History VideoGame / TheKingOfFighters95

After having presumably blown himself up aboard his aircraft carrier in the last game, Rugal Bernstein mysteriously came BackFromTheDead, hosting yet another iteration of the KOF tournament, though this time around he's doing it for the sole purpose of seeking {{revenge}} against Kyo Kusanagi for his previous defeat from last year. The entire cast of '''94'' returns to join it, with the exception of the American Sports Team. In their place fills the Rivals Team, [[VillainTeamUp a band of bad guys]], each holding grudge against one of the heroic teams. Central to this team is a new and intriguing face, [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]], an enigmatic young man with mysterious powers who sees Kyo as his sworn enemy.

->"Announcing the 1995 King of Fighters tournament. The event will be conducted as the previous one, and we welcome both new and old victims - er, teams. Break a spine..."
-->-'''R'''

''The King of Fighters '95'' is the second game of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series, released on July 25, 1995 for the Creator/{{SNK}} UsefulNotes/NeoGeo systems.

Besides the AES Neo Geo and the Neo Geo CD ports, ''KOF '95'' was the first game in the series to arrive on mainstream home consoles, releasing for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. The Saturn port was bundled with the game-specific RAM cartridge for faster loading. The later Sega Saturn ports would switch to cheaper, universal Extended RAM Cartridge. In addition, Takara developed and released a UsefulNotes/GameBoy port in 1996, adding Nakoruru from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''.

The general gameplay of ''KOF '95'' is about the same as ''KOF '94'', sticking to the 3 Vs. 3 team system, but with lots of bug fixes and improvements that change the speed of match. When your power guage maxes out, you can now perform Guard Cancel by quickly inputing Special Move command while blocking the opponent's attack, giving yourself a chance to counter it. The evasion move is tweaked so that it can be easily linked to a combo. Most importantly, you're able to select individual team members as opposed to the locked-in compositions of the last game.

* PassingTheTorch: In the Hero Team's ending, Saisyu is impressed by Kyo and decides to go in self-exile, essentially electing Kyo as a new head of the Kusanagi clan. He'd stay PutOnABus since then, save for [[DreamMatchGame a non-canon dream match game]] (''KOF '98'') and minor appearances in story scenes (''KOF 2001'').

* PassingTheTorch: In the Hero Team's ending, Saisyu is impressed by Kyo and decides to go in self-exile, essentially electing Kyo as a new head of the Kusanagi clan. He'd stay PutOnABus since then, save for [[DreamMatchGame a non-canon dream match game]] (''KOF '98'') and minor appearances in story scenes (''KOF 2003'').

After having presumably blown himself up aboard an aircraft in the last game, Rugal Bernstein mysteriously came back from dead, hosting yet another iteration of the KOF tournament. The entire cast of '''94'' returns to join it, with the exception of the American Sports Team. In their place fills the Rivals Team, [[VillainTeamUp a band of bad guys]], each holding grudge against one of the heroic teams. Central to this team is a new and intriguing face, [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]], an enigmatic young man with mysterious powers who sees Kyo as his sworn enemy.

Besides the AES Neo Geo and the Neo Geo CD ports, ''KOF '95'' was the first game in the series to arrive on mainstream home consoles, releasing for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. The Saturn port was bundled with the game-specific RAM cartridge for faster loading. The later Sega Saturn ports would switch to cheaper, universal Extended RAM Cartridge. In addition, Takara developed and released a Game Boy port in 1996, adding Nakoruru from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''.

* '''Team Rivals:''' Led by [[AxCrazy Iori Yagami]], who has it in for our hero [[PlayingWithFire Kyo Kusanagi]] due to the bad blood between their clans dating back centuries. Joining him are [[EvilBrit Billy Kane]], Geese Howard's former right hand man who's out for revenge against Terry Bogard, and [[TheQuietOne Eiji Kisaragi]], who's trying to get back at the Kyokugenryu school.

* TheCameo: Much like the last game, Geese makes a cameo apperance in the Fatal Fury Team ending, this time outright saying the next time would be his turn, foreshadowing his playable appearance in ''KOF '96''.

** Final Boss: Omega Rugal - Having infused himself with the power of Orochi, Rugal Bernstein is seeking revenge against the previous tournament's champions.

* '''Team Rivals:''' Led [[AxCrazy Iori Yagami]] who has it in for Kyo due to the bad blood between their clans. Joining him are [[EvilBrit Billy Kane]], Geese Howard's former right hand man who's out for revenge against Terry Bogard, and [[HighlyVisibleNinja Eiji Kisaragi]], who's trying to get back at the Kyokugenryu school.

** Sub Boss: Saisyu Kusanagi - Kyo father, brainwashed by Rugal.
** Boss: Omega Rugal - A version of Rugal hopped up on Orochi power.

