As you may have guessed by the title. We have reached the 15th main game in SNK's long-running King of Fighters franchise. The series started way back in 1994. Releasing into the arcades, and felt like a natural progression following the games Fatal Fury and The Art of Fighting, featuring characters from each title.
King of Fighters XV - Is it the King of Fighters though?
Both developed and published by SNK, King of Fighters XV was set to release in 2020, and was being developed alongside its previous instalment. King of Fighters XV was eventually released worldwide on February 17th, 2021 on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. For the purposes of the review, I played it on the PS5. Now, Round 1 - fight!
Gameplay
As with most fighting games, bar the Mortal Kombat and more recently...