The King of Fighters XIII

The King of Fighters XIII boasts the most beautiful 2D sprite work in fighting game history, with each character hand-drawn at 1200x1200 resolution using over 10,000 frames. Its HD Hyper Drive cancel system rewards frame-perfect execution, creating a technical ceiling that outperforms Dragon Ball FighterZ in depth and makes it rival Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike for the title of pure execution king. While sales of 1.5 million units trail #9's 10 million, the FGC reveres its 2010 arcade release as the thinking person's fighter, with a 60% higher tournament retention rate than the average SNK title. The pressure of its 3v3 Drive Cancel combos makes each match a strategic chess game faster than the typical anime fighter.