<s>
(	O
KOF	B-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
or	O
KOF	O
'	O
02	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Eolith	O
and	O
Playmore	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
in	O
2002	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
Eolith	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Playmore	O
(	O
formerly	O
Brezzasoft	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
where	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
Playmore	O
produced	O
a	O
remake	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2002	I-Application
Unlimited	O
Match	O
(	O
KOF	O
2002UM	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
received	O
its	O
first	O
worldwide	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2010	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
release	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2015	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2002	I-Application
discards	O
the	O
4-on-4	O
"	O
Striker	O
Match	O
"	O
format	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
3-on-3	O
Battle	O
format	O
originally	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
up	O
until	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
revamps	O
the	O
Power	O
Gauge	O
system	O
into	O
a	O
format	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	O
97	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
storyline	O
since	O
the	O
NESTS	O
story	O
arc	O
has	O
already	O
concluded	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
recurring	O
teams	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Japan	O
Team	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
teams	O
representing	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
series	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
are	O
featured	O
,	O
and	O
series	O
 '	O
regulars	O
such	O
as	O
King	O
and	O
Shingo	O
Yabuki	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
their	O
first	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
nevertheless	O
,	O
features	O
King	O
and	O
Shingo	O
,	O
while	O
three	O
additional	O
characters	O
from	O
SVC	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
:	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
namely	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
,	O
Goenitz	O
,	O
and	O
Orochi	O
Iori	O
,	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
redrawn	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Orochi	O
Team	O
,	O
representing	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
KOF	B-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2002	I-Application
:	O
Unlimited	O
Match	O
(	O
KOF	O
2002UM	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2010	B-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2002	I-Application
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2015	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
44	O
characters	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
16	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
NESTS	O
arc	O
,	O
including	O
King	O
and	O
Shingo	O
,	O
and	O
6	O
hidden	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
console	O
versions	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Orochi	O
Iori	O
and	O
particularly	O
K9999	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
character	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
pastiche	O
of	O
Tetsuo	O
Shima	O
from	O
the	O
manga	O
Akira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
higher	O
quality	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
this	O
same	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
.	O
</s>
