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Game entry

The King of Fighters '97

1997 · Fighting, Arcade · PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3, Wii, Saturn, Atari Jaguar CD, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Arcade, iOS, Android · D4 Enterprise

The King of Fighters '97 is ranked no. 3,450 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,437 and 43% of duels won. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against SoulCalibur VI: 1 wins to 2 across 3 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 54 out of 78 (1997).

World rank

no. 3,450

ELO score

1,437

Wins

43%

Duels played

106

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About The King of Fighters '97

The King of Fighters '97 is a 1997 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the fourth game in The King of Fighters series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan only.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,437 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games The King of Fighters '97 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,447 Jazz Jackrabbit 1,437
  2. 3,448 Chroma Squad 1,437
  3. 3,449 WWE All Stars 1,437
  4. 3,450 The King of Fighters '97 1,437
  5. 3,451 My Summer Car 1,437
  6. 3,452 Elevator Action 1,437
  7. 3,453 Mappy 1,437

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The standing

Where The King of Fighters '97 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The King of Fighters '97 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 54 out of 78 (1997).

Where The King of Fighters '97 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,450 5,110
Fighting 157 257
1990s 438 655
1997 54 78

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