Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 68.60% (5 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Revolution | C+ |
| GameSpot | 5.3/10 |
| IGN | 5.0/10 |
The King of Fighters '95 was awarded Best Neo-Geo Game of 1995 by Electronic Gaming Monthly in 1996. During its release week, the Sega Saturn port of the game sold 135,214 copies in Japan. As of 2004, the game remained with 257,294 copies sold. The PlayStation port had an average of 68.60% in based on five reviews collected by GameRankings. The Neo Geo and Game Boy versions received a 78.75% and a 62.00%, respectively, based on only one review.
Video game publications, although they praised a few of the game's features, criticized it to have a poor design in comparison to other fighting games from the same year. IGN gave it a 5.0/10 to the PlayStation version criticizing that the characters are not very responsive to controls and "even though these are difficult hurdles to jump, they're not impossible". However, they noted it to be a likeable game, saying it has "that 2D anime look that everyone loves". Jeff Gerstmann from GameSpot gave it a 5.3/10. He also criticized the long loading times from the PlayStation version as well as how frequent they are since every round requires loading time. The Sega Saturn version had no loading time thanks to the ROM cartige that came with the game. Game Revolution gave it a C+, noting the game to be very entertaining but it still was not as good as other fighting games from the year it was released in North America. However, they criticized that the fighting system is very similar to other SNK games such as Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. 1UP.com praised the introduction of Omega Rugal, noting him to be "one of the most stylish boss designs in fighting history", although players could hate him due to how difficult it is to defeat him.
IGN commented that the characters' designs and abilities are very similar to the ones from Street Fighter Alpha. Jeff Gerstmann complained that the characters have unattractive moves as well and over pixelated sprites. 1UP.com praised SNK's characters designs and the addition of the team edit option, making the game a good competition for Street Fighter Alpha. However, Game Revolution liked the large number of playable characters and the several options featured in the game such as the team fights and special moves.
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