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Kyo Kusanagi
is a character in SNK's ''The King of Fighters'' series of fighting games. The character was first introduced in the 1994 video game ''The King of Fighters '94'' as the leader of the Japan team from the series' title tournament. Kyo, head to the Kusanagi clan, is first introduced as a cocky, delinquent high school student who has pyrokinetic powers. His clan is one of three who banished the legendary snake demon entity Yamata no Orochi. During the series' story, Kyo meets rivals and enemies who seek to take his flame abilities and prevents chaos like Orochi to rise. Aside from the main series, Kyo appears in several crossovers and spinoffs with other games. Besides reprising his role in printed adaptations, Kyo is also the central character of the manga ''The King of Fighters: Kyo'' and ''The King of Fighters Zillion'' with the former exploring his personal life and the latter giving him an alternate arc facing an organization known as NESTS. Kyo was created by Yuichiro Hiraki a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The King Of Fighters '94
''The King of Fighters '94'' (''KOF 94'') is a 2D computer graphics, 2D fighting game, fighting video game produced by SNK in 1994, released on the Neo Geo (system), Neo Geo MVS Arcade system board, arcade system, AES and Neo Geo CD, CD home consoles. It was the first game in ''The King of Fighters'' series; ''KOF '94'' is a Fictional crossovers in video games, crossover featuring characters from SNK's fighting game properties ''Fatal Fury'' and ''Art of Fighting'' and also includes revised versions of characters from their older games ''Ikari Warriors'' and ''Psycho Soldier'', as well as original characters created specifically for the game. The plot revolves around the eponymous tournament created by a criminal, Rugal Bernstein. SNK game designer Takashi Nishiyama brought Masanori Kuwahashi into the company after seeing his work in Irem and would turn him into the game's director. Initially a movie fan, Kuwahashi ended up being more interested by gaming. His first work in SNK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fighting Game
The fighting game video game genre, genre involves combat between multiple characters, often (but not limited to) one-on-one battles. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as Blocking (martial arts), blocking, grappling, counter-attacking, and chaining attacks together into "Combo (video games), combos". Characters generally engage hand-to-hand combat, often with martial arts, but some may include weaponry. Battles are usually set in a fixed-size arena along a two-dimensional Plane (mathematics), plane, where characters navigate the plane horizontally by walking or dashing, and vertically by jumping. Some games allow limited movement in 3D space, such as ''Tekken (video game), Tekken'' and Soulblade while some are set in fully three-dimensional environments without restricting characters' movement, such as Power Stone (video game), ''Power Stone'' and ''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm''; these are sometimes referred to as "3D arena" fighting games. The fighting game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Iori Yagami
is a character from SNK's ''The King of Fighters'' video game series. The character first appeared in ''The King of Fighters '95'' as the leader of the Rivals Team, as the initial enemy and later rival of Kyo Kusanagi. Iori is the heir of the Yagami clan, who use pyrokinesis, pyrokinetic powers and sealed the Orochi (King of Fighters), Orochi devil along with the Kusanagi and Yata clans. Iori suffers from a curse – – under which he becomes faster, stronger and wilder, exhibiting a deadly tendency to indiscriminately attack everyone in close proximity. In this state, Iori is commonly called "Wild Iori" or . Aside from the main series, Iori appears in several other media series, including Spin-off (media), spin-offs, crossover video games and comic adaptations of the series. Iori was created as Kyo's rival; his name and abilities were designed to relate him with the legend of ''Yamata no Orochi''. The designers ended up liking him so much they are careful of the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The King Of Fighters XIV
is a 2016 fighting game developed by KOF Studio and published by SNK. It is the fourteenth main installment in the ''The King of Fighters'' series. It is the first game in the series to be rendered entirely in 3D, although gameplay is restricted to a 2D plane. The game was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 in August 2016 and ported to Windows and Japanese arcade cabinets in June 2017. The development of ''The King of Fighters XIV'' began in April 2014, after SNK's CEO Eikichi Kawasaki who reoriented the company toward traditional video games after several years of focus on Pachinko-style slot machines and mobile apps. Yasuyuki Oda, who previously worked on Capcom's '' Street Fighter IV'' and other titles by SNK, directed the game. It retains the series' system of teams composed of three fighters while introducing "Rush Combo", an automatic combo system designed to make the series more accessible for new players. The game received post-release downloadable content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kenpō