* Near all teams that were in '94 are present here with no changes (with the exception of dropping the nationality from their names) save the Team USA aka Sports team in their place are...
* '''Team Rivals''': Lead by newcomer Iori Yagami who has it in for Kyo due to the bad blood between their clans. Joining him are Billy Kane, Geese's former right hand man who's against the Fatal Fury team and Eiji Kisaragi, whose trying to get back at the Kyokugenryu school.

After having presumably blown himself up aboard an aircraft in the last game, Rugal Bernstein mysteriously came back from dead, hosting yet another iteration of the KOF tournament. The entire cast of '''94'' returns to join it, with the exception of the American Sports Team. In their place fills the Rivals Team, [[VillainTeamUp a band of bad guys]], each holding grudge against one of the heroic teams. Central to this team is a new and intriguing face, [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters95 Iori Yagami]], an enigmatic young man with mysterious powers who sees Kyo as his sworn enemy.

* AdaptationExpansion: The Game Boy port adds Nakoruru from ''Samurai Shodown'' as a secret character, 20 years before she joins the cast in ''KOF XIV''.

** New to this game is Guard Cancel, which allows you to disrupt your opponent's pokes while blocking. Starting from ''KOF '96'', the evasion dodge was replaced with the evasive roll, removing Guard Cancel. That leaves ''KOF '95'' as the only game to have Guard Cancel.

After having presumably blown himself up aboard an aircraft in the last game, Rugal Bernstein mysteriously came back from dead, hosting yet another iteration of the KOF tournament. The entire cast of '''94'' returns to join it, with the exception of the American Sports Team. In their place fills the Rivals Team, [[VillainTeamUp a band of vaillains]], each one holding grudge against one of the heroic teams. Central to this team is a new and intriguing face, [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters95 Iori Yagami]], an enigmatic young man with mysterious powers who sees Kyo as his sworn enemy.

Besides the AES Neo Geo and the Neo Geo CD ports, ''KOF '95'' was the first game in the series to arrive on mainstream home consoles, releasing for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. The Saturn port was bundled with the game-specific RAM cartridge for faster loading. The later Sega Saturn ports would switch to cheaper, universal Extended RAM Cartridge.

The second game of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series, released on July 25, 1995 for the Creator/{{SNK}} UsefulNotes/NeoGeo systems.

After having presumably blown himself up aboard an aircraft in the last game, Rugal Bernstein is hosting yet another iteration of the KOF tournament. A new and intriguing face has entered the tournament scene; [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters95 Iori Yagami]], an enigmatic young man with mysterious and terrifying powers

The 3 Vs. 3 team system from '94 returns, but with the addition of now being able to select individual team members as opposed to the locked-in compositions of last game. With the exception of the American Sports Team, the entire cast of '''94'' returns.

** New to this game is Guard Cancel, which allows you to disrupt your opponent's pokes while blocking. Starting from ''KOF '96'', the evasion dodge was replaced with the evasion roll, removing Guard Cancel, so that leaves ''KOF '95'' as the only game that has it.
* OneWingedAngel: Omega Rugal himself, but unlike most other examples, he turns into this as soon as you fight him, since the typical "first form" role is filled by brainwashed Saisyu. He's still an SNKBoss, perhaps even worse than in ''KOF '94''.

* PowerIncontinence: After defeating Rugal for the second time (and the first in his Omega form), he loses control of his new found power and [[FadingAway vanishes into light]], no body leaving behind. ''KOF '96'' [[Retcon retcons]] this was a result of him overusing the Orochi power given by Goenitz, as he's not of the Orochi bloodline.

The second entry of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series; released July 25, 1995 for the Creator/{{SNK}} UsefulNotes/NeoGeo systems.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: After the events of '94, Vice kidnapped Kyo's dad Saisyu and brainwashes him into Rugal's loyal servant. The player faces Saisyu as a sub-boss just before taking on Rugal himself.
* PowerIncontinence: As he's not of the Orochi bloodline, the innate power in Rugal ends up killing him in every single ending not long after he goes Omega.

* VillainOfAnotherStory: Billy Kane, Geese Howard's right-hand man from ''VideoGame/FatalFury'', and Eiji Kisaragi, the Sakazakis' rival from ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting2'', make their first appearances in the ''KOF'' series.

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* VillainOfAnotherStory: Billy Kane, Geese Howard's right-hand man from Fatal Fury, and Eiji Kisaragi, the Sakazakis' rival from Art of Fighting, make their first appearances in the ''KOF'' series.

After having presumably blown himself up aboard an aircraft in the last game, Rugal Bernstein is hosting yet another iteration of the KOF tournament. A new and intriguing face has entered the tournament scene; Iori Yagami, an enigmatic young man with mysterious and terrifying powers