'''The King of Fighters XV''' is the fifteenth numbered [[fighting]] game in [[SNK]]'s {{c|The King of Fighters}} series. It was released on February 17th, 2022, for [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox Series X]].
The slogan of the game is "Shatter all expectations", and this mostly applies to the characters; some are in new teams, some old regulars and new challengers from XIV are either absent or DLC, and some that had been gone for many years have returned. Omega Rugal and Goenitz were added in free updates, along with a Boss Challenge mode.
==Gameplay==
EX moves can be done any time for half a bar of super meter. Climax Super moves now use the same {{cade|QcbHcf}}{{plus}}{{cade|NeoGeo|C}}{{plus}}{{cade|NeoGeo|D}} input for every character. The Shatter Strike ({{cade|Qcf}}{{plus}}{{cade|NeoGeo|C}}{{plus}}{{cade|NeoGeo|D}}) crumples the enemy, similar to XII's Critical Counter.
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==Character Select==
==Character Select==
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|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Shingo.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Shingo Yabuki|Shingo Yabuki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Kim.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Kim Kaphwan|Kim Kaphwan]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Sylvie.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Sylvie Paula Paula|Sylvie Paula Paula]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Najd.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Najd|Najd]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Duo Lon.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Duo Lon|Duo Lon]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Hinako.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Hinako Shijo|Hinako Shijo]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Goenitz.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Goenitz|Goenitz]]
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|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Geese.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Geese Howard|Geese Howard]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Billy.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Billy Kane|Billy Kane]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Yamazaki.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Ryuji Yamazaki|Ryuji Yamazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Rock.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Rock Howard|Rock Howard]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV B. Jenet.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#B. Jenet|B. Jenet]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Gato.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Gato|Gato]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Orochi Yashiro.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Orochi Yashiro|Orochi Yashiro]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Orochi Shermie.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Orochi Shermie|Orochi Shermie]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Orochi Chris.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Orochi Chris|Orochi Chris]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Haohmaru.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Haohmaru|Haohmaru]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Nakoruru.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Nakoruru|Nakoruru]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Darli.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Darli Dagger|Darli Dagger]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Omega Rugal.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Omega Rugal|Omega Rugal]]
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|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Shun'ei.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Shun'ei|Shun'ei]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Shun'ei.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Shun'ei|Shun'ei]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Meitenkun.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Meitenkun|Meitenkun]]
|[[File:Portrait KOFXV Meitenkun.png|56px|link=The King of Fighters XV/Moves#Meitenkun|Meitenkun]]
The slogan of the game is "Shatter all expectations", and this mostly applies to the characters; some are in new teams, some old regulars and new challengers from XIV are either absent or DLC, and some that had been gone for many years have returned. Omega Rugal and Goenitz were added in free updates, along with a Boss Challenge mode.
EX moves can be done any time for half a bar of super meter. Climax Super moves now use the same ++ input for every character. The Shatter Strike (++) crumples the enemy, similar to XII's Critical Counter.
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