KOF XIII GM

KOF XIII is the most beautiful 2D fighting game ever made, and that's not hyperbole. Every frame of animation was hand-drawn by SNK's artists, and the result is a game that still makes modern fighters look sterile by comparison. KOF XIII GM brings the Global Match edition to PS4 in an official NEOGEO snapcase numbered to just 800 units.

The Global Match update added rollback netcode to a game that the fighting community never stopped loving. KOF XIII's roster is a greatest-hits lineup of SNK legends, and its HD combo system rewards the kind of execution and creativity that separates casual players from devotees. Having it on PS4 with functional online play means the competitive scene stays alive on current hardware.

That NEOGEO snapcase, though. Numbered to 800 and featuring a reversible cover, it's a direct homage to the format that defined SNK's golden age of home releases. The 80-page artbook dives into design documents and unpublished illustrations, offering a look at the painstaking process behind those hand-animated sprites. Four lithographs showcase the game's stunning character art, and the original soundtrack on CD with digifile preserves one of the best fighting game scores of its generation. The PS4 disc gets its own reversible cover as well.

Eight hundred units for a game this revered in the FGC. SNK collectors and fighting game purists should treat this as essential.