The King of Fighters XII

The King of Fighters XII (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ　トゥエルブ) (KOF XII) is the twelfth installment of The King of Fighters series of fighting games developed and published by SNK Playmore. KOF XII uses newly drawn 2D sprites on 2D backgrounds. Due to the time the developers took to make the sprites, there are 20 playable characters (giving it the smallest roster in the series), with an extra two added to the console versions. The game was originally released in Japan in April 2009 for arcades. Like The King of Fighters ’98 and The King of Fighters 2002, this game does not have a storyline; the saga from Ash Crimson that started in The King of Fighters 2003 finishes in The King of Fighters XIII.