<s>
(	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
home	O
consoles	O
besides	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
thus	O
making	O
SNK	O
a	O
second-party	O
developer	O
,	O
with	O
versions	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
rereleased	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Collection	O
:	O
The	O
Orochi	O
Saga	O
in	O
2008	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
cast	O
to	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
USA	O
Team	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Rival	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
fighter	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
Kyo	O
's	O
rival	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
focuses	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Rivals	O
Team	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Iori	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
favorite	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
writers	O
have	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
response	O
from	O
controls	O
and	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
rules	O
are	O
mostly	O
unchanged	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
story	O
arc	O
that	O
later	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Orochi	O
Saga	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rugal	O
Bernstein	O
,	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
perished	O
in	O
an	O
explosion	O
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
had	O
in	O
fact	O
survived	O
and	O
sent	O
out	O
invitations	O
to	O
the	O
teams	O
from	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
signed	O
simply	O
‘	O
R	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
teams	O
failed	O
to	O
attend	O
the	O
new	O
tournament	O
:	O
the	O
American	O
Sports	O
Team	O
,	O
now	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Rival	O
Team	O
"	O
consisting	O
of	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
,	O
Billy	O
Kane	O
(	O
from	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Eiji	O
Kisaragi	O
(	O
from	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saisyu	O
Kusanagi	O
,	O
Kyo	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
fighter	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
(	O
having	O
made	O
a	O
non-playable	O
cameo	O
in	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
)	O
as	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
sub-boss	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
project	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
introducing	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
as	O
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
's	O
rival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Eiji	O
Kisaragi	O
was	O
originally	O
from	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
2	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
had	O
to	O
adjust	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
moves	O
to	O
balance	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
several	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
characters	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
each	O
sequel	O
with	O
developers	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
thanks	O
to	O
KOF	O
jinx.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sub-boss	O
character	O
,	O
Saisyu	O
Kusanagi	O
,	O
was	O
never	O
meant	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
staff	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
died	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
during	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
cut-scenes	O
from	O
the	O
Hero	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
boss	O
character	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
various	O
considerations	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
led	O
developers	O
to	O
abandon	O
this	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
from	O
SNK	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
he	O
added	O
new	O
options	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
such	O
as	O
selection	O
from	O
stages	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
grammar	O
and	O
spelling	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
issues	O
from	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
1995	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
and	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
(	O
which	O
required	O
a	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
that	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundled	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
contains	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
and	O
a	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
in	O
tandem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
appeared	O
in	O
Europe	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
between	O
SNK	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Playstation	B-Device
the	O
Best	O
"	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
compiled	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Collection	O
:	O
The	O
Orochi	O
Saga	O
in	O
2008	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
(	O
Nettō	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Takara	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introducing	O
Nakoruru	O
from	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
of	O
"	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
"	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
soundtrack	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
(	O
PCCB-00187	O
)	O
and	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
Arrange	O
Sound	O
Trax	O
(	O
PCCB-00189	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
released	O
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guide	O
books	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
Graphical	O
Manual	O
(	O
GMC-14	O
)	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
Hisshō	O
Hō	O
Special	O
(	O
)	O
by	O
Keibunsha	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
Perfect	O
Guide	O
Book	O
(	O
)	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4-koma	O
manga	O
collections	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
4-Koma	O
Ketteiban	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
4-Koma	O
Ketteiban	O
Side	O
2	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
fans	O
and	O
professional	O
artists	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VHS	O
video	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
(	O
)	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guide/art	O
books	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
Guide	O
Book	O
for	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Fighters	O
(	O
)	O
by	O
Aspect	O
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
Complete	O
Manual	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manga	O
short	O
story	O
compilation	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
Comic	O
Anthology	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
various	O
artists	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
sold	O
108,883	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
£160	O
–	O
200	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
per	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
also	O
sold	O
142,825	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
135,214	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
sold	O
145,389	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
712,743	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Neo-Geo	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
declared	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
solid	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
,	O
particularly	O
applauding	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
edit	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
criticize	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
improve	O
'	O
94	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
added	O
to	O
them	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
brawlers	O
out	O
there	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Maximum	O
deemed	O
that	O
"	O
SNK	O
remain	O
masters	O
of	O
the	O
sprite-based	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
genre	O
,	O
leaving	O
all	O
competitors	O
way	O
behind	O
with	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
'	O
95.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
elaborated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
combat	O
makes	O
for	O
greater	O
variety	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
edit	O
feature	O
greatly	O
increases	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enjoyability	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
the	O
unusually	O
high	O
difficulty	O
of	O
executing	O
combos	O
makes	O
pulling	O
them	O
off	O
more	O
satisfying	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
animations	O
are	O
greatly	O
improved	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
much	O
less	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
as	O
reviewers	O
stated	O
it	O
has	O
poor	O
design	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
compounded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
fresh	O
and	O
original	O
gameplay	O
with	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
how	O
frequent	O
they	O
are	O
since	O
every	O
round	O
requires	O
loading	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
SNK	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
and	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
defended	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
plays	O
well	O
,	O
looks	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
sounds	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
is	O
nearly	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
,	O
the	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
enabling	O
it	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
with	O
only	O
brief	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
skill	O
and	O
technique	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
both	O
its	O
strongest	O
point	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
limiting	O
factor	O
on	O
its	O
appeal	O
:	O
"	O
SNK	O
fans	O
swear	O
blind	O
that	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
is	O
far	O
superior	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
(	O
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
)	O
simply	O
because	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
skill	O
required	O
is	O
that	O
much	O
tougher	O
-	O
making	O
the	O
rewards	O
that	O
much	O
sweeter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
while	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	O
96	O
was	O
already	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
installments	O
are	O
different	O
enough	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
worth	O
getting	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
designs	O
and	O
abilities	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
praised	O
SNK	O
's	O
characters	O
designs	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
edit	O
option	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
good	O
competition	O
for	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
.	O
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