<s>
,	O
also	O
called	O
KOF	B-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
created	O
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
implement	O
GGPO	B-Application
rollback	O
networking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
primarily	O
revolves	O
around	O
two	O
fighters	O
with	O
multiverse-related	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
,	O
Shun'ei	O
and	O
Isla	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
returning	O
heroes	O
facing	O
revived	O
threats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
generally	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
character	O
roster	O
,	O
team-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
smooth	O
online	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
complex	O
tutorials	O
,	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
fighting	O
system	O
involving	O
teams	O
composed	O
of	O
three	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
button	O
"	O
Rush	O
"	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
reappears	O
and	O
is	O
updated	O
to	O
help	O
newcomers	O
perform	O
combos	O
and	O
special/super	O
moves	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
compared	O
Shatter	O
Strike	O
with	O
a	O
fully	O
charged	O
Focus	O
Attack	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Max	O
Mode	O
activations	O
in	O
neutral	O
were	O
almost	O
nonexistent	O
in	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
are	O
giving	O
more	O
incentive	O
to	O
players	O
to	O
not	O
just	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
combo	O
extender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
tournament	O
held	O
after	O
the	B-Application
appearance	I-Application
and	I-Application
defeat	I-Application
of	I-Application
Verse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isla	O
is	O
being	O
mentored	O
by	O
a	O
woman	O
named	O
Dolores	O
who	O
wishes	O
for	O
her	O
and	O
Shun'ei	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
more	O
Amp-related	O
creatures	O
like	O
Verse	O
,	O
believing	O
Ash	O
Crimson	O
's	O
time-traveling	O
in	O
a	O
previous	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Dolores	O
 '	O
disciple	O
,	O
Kukri	O
confirms	O
it	O
to	O
have	O
caused	O
their	O
appearances	O
and	O
connected	O
to	O
distortions	O
across	O
the	O
multiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
39	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
13	O
teams	O
with	O
three	O
fighters	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
characters	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
via	O
"	O
seasons	O
"	O
of	O
content	O
:	O
Season	O
1	O
consists	O
of	O
12	O
characters	O
spread	O
across	O
four	O
teams	O
,	O
while	O
Season	O
2	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
individual	O
characters	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
and	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
teams	O
 '	O
involvements	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
are	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
non-playable	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
free	O
playable	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
special	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
positive	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
,	O
director	O
Yasuyuki	O
Oda	O
said	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
SNK	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
other	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oda	O
instead	O
worked	O
on	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
and	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
of	O
SNK	B-Application
Gals	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	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>
They	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
XV	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
working	O
on	O
XIV	O
but	O
only	O
started	O
development	O
after	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
is	O
Eisuke	O
Ogura	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
an	O
artist	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
he	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
illustrator	O
for	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
XIV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
of	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
,	O
Yasuyuki	O
Oda	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
trailer	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
alongside	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
and	O
supports	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
on	O
these	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
with	O
fans	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
in	O
mind	O
:	O
SNK	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
still	O
popular	O
and	O
expects	O
this	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
during	O
major	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Oda	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
personal	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
the	O
team	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
implementing	O
rollback-based	O
netcode	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
using	O
GGPO	B-Application
for	O
their	O
rollback	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
promoting	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
anime	O
director	O
Masami	O
Ōbari	O
(	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Fatal	O
Fury	O
:	O
The	O
Motion	O
Picture	O
and	O
1995	O
Technōs	O
 '	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
title	O
Voltage	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Gowcaizer	I-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
OVA	O
adaptation	O
)	O
created	O
and	O
directed	O
a	O
short	O
anime	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
animation	O
studio	O
,	O
G-1Neo	O
,	O
producing	O
the	O
short	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
design	O
is	O
being	O
handled	O
by	O
Tomohiro	O
Nakata	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
working	O
on	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
All	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Krohnen	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
multiple	O
similarities	O
with	O
K9999	O
from	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2002	I-Application
due	O
to	O
his	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Tetsuo	O
from	O
the	O
manga	O
Akira	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
based	O
on	O
copyright	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
via	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Terry	O
Bogard	O
's	O
design	O
from	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
and	O
Leona	O
Heidern	O
's	O
classic	O
look	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
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
additional	O
characters	O
are	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
four	O
teams	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
Garou	O
Team	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shingo	O
and	O
Kim	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
along	O
with	O
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
with	O
all	O
platform	O
patch	O
also	O
coming	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
better	O
score	O
than	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
fantastic	O
fighting	O
action	O
,	O
a	O
compelling	O
roster	O
,	O
splendid	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
revamped	O
online	O
options	O
,	O
KoF	B-Application
XV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
treat	O
for	O
both	O
series	O
veterans	O
and	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
community	O
at	O
large	O
,	O
though	O
newcomers	O
may	O
still	O
find	O
themselves	O
dizzied	O
by	O
its	O
myriad	O
mechanics	O
and	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
rollback	O
netcode	B-Application
,	O
and	O
roster	O
,	O
but	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
insubstantial	O
tutorialization	O
,	O
reused	O
six	O
year-old	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
its	O
story	O
mode	O
"	O
utterly	O
bare	O
bones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shacknews	O
similarly	O
lauded	O
the	O
visual	O
redesign	O
,	O
netcode	B-Application
,	O
training	O
modes	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
existing	O
roster	O
while	O
panning	O
its	O
inaccessibility	O
,	O
overpowered	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
major	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
distinct	O
playstyles	O
,	O
team-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
large	O
roster	O
,	O
new	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
bad	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
substantial	O
iteration	O
over	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
KoF	B-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
the	O
8th	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
9,062	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
2,414	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
22nd	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
