Alright, so The King of Fighters XII (Jap ver) arrived here at the arcade this month. Of course I got my hands on it. I going to write my experience journey.

First thing that I'm abit surprise was that nobody was playing it when there are 4 set of machine there. So because of that, I got my chance to play it without anyone interfere while I'm playing.

Though most of the characters I know how to use, not many of them I really good at. So I stick my my old choice might be the safest, the Fatal Fury team. At the selection screen, they are not arrange in any teams. I have to go around looking the trio, Terry, Andy and Joe.

So I started my first game, I had been totally trash by the com. I don't have the chance to do my special skill. Even I did, the com still able to attack me like a piece of cake. They only have 1 super combo again like SF IV. So I also got to tried some more characters and didn't got anywhere beyond stage 2.

I was thinking that ok, it is a difficult game. The graphics are nice. The artworks are cute. Everyone have different body shape, not like everyone the same only in different clothes. Most of the characters have new design of costume, so cool. But strange that Robert got back to the '94 costume; and Terry was in the "Mark of the Wolves" costume with his hair cutted when he was in KOF XI; Iori's skill are totally different. And many more.

So today, I got passby the arcade again, and played quite a few times. Until my last try, because changed enough tokens for the day. I managed to go pretty far, until it reached a cutscene like news reporting saying 2 more trial to finish. I'm excited first because they have cutscene for fighting game in arcade. Even SF IV also don't have, but they have it in the console.

I tried my best, almost lost and make it to the end. Then it just finished. I was so shock, no last boss?! No storyline? I thought '98 had the mildest story plot, but this is worst. I'm so disappointed. I tried to over look everything, but this really tops it. No wonder nobody are playing it, there still full of people playing the previous seires down to '94.

Did a little research and know that this series is going back to 1995 according to their age. Just a normal KoF with no story plot. That's why they put word "rebirth" inside the intro. Also again because of the time for production rushing. Well, I can say that this is still a nice game just for fun and new experience.

I tried: Terry, Andy, Joe, Kim, Athena and Iori.