

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p48-7] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 48

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-8] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Dreamzone_12_2000_Scan.pdf_p97-9] Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 97

[:File:EGM_US_139.pdf_p129-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 129

[11] Famitsu, "2000-04-07" (JP; 2000-03-24), page 34

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_53.pdf_p95-12] Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 95

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_32.pdf_p60-13] Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 60

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-06.pdf_p52-14] MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 52

[:File:NextGeneration_US_75.pdf_p87-15] Next Generation, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-20), page 87

[:File:SiliconMagazine_US_29.pdf_p24-16] Silicon Mag, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-06.pdf_p120-17] Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 120

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The King of Fighters games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	The King of Fighters '95 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 + '95: Gentei KOF Double Pack (No results?) \| The King of Fighters '97 (1998) \| The King of Fighters Best Collection (1998)
	The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 (1999) \| The King of Fighters: Evolution (2000) \| The King of Fighters 2000 (2002) \| The King of Fighters 2001 (2002) \| The King of Fighters 2002 (2003)
	The King of Fighters Neowave (2004) \| The King of Fighters XI (2005)
	The King of Fighters XIV (2016)
Unlicensed The King of Fighters games for Sega systems
King of Fighters 98' (1998) \| The King of Fighters '99 (1999)
Related games
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) \| NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) \| SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (2018)

The King of Fighters: Evolution

From Sega Retro

Production credits

Physical scans

External links