The King of Fighters XIII Climax
The King of Fighters XIII Climax est une version révisée de The King of Fighters XIII, sortie dans les salles d'arcade japonaises le 26 avril 2012. Développée et éditée par SNK Playmore, cette itération fonctionne sur le moteur Taito Type X et inclut les personnages introduits dans les versions console ainsi que des révisions supplémentaires. Le jeu appartient aux genres arcade et combat.
L'histoire se déroule cinq ans après les événements de The King of Fighters XI et conclut le troisième arc narratif débuté avec The King of Fighters 2003. Ash Crimson a absorbé les pouvoirs de deux des descendants des clans qui scellèrent Orochi, Chizuru Kagura et Iori Yagami, tandis que Kyo Kusanagi est sa dernière cible. Les combattants reçoivent une invitation pour un tournoi organisé par une personne désignée sous le nom de « R », sponsorisé par Rose, contrôlée par « Ceux du Passé ». Saiki, le leader de cette organisation, tente de traverser le temps, mais Ash intervient et le tue, absorbant son pouvoir. Cependant, Ash est possédé par la personnalité de Saiki et affronte les champions. Après la défaite de Saiki, Ash empêche son passage vers le passé, forçant sa propre existence à cesser. Dans l'épilogue, Chizuru et Iori retrouvent leurs pouvoirs, et le souvenir d'Ash s'efface, bien qu'Elizabeth se souvienne de lui.
L'accueil critique de The King of Fighters XIII Climax a été évoqué par plusieurs sources. ZTGD a conseillé aux amateurs de jeux de combat d'essayer cette version, tandis que Multiplayer.it a salué la version PC pour son netcode irréprochable et l'inclusion des contenus DLC dans le pack de base. Les joueurs sur Metacritic ont exprimé des avis positifs, l'un d'eux qualifiant ce KOF de l'un des meilleurs jamais sortis et louant ses graphismes 2D magnifiques, tandis qu'un autre a recommandé l'achat de cette version aux côtés d'autres titres de la série.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« If you’re into fighting games and have yet to try out KOF, you should definitely check out the Steam Edition. »
« The PC version of The King of Fighters XIII is the best on the market, due its flawless netcode and the inclusion of the DLC's contents in the base pack. »
« KOF XIII on PC is the best version of the game. All the DLC are included and the net code has been deeply improved. The real 2D versus games lovers will love it. »
« With a large roster of characters to choose from, the focus of three-on-three fights, and the overall art style and sensibility, King of Fighters XIII really does feel good to play. »
« As a modern reinvention, The King of Fighters XIII is everything longtime fans could hope for, and a sufficient cleansing of the disappointing KoF XII. It’s too bad that SNK couldn’t cater more to newbie players just tuning in, but even with the confusing third act storyline, the tight gameplay and character variety might prove enough to make those late bloomers into newly converted fans. »
« A fine combat system soured by poorly explained complexity, and a lovely looking game let down by a lack of graphics options. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This KOF is one of the best ever released, and one of my favorites. The 2D graphics are amazing (both the characters and the backgrounds), and the character animations are very fluid. The soundtrack is the best among the available 2D titles for PC. Overall, it’s more balanced than the previous ones, and it’s even possible to finish the arcade mode on the standard difficulty. I also liked that it has separate arcade and story modes to please all tastes. The only downside is the resolution of the characters, which is 720p (they could have at least remastered it to 1080p for this PC version). If you like 2D fighting games, don't miss this gem. »
« God damn beast. On Steam they sell this as a set with 2002 UM and 98 UM. Just get them all. These are top class fighters. Fast and fun. Criteria filled. As a side note, I see a review here saying about loads of menus and bad button mapping, long cut scenes, bad button mapping etc. I just hit start, pick my characters and whoop some ass. Skip all the cut scenes. That's why I love it. Straight to the action fast and fun. I have gone in the menu and set the graphics and it took seconds. »
