King of Fighters XIII

The King of Fighters XIII
Cover of the PlayStation 3 port of the game, showing Iori, K′, Kyo and Mai
Developer(s)	SNK Playmore
Publisher(s)	JP: SNK Playmore NA: Index Digital Media EU: Rising Star Games
Director(s)	Kei Yamamoto
Designer(s)	Takamitsu Haze Takahiro Kobayashi
Series	The King of Fighters
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, iOS, Android
Release	July 14, 2010 Arcade JP: July 14, 2010 PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 JP: December 1, 2011 NA: November 22, 2011 EU: November 25, 2011 iOS (The King of Fighters-i) WW: July 7, 2011 Android (The King of Fighters Android) WW: March 22, 2012 Microsoft Windows (STEAM EDITION) WW: September 13, 2013
Genre(s)	Fighting game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Cabinet	Upright
Arcade system	Taito Type X2
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 GPU: GeForce 7900GS
Sound	Realtek HD 7.1-channel
Display	720p / 1080p

Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	78.11% (PS3) 81.19% (X360)
Metacritic	77 (PS3) 79 (X360)
Review scores
Publication	Score
1UP.com	B
GamePro
GameSpot	8.5/10.0
IGN	7.0/10.0

The King of Fighters XIII (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ XIII) is a fighting game in The King of Fighters series, developed and published by SNK Playmore originally in 2010. King of Fighters XIII was released for Japanese arcades on July 14, 2010, while ports for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were during late 2011 in Japan and English regions, with Atlus USA and Rising Star Games being in charge of releasing them in the United States and Europe respectively. Mobile versions for the iOS and Android operating systems followed in 2011–2012. A PC version was released on Steam on September 13, 2013. Critical reception has been positive.

The game is set after the events from The King of Fighters XI and is also the conclusion of Ash Crimson's story arc, which started in The King of Fighters 2003. It follows another King of Fighters tournament secretly hosted by Those From the Distance Land, the organization behind the events from the two prior games that are trying to break the seal of the demon Orochi and take its power.

Released after The King of Fighters XII, the game was directed by Kei Yamamoto who wanted to bring elements from prior The King of Fighters titles and fix issues from the prior game. This title significantly modifies the gameplay from its predecessor, removing some modes, and adding ones formerly used in the series. It also expands the character roster, re-grouping the playable characters into three-member teams as in the prior installments. The ports are notable for including more content than the original version such as new characters, stages and game modes.