<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
:	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
(	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1999	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	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
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
arc	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
NESTS	O
Chronicles	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
K	O
 '	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
formerly	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
mysterious	O
yet	O
threatening	O
organization	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
NESTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
established	O
KOF	B-Application
format	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
an	O
assisting	O
character	O
labeled	O
"	O
Striker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
whose	O
stages	O
were	O
remodeled	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
had	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
remove	O
main	O
characters	O
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
and	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
earlier	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
ended	O
up	O
as	O
hidden	O
characters	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
both	O
included	O
in	O
The	O
Kings	O
of	O
Fighters	O
NESTS	O
Hen	O
compilation	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
has	O
generally	O
been	O
positive	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
fighting	O
system	O
and	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
Strikers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
favorable	O
reception	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
has	O
garnered	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
finding	O
it	O
modern	O
and	O
praising	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
overall	O
sales	O
have	O
been	O
less	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
three-character	O
teams	O
from	O
earlier	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
KOF	B-Application
)	O
games	O
,	O
each	O
team	O
now	O
has	O
four	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
selectable	O
fighting	O
styles	O
,	O
Advanced	O
and	O
Extra	O
,	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
version	O
features	O
stages	O
remodeled	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
includes	O
two	O
additional	O
stages	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
characters	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
Strikers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Strikers	O
are	O
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
(	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
outfit	O
)	O
,	O
Athena	O
Asamiya	O
(	O
in	O
her	O
school	O
outfit	O
)	O
,	O
Goro	O
Daimon	O
,	O
Billy	O
Kane	O
,	O
Ryuji	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
Chizuru	O
Kagura	O
,	O
Syo	O
Kirishima	O
,	O
Alfred	O
Airhawk	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
,	O
Seth	O
,	O
Fiolina	O
Germi	O
,	O
and	O
Gai	B-Application
Tendo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
game	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
de	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
won	O
in	O
Battle	O
de	O
Paradise	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
leveling	O
process	O
for	O
the	O
Extra	O
Strikers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
have	O
passed	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nobody	O
has	O
seen	O
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
or	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
since	O
they	O
defeated	O
the	O
evil	O
being	O
Orochi	O
at	O
the	O
climax	O
of	O
the	O
1997	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Invitations	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
many	O
characters	O
inviting	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
tournament	O
,	O
which	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
secretive	O
affair	O
and	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
public	O
eye	O
than	O
the	O
ones	O
in	O
both	O
'	B-Application
96	I-Application
and	O
'	O
97	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
team	O
now	O
having	O
an	O
additional	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
Blue	O
Mary	O
(	O
formerly	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
 '	O
97	O
Special	O
Team	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
new	O
Women	O
Fighters	O
Team	O
with	O
Kasumi	O
Todoh	O
(	O
last	O
seen	O
in	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Li	O
Xiangfei	O
(	O
from	O
Real	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Fatal	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Newcomers	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
lead	O
character	O
,	O
K	O
 '	O
,	O
SNK	O
had	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
remove	O
main	O
characters	O
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
and	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
earlier	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
they	O
ended	O
up	O
as	O
unlockable	O
hidden	O
characters	O
after	O
fans	O
responded	O
negatively	O
to	O
their	O
removal	O
at	O
location	B-General_Concept
tests	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
adding	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
to	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
created	O
the	O
Kyo	O
clones	O
that	O
featured	O
him	O
with	O
classic	O
movesets	O
:	O
Kyo-1	O
uses	O
Kyo	O
's	O
movesets	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
Kyo-2	O
uses	O
his	O
movesets	O
from	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
and	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Robo	B-Application
Army	I-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
was	O
abandoned	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
later	O
created	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
it	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2000	I-Application
by	O
introducing	O
Rocky	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
Robo	B-Application
Army	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
Striker	O
for	O
Maxima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Whip	O
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
Leona	O
Heidern	O
's	O
introduction	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
decided	O
to	O
wait	O
until	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
young	O
characters	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
represented	O
a	O
problem	O
for	O
the	O
developers	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
introduced	O
older	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Seth	O
and	O
Vanessa	O
(	O
who	O
appeared	O
only	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
Strikers	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
officially	O
debut	O
until	O
the	O
following	O
game	O
)	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
unused	O
graphics	O
accumulated	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
Krizalid	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
could	O
add	O
Krizalid	O
's	O
graphics	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
's	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanessa	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
Striker	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
consoles	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
and	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
republished	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
SNK	O
Best	O
Collection	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
and	O
once	O
again	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2002	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
between	O
2012	O
and	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ACA	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
range	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
eShop	B-Application
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
adding	O
an	O
online	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
as	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
and	O
reprinted	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
SNK	O
Best	O
"	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Agetec	O
published	O
it	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
ending	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
achieve	O
very	O
good	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
sold	O
41,387	O
units	O
,	O
later	O
reaching	O
67,833	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
sold	O
96,484	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
The	O
Kings	O
of	O
Fighters	O
NESTS	O
Hen	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
but	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
was	O
very	O
popular	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
AES	O
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
14,620	O
and	O
18,925	O
copies	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
GameSpots	O
article	O
"	O
The	O
History	O
of	O
SNK	O
"	O
,	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
with	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Anthony	O
Chau	O
commented	O
that	O
although	O
"	O
people	O
are	O
probably	O
tired	O
of	O
2D	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
all	O
play	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
distinct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
new	O
gameplay	O
very	O
entertaining	O
despite	O
knowing	O
that	O
some	O
"	O
KOF	B-Application
purists	O
hate	O
the	O
Striker	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
described	O
the	O
Striker	O
system	O
as	O
"	O
clearly	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
tag	O
system	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Marvel	B-Application
fighting	I-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
the	O
Strikers	O
 '	O
new	O
gameplay	O
"	O
simply	O
[	O
does	O
not ]	O
fit	O
in	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
novelty	O
than	O
a	O
game	O
mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Video	O
Games	O
praised	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
multiple	O
comparisons	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
being	O
regarded	O
as	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GamePro	O
writer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
's	O
quality	O
was	O
not	O
handled	O
well	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Seyoon	O
Park	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
found	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
very	O
good	O
considering	O
the	O
console	B-Device
's	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
the	O
voices	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
reduced	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HardcoreGaming	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
superior	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
still	O
worth	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
should	O
consider	O
abdicating	O
the	O
throne.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
received	O
positive	O
responses	O
with	O
critics	O
saying	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
ahead	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1999	B-Application
by	O
ASCII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2000	I-Application
a	O
year	O
after	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
99s	I-Application
release	O
for	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Rhythm	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
Kyo	O
's	O
character	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Tears	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
