
The King of Fighters (KOF)[a] is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of The King of Fighters '94 in 1994.

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Identity: The King of Fighters (KOF)[a] is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of The King of Fighters '94 in 1994.
Background: The games' story focuses on the title tournament in which fighters from multiple SNK games take part. SNK also created original characters to serve as protagonists, with individual story arcs, interacting with fighters from Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury, among other titles. Multiple spin-off games, such as the R duology for the Neo Geo Pocket and Maximum Impact for the PlayStation 2, for example, have also been released. There have been multiple cross-over games in which the SNK cast interacted with characters created by Capcom, while some characters have been present as guest characters in other games.