The King of Fighters '97

The King of Fighters '97 is a 2D fighting game released by SNK in 1997.

Introduction

The 4th Installment of the series,its one of the best games due to the novelty about choose two types of power gauges,the Advanced that is KOF96 style with Evasion and Run but with power stocks for Super Moves,and the Extra that is the KOF95 style about Charge Bar and dashes.

And features a "Boss Team" along with fastest versions of Iori and Leona as first bosses.

Its one of the most "canonical competetive"* ones and specially in China.

• I define them any KOF outside of a Dream Match like 2000,XI and 13 due to their own features--HanzoHimemiya (talk) 02:47, 15 December 2015 (MSK)

Heres a most recent Teir List so far.

As for the tierlist SS - O. Iori, O. Leona <-- Banned

(tournament legal characters below this line)

S - Iori, Benimaru, Terry, O. Chris, Kyo, Daimon, Mary

A - Robert, Yamazaki, Joe, Ralf, Clark, O. Yashiro, O. Shermie

(viable characters above this line)

B - Mai, Ryo, Chang, Choi, Athena, Kensou, Leona, Kyo 94

C - Yuri, Shingo, Chizuru, Kim, Chin, Yashiro, Chris, Andy

D - Shermie, Billy, King

The Characters

Japan Team	Fatal Fury Team	Art of Fighting Team
Kyo Kusanagi Benimaru Nikaido Goro Daimon	Terry Bogard Andy Bogard Joe Higashi	Ryo Sakazaki Robert Garcia Yuri Sakazaki
Ikari Warriors Team	Psycho Soldiers Team	Women Team
Leona Heidern Ralf Jones Clark Steel	Athena Asamiya Sie Kensou Chin Gentsai	Chizuru Kagura Mai Shiranui King
Korea Team	New Face Team	Special Team
Kim Kaphwan Chang Koehan Choi Bounge	Yashiro Nanakase Shermie Chris	Ryuji Yamazaki Blue Mary Billy Kane
Single Entries	Secret Characters	Bosses
Iori Yagami Shingo Yabuki	'94 Kyo Kusanagi To Select '94 Kyo, Highlight Kyo Kusanagi and Hold Start and press A or D	Orochi Chris Orochi Shermie Orochi Yashiro Orochi Leona Heidern Orochi Iori Yagami