The King of Fighters ’97 is the 4th entry of the franchise, and the last part of the “Orochi Saga” story arc, that started with ’95, and continued with ’96. It’s also the earliest entry that’s available on Steam & PS4, through the Global Match version released in 2018, 21 years after the original released on July 28, 1997!
Once more the main teams are almost untouched, we get a couple of new faces, and a nice variety of boss characters! It’s worth noting that ’97 offers two different fighting modes, Advanced, that uses ’96’s aggressive gameplay, and Extra, which falls back to the more defensive playstyle in ’94 & ’95.
Table of Contents
- 1 Andy Bogard
- 2 Athena Asamiya
- 3 Benimaru Nikaido
- 4 Billy Kane
- 5 Blue Mary
- 6 Chang Koehan
- 7 Chin Gentsai
- 8 Chizuru Kagura
- 9 Choi Bounge
- 10 Chris
- 11 Clark Still
- 12 Goro Daimon
- 13 Joe Higashi
- 14 Iori Yagami
- 15 Kim Kaphwan
- 16 King
- 17 Kyo Kusanagi
- 18 Leona Heidern
- 19 Mai Shiranui
- 20 Orochi
- 21 Ralf Jones
- 22 Robert Garcia
- 23 Ryo Sakazaki
- 24 Ryuji Yamazaki
- 25 Shermie
- 26 Shingo Yabuki
- 27 Sie Kensou
- 28 Terry Bogard
- 29 Yashiro Nanakase
- 30 Yuri Sakazaki
Andy Bogard
Team: Fatal Fury Team
Athena Asamiya
Team: Psycho Soldier Team
Benimaru Nikaido
Team: Hero Team
Billy Kane
Team: Special Team
Blue Mary
Team: Special Team
Chang Koehan
Team: Korea Justice Team
Chin Gentsai
Team: Psycho Soldier Team
Chizuru Kagura
Team: Women Fighters Team
Choi Bounge
Team: Korea Justice Team
Chris
Team: New Faces Team
Clark Still
Team: Ikari Warriors Team
Goro Daimon
Team: Hero Team
Joe Higashi
Team: Fatal Fury Team
Iori Yagami
Team: None
Kim Kaphwan
Team: Korea Justice Team
King
Team: Women Fighters Team
Kyo Kusanagi
Team: Hero Team
Leona Heidern
Team: Ikari Warriors Team
Mai Shiranui
Team: Women Fighters Team
Orochi
Boss Character
Ralf Jones
Team: Ikari Warriors Team
Robert Garcia
Team: Art of Fighting Team
Ryo Sakazaki
Team: Art of Fighting Team
Ryuji Yamazaki
Team: Special Team
Shermie
Team: New Faces Team
Shingo Yabuki
Team: None
Sie Kensou
Team: Psycho Soldier Team
Terry Bogard
Team: Fatal Fury Team
Yashiro Nanakase
Team: New Faces Team
Yuri Sakazaki
Team: Art of Fighting Team
