The King of Fighters 2000

n/a

The King of Fighters 2000
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Playmore
Developer: SNK, Playmore
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick
Genre: Fighting
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 2002-08-08 ¥5,8005,800 T-47303M JP (Dorikore) 2003-09-11 ¥2,8002,800 T-47303M-1
ESRB CERO Missing Parameter!

The King of Fighters 2000 (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ2000) is the seventh installment (and sixth canonical installment) of The King of Fighters series which was originally released on the Neo-Geo arcade hardware by SNK. The Sega Dreamcast version of the game was only released in Japan in August 2002.

Changes from the original Neo-Geo version include the addition of classic KoF stages from KoF '94 to KoF '99, it also adds some console exclusive Maniac Strikers to the game, unlike its predecessors, the game is not compatible with the Dreamcast to Neo Geo Pocket Color link cable.

The game was followed by The King of Fighters 2001.

Production credits

Cast

• K': Yuuki Matsuda
• Maxima: Katsuyuki Konishi
• Vanessa: Kaori Minami
• Ramon: Eiji Takemoto
• Lin: Takaya Kuroda
• Benimaru: Monster Maeduka
• Shingo: Takehito Koyasu
• Seth: Hidetoshi Nakamura
• Terry: Satoshi Hashimoto
• Andy: Keiichi Nanba
• Mary: Harumi Ikoma
• Joe: Nobuyuki Hiyama
• Ryo: Masaki Usui
• Robert: Koichi Mantarou
• Takuma: Eiji Tsuda
• King: Harumi Ikoma
• Mai: Akoya Sogi
• Yuri: Kaori Horie
• Kasumi: Masae Yumi
• Hinako: Ayako Kawasumi
• Leona: Masae Yumi
• Ralf: Monster Maeduka
• Clark: Yoshinori Shima
• Whip: Shiho Kikuchi
• Athena: Haruna Ikezawa
• Kensou: Eiji Yano
• Chin: Tosikazu Nisimura
• Bao: Kanako Nakano
• Kim: Satoshi Hashimoto
• Chang: Hiroyuki Arita
• Jhun: Kazuya Ichijo
• Choi: Monster Maeduka
• Kyo: Masahiro Nonaka
• Iori: Kunihiko Yasui
• Zero: Kinta Futogane
• Kula: Yumi Kakazu
• Duke/Baedal: Eiji Takemoto
• Fio: Kanako Morizumi
• Cosplayer Kyoko: Haruna Ikezawa
• Eiji/Goenitz: Yoshinori Shima
• Daimon: Masaki Usui
• Geese/Duck: Kong Kuwata
• Yamazaki: Kouji Ishii
• Billy: Atsushi Yamanishi
• Kaede: Kouji Suitsu
• Tendou: Nobuyuki Hiyama
• Yashiro: Makoto Awane
• Shermie: Hazuki Nishikawa
• Chris: Rio Ogata
• Kaoru: Ayako Kawasumi
• Nakoruru: Harumi Ikoma
• Xiangfei: Mami Kingetsu
• Lilly: Yumi Kakazu
• Sue Il: Yoshiaki Fujita
• Donghwan: Jun Hashimoto
• Jae Hoon: Hiroki Asakawa
• Syo: Mitsuo Iwata
• Neo&Geo/G‑Mantle: Hiroyuki Arita
• Mature: Hiroko Tsuji
• Vice: Masae Yumi
• Rugal: Toshimitsu Arai
• Unknown: Akira Goto
• Saisyu: Keiichiro Sakagi
• King Lion: Katsuhisa Nakatsuka
• Foxy: Haruna Ikezawa
• Diana: Kaori Minami

