The King Of Fighters Neowave

The PS2 version was released only in Japan and the PAL region, while the Xbox version was the only home version released in North America. The game reverts to the 3-character elimination system from KOF '94 to KOF '98, ignoring gameplay features from later games such as the "Striker" system used from KOF '99 through KOF 2001 and tag team system in KOF 2003. In addition to the standard four attack buttons used in the previous games, a fifth button is now added which is used to activate the Heat Mode. With one Power stock, the player can cancel a regular move into a Special or Super Special move, and a regular Special into a Super Special. The player can parry an opponent's attack using the "Just Defend" technique, guarding against an opponent's attacks at the precise moment it makes contact with the character, allowing the player to follow it up with a counterattack. In MAX2 Mode , the player has a single stock Power Gauge.