<s>
KOF	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
(	O
KOFMI	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
subsidiary	O
Noise	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
KOF	O
Maximum	O
Impact	O
:	O
Maniax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
'	O
Maniax	O
 '	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
major	O
fighting	O
series	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
whence	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
characters	O
originate	O
,	O
KOF	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
and	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KOF	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
fighter	O
made	O
by	O
SNK	O
since	O
1990s	O
era	O
's	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
and	O
lastly	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
KOF	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
featured	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
that	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
much	O
derision	O
(	O
with	O
IGN	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
going	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
label	O
it	O
"	O
piss	O
poor	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
further	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
European	O
PS2	B-Device
add	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
language	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
online	O
match	O
mode	O
where	O
matches	O
can	O
be	O
fought	O
between	O
players	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
2D	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Maximum	O
Impact	O
breaks	O
the	O
team	O
system	O
,	O
causing	O
all	O
the	O
fighters	O
to	O
fight	O
alone	O
(	O
as	O
it	O
depicted	O
in	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
2	O
,	O
Fatal	O
Fury	O
2/Special	O
and	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
more	O
combo	O
command	O
moves	O
system	O
and	O
players	O
being	O
capable	O
of	O
executing	O
juggle	O
combos	O
freely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
mode	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
online	O
matchmaking	O
for	O
play	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
leader	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
Fate	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
modern-day	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
to	O
the	O
poor	O
and	O
downtrodden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KOF	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
has	O
twenty	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
additional	O
characters	O
make	O
their	O
debut	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
remaining	O
roster	O
is	O
inherited	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
noteworthy	O
exception	O
to	O
the	O
rule	O
is	O
Rock	O
Howard	O
,	O
brought	O
in	O
from	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
chapter	O
,	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
are	O
radically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
defaults	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Terry	O
's	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
look	O
and	O
Clark	O
's	O
professional	O
wrestler	O
persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alba	O
Meira	O
–	O
The	O
star	O
of	O
KOF	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
Alba	O
is	O
a	O
former	O
soldier	O
and	O
prodigy	O
of	O
Fate	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
Southtown	O
gangs	O
,	O
who	O
enters	O
the	O
tournament	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
contact	O
(	O
and	O
destroy	O
)	O
Duke	O
to	O
basically	O
rule	O
Southtown	O
in	O
Fate	O
's	O
stead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chae	O
Lim	O
–	O
Star	O
pupil	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
character	O
Kim	O
Kaphwan	O
,	O
who	O
enters	O
the	O
tournament	O
in	O
his	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Psycho	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Meira	O
brothers	O
were	O
initially	O
conceptualized	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
counterparts	O
to	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
stars	O
,	O
Terry	O
and	O
Andy	O
Bogard	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
their	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mai	O
represents	O
a	O
"	O
sexy	O
and	O
beautiful	O
kunoichi	B-Application
"	O
,	O
Lien	O
represents	O
another	O
counterpart	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
sexy	O
Western	O
femme	O
fatale	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
several	O
other	O
characters	O
were	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
spot	O
–	O
including	O
other	O
SNK	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Jhun	O
Hoon	O
,	O
May	O
Lee	O
,	O
and	O
Buriki	B-Application
One	I-Application
character	O
Seo	B-Application
Yong	I-Application
Song	I-Application
–	O
a	O
fellow	O
developer	O
voiced	O
interest	O
in	O
creating	O
another	O
female	O
Taekwondo	O
fighter	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
professional	O
"	O
manner	O
as	O
Kim	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
formed	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Chae	O
Lim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
KOF	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2004	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
