The King of Fighters 2002

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The King of Fighters 2002
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Playmore
Developer: SNK, Eolith Playmore
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Fighting Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 2003-06-19 ¥6,800 (7,140)6,800e T-47305M JP (Dorikore) 2004-11-11 ¥2,800 (2,940)2,800e T-47305M-1
Non-Sega versions Arcade Macintosh Neo Geo PlayStation 2 Xbox

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The King of Fighters 2002 (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ2002) is the ninth installment of The King of Fighters series which was originally released on the Neo-Geo arcade hardware by SNK. The Sega Dreamcast version of the game was only released in Japan on June 2003, it was also the last game in the series to be released for the Dreamcast.

Versions

The Dreamcast version of the game re-adds Shingo Yabuki and King, two characters that were omitted from the original Arcade version. Despite this, there were no major gameplay changes from the arcade version of the game.

Production credits

• Executive Producers: Jen Ju Young, Jinno
• Producer: Chil Suk Choi
• Director: Lee Seon Ho
• Voice Actors
  • Kyo: Masahiro Nonaka
  • Benimaru, Choi, Ralf: Monster Maetsuka
  • Daimon, Ryo: Masaki Usui
  • Terry, Kim: Satoshi Hashimoto
  • Andy: Keiichi Nannba
  • Joe: Nobuyuki Hiyama
  • Chang: Hiroyuki Arita
  • Athena, Diana: Haruna Ikezawa
  • Kensou, Announcement: Eiji Yano
  • Chin: Toshikazu Nishimura
  • Leona, Vice, Candy, Athena's Friend 1: Masae Yumi
  • Clark: Yoshinori Shima
  • Robert: Koichi Manntaro
  • Takuma: Eiji Tsuda
  • Mai: Akoya Sogi
  • Yuri: Kaori Horie
  • May: Tomoko Kawakami
  • Iori: Kunihiko Yasui
  • Mature: Hiroko Tsuji
  • Yamazaki: Koji Ishii
  • Mary: Harumi Ikoma
  • Billy: Atsushi Yamanishi
  • Yashiro: Makoto Awane
  • Shermie, Athena's Friend 2: Hazuki Nishikawa
  • Chris: Rio Ogata
  • K': Yuuki Matsuda
  • Maxima: Katsuyuki Konishi
  • Whip: Shiho Kikuchi
  • Vanessa: Kaori Minami
  • Seth: Hidetoshi Nakamura
  • Ramon: Hidehumi Takemoto
  • Kula: Yumi Kakazu
  • K9999: Nozomu Sasaki
  • Angel: Mayumi Shintani
  • Rugal: Norio Wakamoto
  • ???: Mitsuo Iwata
• Main Engineer: S.Fujinuki
• Programmers: Narutaki, T.Hayashi, M.Yusuke
• Front Designers
  • Seth, Maxima, Benimaru, Billy, Chris, Andy, Mai, Yamazaki, May, Rugal: C.A.C. Yamasaki
  • Ryo, Robert, Takuma, Vanessa, Kensou: Kamada
  • Angel, Kyo, Iori, Kim, Yashiro, Vice: Kaori
  • Athena, Ramon, Joe, Chin, Chang, Choi: Taku & Takukko
  • Leona, Ralf, Clark, Shermie, Kula, Whip: ('_ ')
• Back Designers
  • Italy, Mexico, Nests Stage: Koba
  • Cambodia, Boss Stage: ???
  • Holland: Masae.M
  • China: Gutton
  • Korea: ???
• Demo Designers: Ogura, Norisato, Asuka
• Planners: T-2000, Uri Uri, Ruyun, Ume-Zono
• Music & Sound Designers: Tate_Norio, WBM M.Hataya
• Adjusters & Bug Checkers: T‑2000, 4F01, Kuroemon, 4F02, Oomae, C>B, K, Kuboken, Yuta, Lix, Sawad, Yamachan, Rakira, Ume‑Zono

Magazine articles

Main article: The King of Fighters 2002/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Famitsu (JP) 60 №758, p34

	60
Based on 1 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60

	60
Based on 1 review

The King of Fighters 2002

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Inlay

Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore)
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

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)