Fan-Favorite Mai Returns in The King of Fighters XIII

March 25, 2010 9:40 AM

Japanese blog Andriasang spotted the new teaser site for the arcade version of The King of Fighters XIII, which is set for a summer release in Japan.

The teaser image proudly features fan-favorite Mai Shiranui along with the game's logo. Mai was not in The King of Fighters XII, which was released in the US by Ignition Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Series fans largely consider KOFXII an engine and animation test for KOFXIII, which will supposedly be a more full-featured (and rostered) game in the franchise. No plans have been announced for console versions at this time, in Japan or abroad, but a port is very likely given franchise history.

Brian Leahy

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March 25, 2010 9:51 AM

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- silverback1138
  
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  March 25, 2010 1:09 PM
  
  I hope they really make this one worth it. After SFVI and BlazBlue, I was also excited about a KoF revival only to hear nothing but bad things about it.
- ragingdwarf
  
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  March 25, 2010 11:44 PM
  
  Almost all of the more recent KoF games have had bad lag, though. The only thing I hate about SNK. They can make a gorgeous looking game, but they are so frame dependent, that any little hiccup can cost you ten-fold. I'm really glad that Capcom has learned the lesson the hard way, and gotten better, but it's too bad that SEGA's really the only one to make it nearly 100% lag-free on online for their fighters. Capcom and SNK should take a page or two from them.