« In English: This is probably the most beautiful 2D fighting game ever made. Of course, the fact that it was one of the last made using sprites it helps. The gameplay is quite challenging as usual in the whole series. Some characters are weird without their classic special moves (e.g. Iori Yagami), but most are very refined. It is not very inviting for rookies but, after learn it, it allows for incredible variation on each match. The difficulty is high. Even at lower levels and using the 3 fighters team against just one boss, it's not gonna be everyone who will win out of trouble. The stages are spectacular, even though some have animals in place of humans (e.g. Paris). Despide of that, I would say they are perfect. Wonderful art direction! As an eternal Street Fighter player, getting used to The King of Fighters again was easy. I played all the games in the series and this is my favorite ever. Whether due to the number of characters, the beautiful 2D graphics (with 3D elements) or the gameplay. A masterpiece and much better than the newest one, The King of Fighters XIV. --------------------------------- In Brazilian Portuguese: Esse é, provavelmente, o jogo de luta 2D mais bonito já feito. É claro que o fato de ter sido um dos últimos feitos usando sprites ajuda. A jogabilidade é bem desafiadora como de costume na série. Alguns personagens ficaram estranhos sem seus golpes clássicos (e.g. Iori Yagami), mas a maioria está super refinada. Não é muito convidativa para novatos mas, após ser dominada, permite uma variação incrível dentro de um combate. A dificuldade é alta. Mesmo em níveis mais baixos e usando o time inteiro de 3 lutadores contra apenas um chefão, não é qualquer um que vence sem problemas. Os cenários são um espetáculo, mesmo alguns tendo animais no lugar de seres humanos (e.g. Paris). Não fosse isso, diria que são perfeitos. Direção de arte maravilhosa! Sendo eu um eterno jogador de Street Fighter, se acostumar novamente com The King of Fighters foi fácil. Joguei todos os jogos da série e esse é, sem qualquer dúvida, meu favorito. Seja pela quantidade de personagens, pelos lindos gráficos 2D (com elementos 3D), seja pela jogabilidade. Uma obra-prima e muito melhor que o mais atual, The King of Fighters XIV. »
« Gorgeous game. Drive and HD cancels are incredible! you can also customize your own Alts for your characters. Phenomenal music as well. EXTREMELY UNDERRATED GAME »
« Never had the chance to play the game though I bought it through Steam. They sell a broken product as when I tried to launch it it wouldn't stop saying '' The game data is corrupted ''. Requested a refund 2 days ago and they still didn't review the case. Terrible Steam service. »
« Melhor the king of fighters ate hoje, um tapa na cara dos "acabou na saga ororchi" graficos sprites bem feitos, e feito para ser jogado em competições , o final da melhor saga »
« This game is great. One of the best of KOFs games and on of best 2D fighting games on PC. The system is great, the net code is very good. I won't give 10, because, personally, a preferthe system of KOF XI (for PS2). »
« Game: The King Of Fighters XIII Steam Edition Genre: Fighting Developer: SNK Playmore System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 90/100 Value Score: 9 /10 • Story: 8/10 • Characters: 9/10 • GamePlay: 9/10 • Graphics: 10/10 • Sound: 10/10 • Music: 8/10 • Length: 7/10 • Replay Value: 10/10 • Player Value: 9/10 Pros +Has a fully fledged storyline in the form of a visual novel that has 3 different scenarios and routes filled with cutscenes in each. +Healthy cast of characters from various King of Fighters games +A lot of great content and different modes such as Arcade, Story, Online, Mission, etc +Great tutorial mode +A gallery mode which consists of Music, artwork and cutscenes +Allows you to customize character appearances (with colors though) +Includes all characters which were originally DLCs on console versions +Well designed sprites and backgrounds +Great quality sound and music Cons -Few noticeable playable characters missing such as Chang, Mary, etc but still appear in the storyline -The final bosses can be unforgiving in terms of balance and difficulty -Still no option to play as a single character campaign (but I guess that is a given considering its KoF) »
