<s>
(	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	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
console	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Global	O
Match	O
featuring	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
KOF	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
introduces	O
two	O
distinct	O
playing	O
styles	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
select	O
before	O
choosing	O
their	O
team	O
:	O
Advanced	O
and	O
Extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
mode	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
revamped	O
Power	O
Gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
mode	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
and	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Emergency	O
Roll	O
maneuver	O
from	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
used	O
in	O
Advanced	O
mode	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
side-step	O
from	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
and	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
events	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
KOF	O
tournament	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
sparked	O
a	O
worldwide	O
fighting	O
craze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
return	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Boss	O
Team	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
disbanded	O
after	O
its	O
first	O
appearance	O
)	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
Todoh	O
(	O
who	O
went	O
off	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
her	O
father	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mature	O
and	O
Vice	O
(	O
who	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
possessed	O
by	O
the	O
Riot	O
of	O
Blood	O
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chizuru	O
Kagura	O
,	O
the	O
sub-boss	O
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
takes	O
Kasumis	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Women	O
Fighters	O
Team	O
,	O
while	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
's	O
underling	O
Billy	O
Kane	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
participated	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
tournament	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
join	O
forces	O
with	O
female	O
agent	O
Blue	O
Mary	O
and	O
wanted	O
felon	O
Ryuji	O
Yamazaki	O
(	O
both	O
from	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
)	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
unlikely	O
"	O
 '	O
97	O
Special	O
Team	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	O
King	O
-	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
potential	O
candidate	O
for	O
the	O
Billy	O
and	O
Yamazaki	O
's	O
Special	O
Team	O
in	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
popular	O
vote	O
to	O
Blue	O
Mary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
he	O
remained	O
a	O
highly	O
requested	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
competitior	O
among	O
Japanese	O
fans	O
and	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
roster	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
with	O
Tung	O
Fue	O
Rue	O
and	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
as	O
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
1	I-Application
bonuses	O
to	O
alternately	O
pair	O
Duck	O
King	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
decide	O
who	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
97	O
Special	O
Team	O
,	O
three	O
polls	O
were	O
conducted	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
journals	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Gamest	O
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Freak	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
readers	O
voted	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
character	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
in	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Freak	O
's	O
winner	O
was	O
Billy	O
Kane	O
and	O
Famitsu	O
's	O
winner	O
was	O
Ryuji	O
Yamazaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Mary	O
was	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Gamest	O
poll	O
,	O
barely	O
beating	O
Duck	O
King	O
from	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
who	O
was	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
poll	O
via	O
a	O
few	O
mere	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
team	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Freak	O
's	O
staff	O
was	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
fire	O
wielders	O
:	O
Billy	O
,	O
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
,	O
and	O
Mai	O
Shiranui	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Blue	O
Mary	O
already	O
had	O
two	O
designs	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
(	O
her	O
original	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
design	O
and	O
her	O
Real	O
Bout	O
Special	O
design	O
)	O
,	O
her	O
designer	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
her	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
design	O
as	O
he	O
liked	O
it	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
particularly	O
pleased	O
to	O
see	O
surprised	O
reactions	O
from	O
female	O
fans	O
to	O
this	O
form	O
during	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
's	O
location	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
,	O
several	O
moves	O
from	O
Kyo	O
were	O
changed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
adapt	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
moveset	O
was	O
still	O
popular	O
between	O
gamers	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
an	O
alternative	O
version	O
from	O
Kyo	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
later	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Kyo	O
clones	O
(	O
Kyo-1	O
and	O
Kyo-2	O
)	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
and	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
and	O
it	O
requires	O
the	O
same	O
1MB	O
RAM	O
cartridge	O
utilized	O
by	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
Best	O
Collection	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
cover	O
and	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
.	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>
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
94,327	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
sold	O
160,124	O
units	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
97	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
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>
