<s>
(	O
KOF	B-Application
XI	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
following	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atomiswave	B-Application
platform	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
game	O
to	O
not	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
named	O
after	O
its	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Those	O
from	O
the	O
Past	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
aim	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
demon	O
Orochi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
forty	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
SNK	O
games	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
this	O
includes	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
crossover	O
game	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
has	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
skeptical	O
commercial	O
expectations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
when	O
that	O
console	O
was	O
being	O
abandoned	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
noted	O
to	O
sell	O
well	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
involving	O
fights	O
between	O
six	O
characters	O
who	O
can	O
tag	O
between	O
members	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
most	O
substantial	O
innovations	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
brings	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
are	O
Quick	O
Shift	O
,	O
Saving	O
Shift	O
,	O
the	O
Skill	O
Bar	O
and	O
Dream	O
Cancels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
utilizes	O
the	O
Tactical	O
Shift	O
System	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
new	O
feature	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Dream	O
Cancel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Super	O
Cancel	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
Dream	O
Cancel	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
stocks	O
to	O
interrupt	O
a	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
its	O
execution	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
move	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
devastating	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
added	O
multiple	O
modes	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
team	O
mode	O
where	O
characters	O
are	O
not	O
randomly	O
tagged	O
and	O
instead	O
fight	O
in	O
an	O
order	O
decided	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
multiple	O
missions	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
unlock	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
seven	O
characters	O
from	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Mukai	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
mysterious	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Those	O
from	O
the	O
Distant	O
Land	O
"	O
,	O
stole	O
the	O
seal	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
demon	O
Orochi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
Falcoon	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
illustrator	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
were	O
developing	O
would	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
recent	O
spin-off	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
when	O
SNK	O
completed	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
crossover	O
game	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
cancelled	O
production	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2004	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Sammy	O
Corporation	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
arcade	O
system	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
cabinets	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
arcade	O
version	O
used	O
Sammy	O
Corporation	O
's	O
Atomiswave	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
commented	O
that	O
by	O
using	O
this	O
new	O
system	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
would	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
due	O
to	O
improvements	O
in	O
both	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
graphic	O
quality	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
animation	O
frames	O
created	O
for	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
AW-net	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
had	O
previously	O
tested	O
this	O
system	O
for	O
both	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Neowave	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
cabinets	O
in	O
Tilt	O
Studio	O
locations	O
used	O
converted	O
Final	O
Furlong	O
cabinets	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
Atomiswave	B-Application
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
mid-bosses	O
from	O
Buriki	B-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
Kizuna	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
were	O
meant	O
to	O
surprise	O
gamers	O
;	O
since	O
their	O
original	O
moves	O
did	O
not	O
"	O
fit	O
"	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
,	O
developers	O
had	O
to	O
change	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
SNK	O
released	O
a	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
installment	O
named	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
whose	O
narrative	O
lacked	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
utilize	O
those	O
characters	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
with	O
a	O
bigger	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
licensed	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
for	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
,	O
SNK	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
versions	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
once	O
again	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
homebrew	O
conversion	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disc	O
one	O
has	O
the	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
disc	O
two	O
has	O
the	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
console	O
during	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
,	O
Gamasutra	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
hardcore	O
gamer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
on	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
alongside	O
Konami	O
's	O
World	O
Soccer	O
Winning	O
Eleven	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
has	O
been	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
the	O
Metacritic	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
said	O
it	O
offered	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
bang	O
for	O
your	O
buck	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
considering	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
schedule	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
complex	O
"	O
2D	O
fighter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Cheat	O
Code	O
Central	O
said	O
they	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
three	O
characters	O
fighting	O
against	O
another	O
trio	O
during	O
a	O
single	O
fight	O
,	O
and	O
cited	O
the	O
new	O
mechanics	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
those	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Clements	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
old-school	O
2D	O
fighter	O
"	O
while	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
not	O
changed	O
much	O
since	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
2D	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
comparable	O
to	O
other	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
most	O
famous	O
games	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
popular	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
such	O
as	O
Joe	O
Higashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
said	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
would	O
not	O
stand	O
out	O
amongst	O
other	O
fighting	O
game	O
franchises	O
like	O
Soul	B-Application
Calibur	I-Application
or	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
which	O
employ	O
3D	O
graphics	O
in	O
contrast	O
with	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
2D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
finding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
dated	O
,	O
GameZone	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
reviewer	O
called	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
ever	O
to	O
grace	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
"	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
provided	O
great	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
noting	O
the	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
had	O
improved	O
from	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
uVeJuegos.com	O
said	O
Magaki	O
had	O
unfair	O
moves	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
massive	O
damage	O
input	O
during	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
HardcoreGaming	O
regarded	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XI	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
 '	O
quality	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
quick	O
load	O
times	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
finished	O
the	O
story	O
arc	O
involving	O
Ash	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
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