The King of Fighters 2002

This is for the original The King of Fighters 2002. For the updated re-release of the game with additional characters, see the Dream Cancel wiki page for The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match.

The King of Fighters 2002 (KOF2002)
Developers	SNK
Systems	Neo Geo MVS 10 October 2002
	Neo Geo AES 19 December 2002
Online Play	Rollback (via Fightcade)
Player Resources	Fightcade Official Website
Community Channels	KOF2002/UM Discord

Introduction

Following the conclusion to their latest King of Fighters saga (The NEST Chapter, comprising KoF '99-2001), SNK (with the help of EOLITH Co.) once again released a "dream match" King of Fighters game as the 2002 tournament. As usual, a "dream match" meant that the roster could be drawn from any era of King of Fighters regardless of what the storyline was presently. As such, KoF 2002 saw the return of the characters from the Orochi saga such as Yashiro and Vice (and the game's final boss was Omega Rugal). Joining them were characters featured in the NEST saga such as Angel and May Lee. As for the gameplay, the "Striker" assist system was removed in this game so the fights returned to the traditional 3-on-3 team system.

The Characters

All combos listed in the character sections are considered bread and butter, the most damaging, efficient combos (some are still quite challenging though).

All sections are still under construction. Credit goes to Kao Megura for the move names.

Art of Fighting Team	Fatal Fury Team	Team Japan	Korea Team	Women's Team	Team Ikari	Team Psycho Soldier
Ryo Robert Takuma	Terry Andy Joe	Kyo Benimaru Daimon	Kim Chang Choi	Mai Yuri May Lee	Ralf Clark Leona	Athena Kensou Chin
Team '96	Team '97	Team '98	Team '99	Team '00	Team '01	Team Orochi
Iori Mature Vice	Billy Mary Yamazaki	Chris Shermie Yashiro	K' Maxima Whip	Vanessa Seth Ramon	Kula K9999 Angel	Orochi Chris Orochi Shermie Orochi Yashiro Kusanagi

Main

50% complete

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To-do

Hitboxes for all characters gathered, double check to make sure hitboxes between neutral and diagonal jumps are not the same regardless if the animation makes them look the same Frame data seems 100% finished, might be some stuff left to gather (especially check neutral and diagonal jumps even if they share the same animations, because frame data and hitboxes might be different) Clean up the system page Use this page as a good reference to how we can better improve the overall look of the wiki as work progresses

Create controls page Add HUD page Modern tier list needed under FAQ Add missing info on character pages in general to further expand the wiki, potentially clean up combos as well Throw away this old Movelist Guide formatting and replace with modern Attack Data Box templates Old formatting is a huge hassle to edit and does not allow for individual editing of specific moves, only the entire movelist It's messy and not mobile friendly This will take forever replacing the old format with attack data boxes Attack data boxes are way easier to edit in general and do not clutter the page nearly as much, on top of being mobile friendly and allowing for a hitbox on/off toggle among other features Please just stop using Movelist Guide no one likes it anymore