<s>
(	O
KOF	B-Application
XIV	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2016	O
Japanese	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
franchise	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
KOF	O
)	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
installment	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
13th	B-Application
installment	I-Application
that	O
used	O
2D	O
raster	B-Algorithm
imagery	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
rendered	O
entirely	O
in	O
3D	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Maximum	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2016	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
began	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
SNK	O
's	O
CEO	O
Eikichi	O
Kawasaki	O
who	O
reoriented	O
the	O
company	O
toward	O
traditional	O
video	O
games	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
focus	O
on	O
Pachinko-style	O
slot	O
machines	O
and	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasuyuki	O
Oda	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
other	O
titles	O
by	O
SNK	O
,	O
directed	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
post-release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
support	O
through	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
alternative	O
outfits	O
and	O
patches	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyōtarō	O
Azuma	O
wrote	O
a	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	O
A	O
New	O
Beginning	O
,	O
published	O
from	O
2018	O
to	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fighting	O
system	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
both	O
new	O
players	O
and	O
fighting	O
game	O
experts	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
graphics	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
confirmed	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
at	O
EVO	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
features	O
full	O
3D	O
models	O
like	O
its	O
spin-off	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
against	O
a	O
2D	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Russian	O
billionaire	O
named	O
Antonov	O
buys	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
competitions	O
to	O
host	O
a	O
new	O
tournament	O
in	O
which	O
veterans	O
and	O
newcomers	O
compete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
includes	O
16	O
teams	O
of	O
three	O
fighters	O
,	O
a	O
sub-boss	O
,	O
a	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
and	O
eight	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
characters	I-Protocol
,	O
totaling	O
58	O
combatants	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
was	O
made	O
when	O
SNK	O
's	O
then-CEO	O
Eikichi	O
Kawasaki	O
decided	O
the	O
company	O
should	O
return	O
to	O
producing	O
appealing	O
fighting	O
games	O
rather	O
than	O
Pachinko-style	O
slot	O
machines	O
and	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
and	O
KOF	B-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
challenging	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accordingly	O
,	O
they	O
intended	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
KOF	B-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Quick	O
Max	O
features	O
of	O
KOF	B-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
the	O
method	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
meters	O
in	O
KOF	B-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
press	O
conference	O
for	O
the	O
2015	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
and	O
was	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
because	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
high	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
made	O
some	O
changes	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
;	O
they	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
decide	O
whether	O
they	O
would	O
update	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
leave	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
release	O
followed	O
by	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
Yasuyuki	O
Oda	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
designer	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
would	O
direct	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Oda	O
's	O
first	O
employment	O
at	O
SNK	O
,	O
games	O
like	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
motivated	O
him	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
after	O
his	O
departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
returned	O
,	O
he	O
transitioned	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
from	O
2D	O
to	O
3D	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
adaption	O
of	O
some	O
characters	O
was	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
using	O
cel-shaded	O
graphic	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
adhered	O
to	O
Oda	O
and	O
Kuroki	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
'	B-Application
94	I-Application
's	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
Neo_G	O
,	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
that	O
vintage	O
have	O
a	O
look	O
that	O
tried	O
to	O
imitate	O
reality	O
using	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
KOF	O
)	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
large	O
character	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
70%	O
completed	O
by	O
December	O
2015.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
{{cite	O
magazine|url	O
=	O
6	O
,	O
2015|	O
access-date	O
=D	O
ecember	O
6	O
,	O
2015|	O
url-status	O
=	O
live|	O
archive-url	O
=	O
6	O
,	O
2015|	O
trans-title	O
=	O
Hit	O
Mr.	O
Oda	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
"	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
 '	O
"	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
booth	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
era	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
developers	O
could	O
not	O
add	O
Nakoruru	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
because	O
of	O
the	O
KOF	O
engine	O
's	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
KOF	B-Application
XIV	I-Application
,	O
her	O
popularity	O
surprised	O
the	O
developers	O
who	O
indicated	O
that	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
Orochi	O
clan	O
members	O
 '	O
deaths	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
story	O
arc	O
,	O
they	O
might	O
consider	O
adding	O
them	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
being	O
added	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
,	O
SNK	O
also	O
considered	O
Blue	O
Mary	O
and	O
Ryuji	O
Yamazaki	O
from	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
roster	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
SNK	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
build	O
containing	O
36	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
"	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
World	O
Premiere	O
Tour	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
released	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
through	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyo	O
Kusanagi	O
's	O
classic	O
high-school	O
outfit	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
's	O
classic	O
outfit	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
the	O
Chinese	O
version	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
design	O
of	O
"	O
Nightmare	O
Geese	O
"	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	O
Asamiya	O
's	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
outfit	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
later	O
that	O
month	O
;	O
Kula	O
Diamond	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
sundress	O
outfit	O
in	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
Whip	O
,	O
Ryuji	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
and	O
Rock	O
Howard	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
update	O
patch	O
stages	O
—	O
Terry	O
Bogard	O
's	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
stage	O
and	O
the	O
Monaco	O
stage	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
—	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
leaked	O
Rock	O
's	O
inclusion	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
;	O
this	O
angered	O
Oda	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
surprise	O
the	O
fans	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
included	O
the	O
returning	O
Heidern	O
and	O
Oswald	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
regular	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
SNK	O
added	O
a	O
character	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
sketch	O
by	O
Saudi-Arabian	O
artist	O
Mashael	O
Al-Barrak	O
,	O
who	O
won	O
a	O
contest	O
organized	O
by	O
Manga	O
Productions	O
in	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
Bahrain	O
,	O
Oman	O
,	O
Iraq	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
SNK	O
confirmed	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
offering	O
as	O
few	O
requirements	O
as	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
released	O
the	O
Windows	O
port	O
was	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
—	O
one	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
including	O
all	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
provided	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
entire	O
original	O
installment	O
alongside	O
all	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
responseThe	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
media	O
;	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Age	O
Chris	O
Dunlap	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
liked	O
it	O
for	O
appealing	O
to	O
skilled	O
fighting	O
game	O
fans	O
while	O
still	O
being	O
a	O
good	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
players	O
unhappy	O
with	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
V	O
.	O
GameRevolution	O
said	O
the	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
true	O
to	O
earlier	O
KOF	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
pleased	O
that	O
it	O
retained	O
the	O
challenge	O
needed	O
to	O
execute	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpew	O
appreciated	O
that	O
SNK	O
had	O
updated	O
the	O
dated	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
competent	O
in	O
comparison	O
with	O
other	O
fighting-game	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
and	O
Tekken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
PCMrace	O
said	O
the	O
port	O
could	O
have	O
benefited	O
from	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
players	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
cast	O
still	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
balanced	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
move	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyThe	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
reached	O
number	O
20	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
physical	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
the	O
period	O
from	O
mid-2016	O
to	O
mid-2017	O
was	O
very	O
profitable	O
,	O
attributing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
Award	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
of	O
2016	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
V	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
initial	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
mode	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
features	O
,	O
Yasuyuki	O
Oda	O
said	O
fan	O
response	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
,	O
especially	O
after	O
fixing	O
some	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
he	O
thinks	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
is	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
wants	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
other	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oda	O
instead	O
worked	O
in	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
female	O
character-driven	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oda	O
spoke	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
porting	O
KOF	B-Application
XIV	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
but	O
said	O
there	O
are	O
unspecified	O
technical	O
hurdles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
SNK	O
revealed	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
during	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
one	O
is	O
a	O
manga	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	O
A	O
New	O
Beginning	O
written	O
by	O
Kyōtarō	O
Azuma	O
.	O
</s>
