King of Fighters Maniax

by SNK

Product Features

• ESRB Rating: T for Teen
• Fighting/Arcade/Classic

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000809OLI
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,632 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

King Of Fighters Maximum Impact Maniax brings back the thrills and excitement of the classic fighting franchise. A city lies in ruins as Southtown is teh prize in a war between rival gangs. A small group of warriors decides to try & bring the city under their control, so they arrange a meeting with the most powerful gang eader, "Mephistopheles". The maniac gang lord agrees, on one condition: Before meeting him, they must prove themselves by defeating the greatest fighters in the world. Attack your opponent and send them airborne with the new Knock Back Attach feature

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good game, July 2, 2005

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M. Teasdale "DTO" (Waukesha, Wi United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: King of Fighters Maniax (Video Game)

This is a great addition to the KOF series. The graphics are great in 3D. This is not bad like the Street fighter 3d game. this is good. Its a side scroller fighter in 3d. But u can move up or down on the map by hiiiitting R. Its got 16 of the best KOF characters. Unfortunatly not Andy :(. There is a chick in place of kim, and i was happy to see Rock there also.the music in the stages is cool. The fighting in really bad a$$. Alo the live feature is the best feature. PLaying all the ppl around the world in KOF. I would get this over DoA defintly.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Fighting in Three D Action, July 2, 2006

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Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: King of Fighters Maniax (Video Game)

King of Fighters is a classic side scrolling fighting game which has been updated to 3-D glory. Choose from 20 characters for fighting fun. Each character has 2 outfits to choose from. There are guys and girls, fair skinned and dark. There should be someone for everyone to enjoy playing here.

While that might seem like a lot, in the "old days" you had 30 or more characters to choose from. It almost seems like you're having to compromise here. Maybe future games will be able to handle more models in the 3D system.

While not as gorgeous as a few other fighting games out on the market, there are still many nice touches here - falling leaves, roaring waterfalls. Each character has his or her own set of moves and unique look.

The sound is pretty traditional and classic - fast paced drumming music and called out taunts, both in English and Japanese. The voice acting isn't always stellar, but heck, that's not exactly why you play a fighting game.

You can choose from story mode, mission mode or challenge mode, and ramp up and down the difficulty from 10 different settings to really tweak the game to match your skill set.

If you're a fan of the King of Fighters series, this is definitely one to get your hands on. If you've never played the King of Fighters series before, it might be time to give this a try.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's KOF, it's unique, it works, February 23, 2006

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Joshua Whittington (Paso Robles, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: King of Fighters Maniax (Video Game)

I'm not a KOF newbie but this game kicked my butt the first time I loaded it up. To me, that's a testament to its unique blend of 2d and 3d fighting. The characters have all the same moves from the 2d KOF games, but in this one they also have fast string combos like in Tekken or DOA. It makes for a fighting experience unlike any pure 2d or 3d fighter. It's a jack of both trades if not a master of either. The 3d graphics aren't jaw-dropping like DOA but quite solid.

Online play is much smoother than any of the Capcom fighters on Xbox Live (Street Fighter Anniversary or Capcom v. SNK 2). The only drawback is that there are seldom any other people playing this game online.

There's only 20 characters (6 of which are new), which is a very small roster for KOF but still bigger than DOA 3 or Soulcalibur 2. For the first time in KOF the characters have English voices in addition to their regular Japanese. The English wasn't well produced, though, and the lip movements only synch to the Japanese voice tracks. It's really more of a novelty than added depth.
Other minor drawbacks include limited offline play modes and ridiculously gratuitous "jiggle factor."

That being said, this is a game worth getting. It's a cool fighting experience that no other game has yet managed to deliver.