Gaming Union: "The King of Fighters XII succeeds in revitalising the franchise in some respects, but falls severely short in others. The omission of any kind of story is a big oversight and the lack of modes, coupled with a frustrating online multiplayer, bring down all the good work that has been done with regards to the actual gameplay. The re-developed combat system is great and makes the fights much more fast paced and engaging, while the new artwork looks extremely crisp, but it's not enough to mask the deficiencies that are present elsewhere. Hopefully there is a much better balance in the next edition to the series."
Jahanzeb writes - "SNK would then move on to the Atomiswave arcade board for a short while before making the jump to Taito’s then revolutionary Type X-2 Hardware, and it was on this platform where SNK were able to truly reinvent their graphics and art style in The King of Fighters XII. This reboot of sorts was joined by the likes of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and even Street Fighter IV on the very same arcade platform."
Celebrate 12/12/12 by playing a game that has something to do with the number 12. The story suggests a list of 12 games with 12 in them.
Wtf? 12/12/12 was yesterday, so why is this article being posted today?
I don't see the point of the article anyway, it's just a bunch of games with 12 in the title, most of them are crap too. Must have taken some real journalistic skills to come up with this one.
GameDynamo - "Fighting games have enjoyed a period of spectacular growth after being a nearly nonexistent genre for so many years prior. Because of this sudden growth, we're seeing a lot of companies taking different approaches to the traditional fighting game formula that has stood since Street Fighter II first came onto the scene."
Looks like it should have been kept in development for a bit longer.