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|  "DC KOF2001 review"
, posted Tue 24 Dec 07:21
Alrite, i've played it for a couple of hrs ago. I think i'll go more into details so here is my summary of the game..
The Loading screen
Ok, i was hoping they would put more effort into this product but darn... it has to happen again, THE LOADING SCREENS!! DAMMIT.. the amatuer looking adobe-fotoshop-skilled KOF wallpapers are back once again.(well i called them wallpapers cos they simply dun look like loading screens at all) I pretty much gave up hope of wishing for a better looking load screen frm Playmore already.
The Intro
Ok, maybe most of you think tat this part of the review was unecessary, i thought there was nothing much for me to talk abt too but it's because of this weird lag at the end of the opening introduction when K' launch his fist into our screen. Issit signs of bad port? Issit signs that this game might suffer frm bad lag or glitches? Read on to find out...
The Menu
The usual stuff we see in a KOF main menu. There is survival and puzzle mode at the bottom of the screen. Both locked at the beginning, so you need to defeat the game at least a few times in order to unlock them. For those who hoped that it might pack arranged tracks in the game, nOpe.. its not there. Stereo/Mono is the only available sound option.
The Character select screen
Ok, you are close to the dreaded part. The selection part isn't much of a problem.. but when you finish selecting your characters, The screen move on to the next with ugly slowdown and lag. Most probably that must have linked to the preloading of the next round thats starting because i can hear loading sounds frm the Dreamcast. BUT you don't see this slowdown in KOF 2000 right? Even if i quickly tap the buttons to skip that part quickly it still took abt 3-4 seconds to finish loading onto the fighting scene. Maybe i'm exaggerating, but it bugged me whenever i'm done with my selection. It's horrid, i've never experience such things with any KOF on the dreamcast at all.
Gameplay
The game seems a tad slow at times. Overall its quite ok. But then again, for such issue to rise in a KOF game on the Dreamcast is already not very good.
Cutscenes
Nothing much to say here. Everything's cool on this part.
Our Loveable Igniz
Some awkward stuff are pretty obvious here. Whenever he execute his multi-hit cape attack, the background music seems to automatically lower down its volume. And when he does his SDM the Hit counter that usually appears at either the top left or right hand side of the screen depending on where he is standing appears close to the centre and it seems smaller then usual. Weird..
Conclusion
Maybe this product has been pretty rushed out thats why there are those glitches. If this is still in the Sega Saturn era i would'nt care much because the character animations were all it mattered to me in those days. But on the dreamcast... with those sound and loading problems, my conclusion.. its a Bad Port.
Ok, i'm done on my 2cents of the game. Opinions and questions are welcomed, but no flaming pls. Oh, btw i might do a followup on the puzzle part of the game tmr so stay tuned.
In the name of God impure souls of the living dead shall be banished into eternal Damnation. Amen.
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Maybe I might get it. Later on. Just to play as Foxy,since she's not available in 2k2. 
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