The King of Fighters '97 1997

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The King of Fighters '97 is a 1997 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the fourth game in The King of Fighters series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan only.

Details

Developers: SNK
Publishers: D4 Enterprise, Playmore, SNK, SNK Playmore
Genres: Arcade, Fighting
Themes: Action
Franchises: The King of Fighters
Series: The King of Fighters
Also known as: The King of Fighters IV · 拳皇97 (Chinese title, simplified) · KOF97 (Acronym) · KOF '97 (Acronym)

Release dates

Jul 28, 1997 Arcade, Neo Geo AES · Japan
Jul 28, 1997 Neo Geo AES · North America
Oct 30, 1997 Neo Geo CD · North America
Oct 30, 1997 Neo Geo CD · Japan
Mar 26, 1998 Sega Saturn · Japan
Mar 27, 2003 PlayStation · Japan
May 31, 2007 PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 · Digital compatibility release · Japan
Sep 06, 2011 Wii · Japan
Feb 09, 2012 Wii · Europe
Mar 08, 2012 Wii · North America
Nov 13, 2013 Android, iOS

Bundled in

The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (Oct 2008) · PS2, PS4, PSP, Wii
Neo Geo Mini (Jul 2018) · Plug & Play
Neo Geo Mini International (Oct 2018) · Plug & Play
SNK Fighting Legends (Mar 2021) · PS4
Taito Arcade 2 (Sep 2025) · Evercade
Neogeo Arcade 3 (Dec 2025) · Evercade
ACA NeoGeo Selection Vol. 10 (Dec 2025) · Switch

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Expanded games

The King of Fighters '97 Global Match (Apr 2018) · PC, PS4, Vita

Ports

ACA Neo Geo: The King of Fighters '97 (Nov 2017) · Switch, PC, PS4, XONE