<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
All	I-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Netmarble	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
games	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
team	O
as	O
they	O
battle	O
across	O
multiple	O
annual	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
its	O
beta	O
version	O
in	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
with	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
and	O
its	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
:	O
Underground	O
and	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Kyo	O
is	O
his	O
incarnation	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
but	O
can	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
other	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Kyo	O
who	O
possess	O
more	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
with	O
SNK	O
wishing	O
to	O
create	O
appealing	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Akihiko	O
Ureshino	O
stated	O
SNK	O
will	O
not	O
use	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
EX	O
spin-off	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
instead	O
Maximum	O
Impact	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
the	O
former	O
were	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
popular	O
than	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
is	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
another	O
franchise	O
by	O
SNK	O
involving	O
Haohmaru	O
,	O
Genjuro	O
Kibagami	O
,	O
Ukyo	O
Tachibana	O
,	O
Charlotte	O
Christine	O
de	O
Cold	O
,	O
Rimururu	O
and	O
Shiro	O
Tokisada	O
Amakusa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
already	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
Nakoruru	O
and	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
newcomer	O
Darli	O
Dagger	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
inclusions	O
with	O
Haohmaru	O
via	O
DLC	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
(	O
also	O
his	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
Heihachi	O
Mishima	O
and	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
from	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
were	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
characters	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
were	O
revealed	O
and	O
made	O
their	O
debut	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
including	O
Armor	O
King	O
II	O
,	O
Paul	O
Phoenix	O
and	O
Ling	O
Xiaoyu	O
(	O
also	O
her	O
Tekken	B-Application
:	O
Blood	O
Vengeance	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
wave	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
adds	O
Nina	O
Williams	O
(	O
also	O
her	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
Devil	O
Jin	O
,	O
Hwoarang	O
(	O
also	O
his	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
version	O
)	O
and	O
Alisa	O
Bosconovitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
KOF	O
All-Star	O
made	O
a	O
new	O
crossover	O
with	O
Seven	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Netmarble	O
's	O
original	O
franchise	O
,	O
where	O
Rudy	O
,	O
Rachel	O
Agni	O
,	O
Eileene	O
Heron	O
,	O
"	O
Dellons	O
"	O
Snolled	O
Black	O
Scythe	O
,	O
and	O
Shane	O
were	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
,	O
Marie	O
Rose	O
,	O
Nyotengu	O
,	O
and	O
Honoka	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
revealing	O
variants	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Angel	O
Paradise	O
"	O
from	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
(	O
and	O
directly	O
,	O
a	O
modern	O
reboot	O
series	O
of	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
)	O
were	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Sol	O
Badguy	O
,	O
May	O
,	O
Baiken	O
,	O
Dizzy	O
,	O
I-No	O
,	O
and	O
Ramlethal	O
Valentine	O
from	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
's	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
were	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
veterans	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Chun-Li	O
(	O
also	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
version	O
of	O
her	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
outfit	O
)	O
,	O
Gouki	O
/	O
Akuma	O
and	O
Vega	O
/	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
recently	O
introduced	O
new	O
protagonist	O
for	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
6	I-Application
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
DLC	O
character	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Luke	O
Sullivan	O
were	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Cassandra	O
Alexandra	O
(	O
also	O
her	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
Seong	O
Mi-na	O
,	O
Ivy	O
Valentine	O
(	O
also	O
her	O
alternate	O
costume	O
version	O
from	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
V	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Taki	O
from	O
another	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
,	O
were	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
crossover	O
was	O
made	O
after	O
Haohmaru	O
,	O
who	O
guest	O
appeared	O
in	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
VI	I-Application
via	O
DLC	O
season	O
2	O
to	O
promote	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
made	O
his	O
KOF	O
debut	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
via	O
DLC	O
Team	O
Pass	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
then	O
eventually	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
four	O
main	O
heroes	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Akira	O
Yuki	O
(	O
also	O
his	O
original	O
1993	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
Pai	O
Chan	O
,	O
Jacky	O
Bryant	O
,	O
and	O
Sarah	O
Bryant	O
(	O
also	O
her	O
original	O
1993	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
version	O
)	O
were	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
