The Rhythm of Fighters dances onto iOS and Android today

SNK's The Rhythm of Fighters crosses together its beloved King of Fighters franchise with rhythm-based gameplay and it's out today on iOS and Android.

Ozzie Mejia

June 25, 2014 11:01 AM

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A good fighting game is like watching a beautiful art unfold. To perform combos, one must be in a good groove and feel the rhythm. SNK is taking that idea and going a lot farther with it in a new iOS/Android adaptation of its King of Fighters franchise, called The Rhythm of Fighters.

SNK had previously trademarked the name earlier this year, indicating a pretty quick turnaround in development. The Rhythm of Fighters takes the classic King of Fighters roster and places them in a rhythm-based environment. Players select different music tracks and perform tapping, swiping, and dragging based combos to the beat in order to perform combos and defeat opponents. The 30 available tracks include classic tunes from the SNK backlog, such as Metal Slug 2 and Fatal Fury. The full setlist can be heard on this YouTube playlist.

The Rhythm of Fighters is available now on the App Store and Google Play store for 99 cents, with track bundles available for $1.99 each. For an idea of how to play the game or what it even looks like, check out the instructional trailer below.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?