

In KOF98, in general, all super do considerable damage.īut in KOF2K2 many supers do very little damage (like Andy's DM qcb db f + P or Robert's DM qcf qcf + K or Yuri's DM qcf hcb + K) and do not worth much to be used on BnB combos. In fact, in general "top players" rarely activate Max Mode on KOF2K2 on neutral, and instead save meter to use Max Mode Cancel to do big combos or to start combos from uncancellable attacks (normally an overhead, low attack or "CD guard cancel" that hit in counter). MAX Mode on KOF 98 increase your damage (around 20% increase damage), so its a good option for spend meter for poking characters or when you don't know your super (or when your supers are bad).īut in KOF2K2 you actually do less damage (around 33% decrease damage) during Max Mode, so do not worth to activate Max Mode on neutral (unless you really need/want to do a specific SDM or HSDM - normally because its unblockable or difficult to evade or because the block damage will kill the opponent). While its still true for some characters in KOF2K2, its not the general rule anymore as the majority of the cast are nerfed with startup increases on those attacks. In KOF98, cr.C, cl.C and cl.D were normally the character's fastest normal attacks (or at least among the fastest). Because of that, the weak chains must be done in a much faster pace, and you have a short window to cancel weak attacks into command attacks, specials or supers. The "Hit Freeze"/"Hit Stop" caused by weak attacks is very short in KOF2K2 in comparison to KOF98.

KOF2K2 is considered the version that is closer to KOF98 in terms of gameplay, but for those that came from KOF 98 there are differences that are important be aware: I'm a KOF98 player, what are the differences between both games? Low-Mid Tier (#6): Mary, Chang, Vice, Kensou, Seth, O.Mid Tier (#12): Terry Bogard, Ryo, Joe, Takuma, Ramon, K9999, Shermie, Ralf, Robert, Kyo, Mature, K'.Yashiro, Mai, Daimon, Yashiro, Andy, Maxima, Kusanagi, O. High-Mid Tier (#11): Leona, Chris, Yamazaki, O.High Tier (#9): Choi, Kim, Whip, Clark, Vanessa, Benimaru, Iori, Kula Diamond, Yuri.God Tier (#4): Angel, May Lee, Athena Asamiya, Billy Kane.The tier list sort of looks like follows: There are 43 playable characters in this game. General What does the tier list look like?