is the name of several martial arts. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization, but failing to use a macron to indicate the long vowel In linguistics, vowel length is the perceived or actual duration of a vowel sound when pronounced. Vowels perceived as shorter are often called short vowels and those perceived as longer called long vowels. On one hand, many languages do not d .... The word Kenpō translates to "Fist Method" (as with Chinese martial arts, ''quanfa''): "''ken''" meaning "fist" and "''po''" meaning "method/law". The generic nature of the term combined with its widespread, cross-cultural adoption in the martial arts community has led to many divergent definitions. Shorinji Kenpo was established in 1947 by , a Japanese martial artist and former military intelligence agent, who combined his quanfa and jujutsu practice. Nippon Kenpo ''Nippon Kempo (日本拳法)'' was created by Muneomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and the countries of East Asia. At the same time, in Brazil there was a phenomenon called vale tudo, which became known for unrestricted fights between various styles such as judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, luta livre, Muay Thai and capoeira. An early high-profile mixed bout was Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie, Kimura vs Gracie in 1951. In mid-20th century Hong Kong, rooftop street fighting contests between different martial arts styles gave rise to Bruce Lee's hybrid martial arts style Jeet Kune Do. Another precursor to modern MMA was the 1976 Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, Ali vs. Inoki exhibition bout, fought between boxer Muhammad Ali and wrestler Antonio Inoki in Japan, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The King Of Fighters '99
''The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle'', also called ''KOF '99'', is a 1999 fighting game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS arcade and home consoles in 1999. It is the sixth installment in ''The King of Fighters'' series following ''The King of Fighters '98'', introducing a new story arc known as the "NESTS Chronicles" which is centered around a young man named K', who is formerly associated with a mysterious organization known only as List of The King of Fighters characters#The NESTS cartel, NESTS. The game introduces several changes to the established ''KOF'' format, most notably an assisting character labeled "Striker". The game was ported to the Neo Geo CD and the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows versions were also released under the title whose stages were remodeled in 3D computer graphics, 3D. SNK had originally planned to remove main characters Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami, who had previously appeared in earlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yutaka Ozaki
was a Japanese singer-songwriter. His hit debut single "Jūgo no Yoru" and debut album ''Jūnanasai no Chizu'' were released in 1983. He died in 1992 at the age of 26. Biography Early life Ozaki was born at Japan Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital in Setagaya, Tokyo, to Kinue and Kenichi Ozaki. He had one older brother, Yasushi. Early in life, he was hospitalized with intestinal torsion and bronchitis which subsequently weakened his internal organs. In 1973 he began studying martial arts and continued training throughout his life. In January 1975 he began playing piano and in March of that year, he wrote his first poem. His first live performance was in 1978 at his school's cultural festival. Career Ozaki was discovered by producer Akira Sudo and signed to CBS Sony in 1983. He debuted in December 1983 while he was still attending high school with his hit single and his album . He gained tremendous support from his younger fanbase with his devastating live performances a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Art Of Fighting
is a fighting game series originally released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It is the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the ''Fatal Fury'' series, and is set in the same fictional universe. The original '' Art of Fighting'' was released in 1992, followed by two sequels: '' Art of Fighting 2'' in 1994 and '' Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior'' in 1996. A new ''Art of Fighting'' game is currently in development. Games ''Art of Fighting'' (1992) Taking place in 1978, Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia set out to find Ryo's sister, Yuri, who has been kidnapped by Mr. Big. Mr. Big has taken the girl to entice Takuma Sakazaki, Ryo's father and originator of the fictional form of karate known as Kyokugen Karate ("Extreme style"), and because Ryo refused to work for Big. After they defeat Mr. Big, Ryo and Robert face the enigmatic Mr. Karate. ''Art of Fighting''s story ends with a cliff-hanger; Yuri is about to disclose the true identi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fatal Fury
''Fatal Fury'', known as in Japan, is a fighting game series developed by SNK, first released on the Neo Geo system. Gameplay The original ''Fatal Fury'' is known for the two-plane system. Characters fight from two different planes. By stepping between the planes, attacks can be dodged with ease. Later games have dropped the two-plane system, replacing it with a complex system of dodging, including simple half second dodges into the background and a three plane system. Characters have moves that can attack across the two planes, attack both planes at once, or otherwise attack dodge characters. The plane system was fully abandoned from later releases beginning with ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''. Later ''Fatal Fury'' games have experimented with various mechanical changes. "Ring-outs" allow a character to lose the round if the character is thrown into the edges of the fighting backdrop; single-plane backdrops, where dodging is eliminated altogether, causing moves that send opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The King Of Fighters Zillion
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
