'''The King of Fighters '97''' is the fourth game in the {{c|The King of Fighters|King of Fighters}} series. This King of Fighters has the introduction of two special modes: Advance Mode (based on [[The King of Fighters '96|KOF '96]]) and Extra Mode (based on [[The King of Fighters '94|KOF '94]] & [[The King of Fighters '95|'95]]). It concludes the three part 'Orochi Saga' story-line begun King of Fighters '95 (and continued in KOF '96).
'''King of Fighters '97''' is the fourth game in the [[:category:The King of Fighters|King of Fighters]] series. This King of Fighters has the introduction of two special modes: Advance Mode (based on [[The King of Fighters '96|KOF '96]]) and Extra Mode (based on [[The King of Fighters '94|KOF '94]] & [[The King of Fighters '95|'95]]). It concludes the three part 'Orochi Saga' story-line begun King of Fighters '95 (and continued in KOF '96).
Despite the events at the end of The King of Fighters '96 the 1996 tournament was a huge commercial success and sparked a world-wide fighting craze within a few months of the tournament ending, various large corporations held smaller tournaments and constructed special King Of Fighters stadiums around the world building the excitement up for the 1997 tournament. News of the tournaments spread through every form of media and fans and new fighters from across the globe came to watch the preliminary matches. [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Geese|Geese Howard]] has entered as the new '97 Special Team' of [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Yamazaki|Ryuji Yamazaki]], [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Mary|Blue Mary]] and [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Billy|Billy Kane]] with intentions of harnessing Orochi's power. There is also a mysterious New Faces Team, composed of three band-members [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Shermie|Shermie]], [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Yashiro|Yashiro Nanakase]] and [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Chris|Chris]] which enters with the terrible intentions of raising [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Orochi|Orochi]] again.
Despite the events at the end of The King of Fighters '96 the 1996 tournament was a huge commercial success and sparked a world-wide fighting craze within a few months of the tournament ending, various large corporations held smaller tournaments and constructed special King Of Fighters stadiums around the world building the excitement up for the 1997 tournament. News of the tournaments spread through every form of media and fans and new fighters from across the globe came to watch the preliminary matches. [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Geese|Geese Howard]] has entered as the new '97 Special Team' of [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Yamazaki|Ryuji Yamazaki]], [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Mary|Blue Mary]] and [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Billy|Billy Kane]] with intentions of harnessing Orochi's power. There is also a mysterious New Faces Team, composed of three band-members [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Shermie|Shermie]], [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Yashiro|Yashiro Nanakase]] and [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Chris|Chris]] which enters with the terrible intentions of raising [[The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Orochi|Orochi]] again.
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File:King of Fighters 97 PS1 box.jpg|PlayStation box
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==Character Select==
==Character Select==
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Kyo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Kyo Kusanagi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Kyo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Kyo Kusanagi]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Benimaru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Benimaru Nikaido]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Benimaru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Benimaru Nikaido]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Daimon.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Goro Daimon]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Daimon.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Goro Daimon]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Terry.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Terry Bogard]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Terry.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Terry Bogard]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Andy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Andy Bogard]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Andy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Andy Bogard]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Joe.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Joe Higashi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Joe.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Joe Higashi]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Ryo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Ryo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Robert.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Robert Garcia]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Robert.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Robert Garcia]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Yuri.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Yuri Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Yuri.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Yuri Sakazaki]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Leona.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Leona Heidern]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Leona.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Leona Heidern]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Ralf.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Ralf Jones]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Ralf.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Ralf Jones]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Clark.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Clark Still]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Clark.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Clark Still]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Athena.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Athena Asamiya]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Athena.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Athena Asamiya]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Kensou.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Sie Kensou]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Kensou.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Sie Kensou]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Chin.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chin Gentsai]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Chin.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chin Gentsai]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Chizuru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chizuru Kagura]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Chizuru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chizuru Kagura]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Mai.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Mai Shiranui]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Mai.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Mai Shiranui]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_King.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#King]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 King.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#King]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Kim.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Kim Kaphwan]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Kim.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Kim Kaphwan]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Chang.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chang Koehan]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Chang.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chang Koehan]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Choi.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Choi Bounge]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Choi.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Choi Bounge]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Yashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Yashiro Nanakase]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Yashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Yashiro Nanakase]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Shermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Shermie]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Shermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Shermie]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Chris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chris]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Chris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Chris]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Yamazaki.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Ryuji Yamazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Yamazaki.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Ryuji Yamazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Mary.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Blue Mary]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Mary.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Blue Mary]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Billy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Billy Kane]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Billy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Billy Kane]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Iori.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Iori Yagami]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Iori.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Iori Yagami]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Shingo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Shingo Yabuki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Shingo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Shingo Yabuki]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Orochi_Iori.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Iori]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Orochi_Iori.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Iori]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Orochi_Yashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Yashiro]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Orochi_Yashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Yashiro]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Orochi_Shermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Shermie]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Orochi_Shermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Shermie]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Orochi_Chris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Chris]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Orochi_Chris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Chris]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Orochi_Leona.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Leona]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Orochi_Leona.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#Orochi Leona]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF97_Kyo94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#'94 Kyo Kusanagi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF97 Kyo94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '97/Moves#'94 Kyo Kusanagi]]
The King of Fighters '97 is the fourth game in the King of Fighters series. This King of Fighters has the introduction of two special modes: Advance Mode (based on KOF '96) and Extra Mode (based on KOF '94 & '95). It concludes the three part 'Orochi Saga' story-line begun King of Fighters '95 (and continued in KOF '96).
Despite the events at the end of The King of Fighters '96 the 1996 tournament was a huge commercial success and sparked a world-wide fighting craze within a few months of the tournament ending, various large corporations held smaller tournaments and constructed special King Of Fighters stadiums around the world building the excitement up for the 1997 tournament. News of the tournaments spread through every form of media and fans and new fighters from across the globe came to watch the preliminary matches. Geese Howard has entered as the new '97 Special Team' of Ryuji Yamazaki, Blue Mary and Billy Kane with intentions of harnessing Orochi's power. There is also a mysterious New Faces Team, composed of three band-members Shermie, Yashiro Nanakase and Chris which enters with the terrible intentions of raising Orochi again.
