THE KING OF FIGHTERS® 2000/2001 for PlayStation®2 To Include Bonus Collectible Card Set

WALL, NJ. – October 9, 2003 – SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION announced today it will be offering free, collectible trading cards of THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000/2001 characters for consumers that purchase the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system version of THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000/2001. The quantity is available only to intial shipments to retailers and distributors. To get a free, assorted 5-card set of KOF 00/01 cards, consumers need only send in their registration card and store receipt. THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000/2001 series has 27 cards in all. THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000/2001 2 game pack will be available in November 2003 for a special suggested retail price of $39.99.

“THE KING OF FIGHTERS thrives as one of the most popular fighting series of all time, thanks to the loyalty of our fans,” commented Ben Herman, SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION president. “We wanted to give something extra special to those fans with our first PlayStation®2 release.”

Since 1994, THE KING OF FIGHTERS series has appeared on a variety of gaming platforms, as well as in the arcade, where it has garnered a legion of fans. Over 3 million copies of the series have sold to date. THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000 and THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2001 are the sixth and seventh installments in this wildly popular franchise.

Exclusive Modes and Upgrades for PlayStation®2 THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000 and 2001 will boast numerous upgrades and additions exclusively for the PlayStation®2, including “Memory Mode,” which will give players access to opening movie demos from previous KOF games. Additionally, brand new Strikers, never before seen in the arcade or on any home system, will join the KOF battle on the PlayStation®2.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2001 will feature original 3D stages and an additional game mode, “Party Mode,” where randomly generated computer opponents appear one after another to compete against the player character in matches with limited life energy and match times.

About SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION

Over the past 15 years, SNK has published classic arcade titles such as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, BASEBALL STARS, METAL SLUG, SAMURAI SHODOWN, and FATAL FURY on a wide variety of home gaming and hand held systems. In June 2003, SNK opened SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION in Wall, New Jersey to again publish arcade classics on the current home and portable gaming systems.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS is a registered trademark of SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION

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