The King of Fighters-i launches worldwide for iPod Touch. Now available (iOS)

The King of Fighters-i logo for iOS fighting game
The King of Fighters iPhone has been released to iOS (iPod Touch, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone) systems worldwide as The King of Fighters-i. The SNK developed mobile fighting game based on the long-running series is downloadable now on the iTunes App Store at a price of $8.

From art direction to gameplay, THE KING OF FIGHTERS-i brings the complete KOF experience to the iOS platform. The gorgeous graphics of the world-famous fighting series have been faithfully recreated, taking full advantage of the latest Apple hardware.

The use of the Virtual Pad/Joystick perfectly reproduces KOF’s controls, creating a simple, user-friendly play-style to easily perform special moves and combos!

Key features of King of Fighters-i include:

  • Four modes of gameplay! Compatible with Game Center!
  • “KOF-i” features four game modes: “Team Battle” for classic KOF 3-on-3 battles, “Single Battle” for 1-on-1 fights, “Endless” mode for an endurance challenge with just one life, and “Training” mode where players can practice the Virtual Pad-based controls and learn combos.

    In addition, “KOF-i” is compatible with Game Center, allowing players to share and compare their game completion level, rankings and Achievements with friends and players from around the world!

    Collectable trading cards in The King of Fighters-i for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, iPad 2

  • 14 legendary fighters battle for glory!
  • The formidable roster of “KOF-i” features 14 classic characters, including Kyo Kusanagi, K’ and Ash Crimson. “KOF-i” also sees the return of Billy Kane, who enters the tournament for the first time since “KOF 2003”!

  • Challenge friends and trade your data anytime, anywhere!
  • Players can do battle with friends in local wireless play via Bluetooth. Players can also exchange trading cards, view another player’s “My Card” (gamer profile cards), and send and receive versus battle replay data for even more interaction!

  • Unlock trading cards, illustrations and other bonus content!
  • Various bonus content can be unlocked during gameplay and viewed within the game’s “Gallery” mode. Here players will find premium trading cards based on original SNK PLAYMORE illustrations, various art and rough sketches of KOF characters, KOF Team novel stories from the upcoming THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII and many more hidden treasures that fans can’t afford to miss! Bonus content can also be traded at any time via the in-game marketplace.

    And as with the Japanese version we reported on earlier, King of Fighters-i will be updated in October for free with 6 additional characters, bringing the in-game playable roster to 20! That update will also include new stages to battle on.

    Here is footage of The King of Fighers-i in action!

    Thanks to TheGameTrail for the video.