WorthPlaying writes: "Months ago, SNK Playmore released The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga for the PlayStation 2, a compilation of the KoF games from 1994 to 1998 that gave remaining PS2 owners a new fighting game to play and gave KoF fans a collection of some early titles in the series. While the idea was great on paper, the game failed in execution; long load times and control issues made the effort feel clumsy. The release of another KoF title for the PS2 so soon after The Orochi Saga wasn't exactly well-received news. Couple that with the fact that the game was already part of the KoF Collection, and the expectations were lowered even more. Luckily, all of those fears can be put to rest because The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match is not only a sign of redemption from the company that put out the mediocre compilation package, but also a very solid 2-D fighting game."
