The King of Fighters '99

The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle
Developer(s)	SNK[a]
Publisher(s)	SNK PlayStation JP: SNK NA: Agetec Dreamcast JP: SNK NA: Agetec CyberFront Corporation (Windows) SNK Playmore
Director(s)	Tomoyuki Hosokawa
Producer(s)	Takashi Nishiyama
Designer(s)	Akiko Yukawa Chikara Yamasaki Kawai Sama
Programmer(s)	Souta Ichino
Artist(s)	Toshiaki Mori
Composer(s)	Hideki Asanaka Toshio Shimizu Yasuo Yamate
Series	The King of Fighters
Platform(s)	Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Windows
Release	22 July 1999 Arcade JP: 22 July 1999 Neo Geo AES NA/JP: 23 September 1999 Neo Geo CD JP: 2 December 1999 NA: 1999 PlayStation JP: 23 March 2000 NA: 27 April 2001 Evolution Dreamcast JP: 30 March 2000 NA: 8 May 2001 Windows JP: 27 November 2002
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Neo Geo MVS

The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle (KOF '99) is a 1999 fighting game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS arcade and home consoles in 1999. It is the sixth installment in The King of Fighters series, introducing a new story arc known as the "NESTS Chronicles" which is centered around a young man named K', who is formerly associated with a mysterious yet threatening organization known only as NESTS. The game introduces several changes to the established KOF format, most notably an assisting character labeled "Striker". The game was ported to the Neo Geo CD and the PlayStation. Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows versions were also released under the title The King of Fighters' 99: Evolution^[1] whose stages were remodeled in 3D.

SNK had originally planned to remove main characters Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami, who had previously appeared in earlier installments of the series, from The King of Fighters '99, but they ended up as hidden characters instead. The popularity of Kyo's previous incarnations resulted in him being given "clones" that wear his original clothes and perform his moves. SNK had difficulty balancing the age of the characters and teams. The Neo Geo AES and Dreamcast versions are both included in The Kings of Fighters NESTS Hen compilation released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan alongside other ports.

Critical response to The King of Fighters '99 has generally been positive because of its fighting system and its use of Strikers. The Dreamcast port of the game has had a more favorable reception than the PlayStation version thanks to its loading times and graphics. While the game has sold well, overall sales have been less than those of the series' previous game because of poor sales of the console versions.

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