The eighth game of [[SNK]]'s [[The King of Fighters]] series. This game also signifies the end of the NESTS arc. Players can now alter the number of players and Strikers per team (i.e. you can have 4 players without Strikers or 1 player with 3 Strikers). This is also the first game SNK produced during bankruptcy with a little help from Korean company Eolith.

h4. Characters

h5. K' Team

* [[K' (kof)|]]
* [[Maxima]]
* [[Whip (KoF)|]]
* [[Lin (KoF)|]]

h5. Team Japan

* [[Kusanagi Kyou]]
* [[Nikaidou Benimaru]]
* [[Daimon Gorou]]
* [[Yabuki Shingo]]

h5. [[Fatal Fury]] Team

* [[Terry Bogard]]
* [[Andy Bogard]]
* [[Joe Higashi]]
* [[Blue Mary]]

h5. [[Ryuuko no Ken]] Team

* [[Ryou Sakazaki]]
* [[Robert Garcia]]
* [[Takuma Sakazaki]]
* [[Yuri Sakazaki]]

h5. [[Ikari (game)|Ikari Warriors]] Team

* [[Leona Heidern]]
* [[Ralf Jones]]
* [[Clark Still]]
* [[Heidern]]

h5. [[Psycho Soldier]] Team

* [[Asamiya Athena]]
* [[Sie Kensou]]
* [[Chin Gentsai]]
* [[Bao (kof)|]]

h5. Women Fighters Team

* [[King (SNK)|]]
* [[Li Xiangfei]]
* [[Shiranui Mai]]
* [[Shijou Hinako]]

h5. Team Korea

* [[Kim Kaphwan]]
* [[Chang Koehan]]
* [[Choi Bounge]]
* [[May Lee]]

h5. NESTS Team

* [[Kula Diamond]]
* [[Foxy (KoF)|]]
* [[Angel (KoF)|]]
* [[K9999]]

h5. Yagami Team

* [[Yagami Iori]]
* [[Vanessa_(kof)|]]
* [[Seth (KoF)|]]
* [[Ramon (KoF)|]]

h5. Strikers

* [[Ron (kof)|]]
* [[Glaugan]]
* [[Krizalid]]

h5. Boss

* [[Original Zero]]
* [[Igniz (KoF)|]]