King of Fighters The - Maximum Impact Maniax
The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Maniax brings KOF fighters into 3D sidestep combat with new characters, story, and local versus. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Maniax brings KOF fighters into 3D sidestep combat with new characters, story, and local versus. Characters and 3D movement offer a new direction, while costumes, story, and versus add breadth. Animation, hits, balance, and movement are stiff, and depth and pace trail the 2d series. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox release. This description covers the original xbox release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Maniax brings KOF fighters into 3D sidestep combat with new characters, story, and local versus.
Characters and 3D movement offer a new direction, while costumes, story, and versus add breadth. Animation, hits, balance, and movement are stiff, and depth and pace trail the 2d series. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox release. Overall, its main strengths are Characters and 3D movement offer a new direction; Costumes, story, and versus add breadth. Its material limitations are Animation, hits, balance, and movement are stiff; Depth and pace trail the 2D series. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Characters and 3D movement offer a new direction
- Costumes, story, and versus add breadth
Weaknesses
- Animation, hits, balance, and movement are stiff
- Depth and pace trail the 2D series
Who it is for: Players who value characters and 3d movement offer a new direction and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect animation, hits, balance, and movement are stiff and depth and pace trail the 2d series.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Costumes, story, and versus add breadth; Depth and pace trail the 2D series. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Characters and 3D movement offer a new direction; Animation, hits, balance, and movement are stiff. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Costumes, story, and versus add breadth; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original xbox release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Animation, hits, balance, and movement are stiff. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Noise Factory
- Publisher
- SNK
- Release date
- 2004
- Platforms
- Original Xbox
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Fighting · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsSide-scrollingMartial ArtsReplayableStory-drivenPlayer versus PlayerLocal Co-opCombos
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Original XboxWorldwide2004
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