SNK's original The King of Fighters '99 was itself a solid fighting game that borrowed much from its predecessor but was a disappointment when compared with it. They consist mostly of half-hearted techno music, except for Terry Bogard's jazzy but entirely too laid-back theme, which is, as in the original NeoGeo version, lifted directly from the Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition soundtrack.ĭespite its graphics and sound issues, the PlayStation version does a good job of reproducing the gameplay of the original version. Unfortunately, many of the actual tracks are among the most boring and forgettable ever to appear in this series.
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Regardless, the game's muffled voice samples contrast oddly with the game's clear-sounding music - which is nothing less than the full arranged soundtrack of the original game. Unfortunately, many of the game's voice samples sound distorted and scratchy, and when a character is subjected to a rapid attack, he or she will utter repeated, chopped-up samples instead of letting loose a single cry of pain, as in the original NeoGeo version. The King of Fighters '99 on the PlayStation features all of the original game's voice samples and sound effects. Unfortunately, most of the original game's stages weren't terribly interesting to begin with for instance, the "open sewer filled with brown water" stage is about as unappealing and unexciting on the PlayStation as it was on the NeoGeo. The PlayStation version doesn't have any new characters or backgrounds, but it does faithfully reproduce The King of Fighters '99's stages. The PlayStation version features all of the original game's background stages and all of the characters many of them suffer from minor animation cuts, and though a certain few, like the cuts on Terry Bogard's crouching light kick and Ryo Sakazaki's standing strong kick, are especially obvious, none of the animation cuts have any serious effect on the way the game plays.
The King of Fighters '99 on the PlayStation looks about as good as it did on the NeoGeo. Unfortunately, it's a port of a game that was rather disappointing to begin with, especially if you've played the previous game in the series, The King of Fighters '98. The PlayStation version is also missing a few frames of animation here and there, and some of the voice samples sound muffled - but it's otherwise a decent, no-frills port.
The PlayStation version is clearly based on the original home cartridge version of The King of Fighters '99, as it features the exact same play modes - team play, single play, single all, and practice - and no others, though it does have a few superficial bonus options like a voice-sample "gallery," a concept art gallery, and a character color edit mode. The King of Fighters '99 for the PlayStation does a decent job of reproducing just about every aspect of SNK's original game.
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