The King of Fighters XIII is everything its predecessor should have been and more. The game includes a hefty roster of fighters, a story mode and a boss battle that ends the story arc from KOF XI (something that was absent from KOF XII). Moreover, SNK-PLAYMORE decided to replace the Guard Attack, the Critical Counter, and the Clash System with new features (more on this in a moment). KOF XIII c... more.

According to Atlus, a new patch is planned that will address some of the network performance issues in KOF XIII. This patch will make the game's network infrastructure more constant for players, ensuring that the evaluation given for connections is more accurate to the actual play experience. The patch will also introduce ranked host-side filtering, eliminating the frustration of match hosts un... more.