Staff

• Producer: Y.Inui
• Director: Region·Toyonaka
• Chief Planner: T. Hosokawa, Yanya (K.Hikida)
• System Editor: Kaede, Namarn
• Sequence Chief: T.Kamio
• Sub Planner: Haruo Tomita, Y·Takeshi, Syun‑Jin, Godzio, H·Eguchi
• Design Chief
  • Front: Chikara·Akane·Y, Dear Tomchin
  • Back: Manoru
  • Demo: Komantare·Boo
• Front Designer
  • K': I no u e
  • Maxima: S·Yamamoto
  • Vanessa: I no u e
  • Ramon: Mitsuru Kawasaki
  • Benimaru: M·Asakura
  • Shingo: Akiko Yukawa
  • Lin: Shio·Shio·Shio
  • Seth: S·Yamamoto
  • Terry: Styleos
  • Andy: Chikara·Akane·Y
  • Mary: Dear Tomchin
  • Joe: Hirofusa·Satoshi
  • Ryo: S·Yamamoto
  • Robert: Shio·Shio·Shio
  • King: Miho Uematsu
  • Takuma: Miho Uematsu
  • Leona: Dear Tomchin
  • Ralf: Dear Tomchin
  • Clark: Megumi Endo
  • Whip: Dear Tomchin
  • Athena: Akiko Yukawa
  • Kensou: Mitsuru Kawasaki
  • Chin: M·Asakura
  • Bao: Mitsuru Kawasaki
  • Mai: Chikara·Akane·Y
  • Yuri: Momo·Kuri·Sakura
  • Kasumi: Akiko Yukawa
  • Hinako: Miho Uematsu
  • Chang: A T
  • Choi: A T
  • Jhun: Hirofusa·Satoshi
  • Kim: I no u e
  • Kyo: Styleos
  • Iori: Styleos
  • Kula: Megumi Endo
  • Zero: Chikara·Akane·Y
• Back Designer
  • Factory: K
  • Scrap Dump: Raishi
  • Garbage Dump: 2047
  • Desert: N·Morohashi
  • Korea: Manoru
  • Aquarium: Nobu·Kobayashi
  • Temple: Kane'
• Demo Designer: M.Yokoyama, Yukinari, Tsugumi A, K-G4-Nagashima
• Op.Title: Takayuki.Mizuno
• Special Effect: Aooon, T Nakanishi
• Program: Souta Ichino, Abetak, Kohji Mannami
• Sound: Sha‑V, Zoe, Marimo, Usako‑X, Tate‑Norio
• Sampling CD: Samples Courtesy of Spectrasonics' Distorted Reality, Distorted Reality 2
• Adjuster: T.Seko, Error.Sawa.2000
• Bug Checker: Lix, Lumen Lunae, Jam, Garuru, Sakon, Hanayama.Kaoru
• Color Edit Contest
  • K': Toraneko
  • Benimaru: Yoshitaka
  • Terry: Ai Haruyama
  • Mary: Ryui·Akio
  • Ryo: Roias
  • Whip: Yasunari Ito
  • Mai: Y.Yatsuda
  • Kensou: Minaminami
  • Choi: Bakso CB
  • Kyo: Saori Abe
• Special Thanks to: Akira Mizuki, A.K.A, Kyo_K, Nobuyuki Yanai, Masaya Kobayashi, Shirow, Buchi', Tama', Rie Ishizuka, Takeaki Sasaki, Design Sec., Tokyo Publicity Sec., Toyochan, All SNK Staff
• Presented by: Playmore

Magazine articles

Main article: The King of Fighters 2000/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Dreamcast Magazine (readers) (JP) 79 №, p34 Famitsu (JP) 65 №713

	72
Based on 2 reviews

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 79 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 65 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J 85 PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-J 80

	77
Based on 4 reviews

The King of Fighters 2000

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc Manual

Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore)

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

The King of Fighters games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	The King of Fighters '95 (1996) | The King of Fighters '96 (1996) | The King of Fighters '96 + '95: Gentei KOF Double Pack (No results?) | The King of Fighters '97 (1998) | The King of Fighters Best Collection (1998)
	The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 (1999) | The King of Fighters: Evolution (2000) | The King of Fighters 2000 (2002) | The King of Fighters 2001 (2002) | The King of Fighters 2002 (2003)
	The King of Fighters Neowave (2004) | The King of Fighters XI (2005)
	The King of Fighters XIV (2016)
Unlicensed The King of Fighters games for Sega systems
King of Fighters 98' (1998) | The King of Fighters '99 (1999)
Related games
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) | Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (2000) | Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001)