KOF'98 UM [Arcade] - Eiji, Kasumi & Shingo
This is a playthrough using the Edit team which consists of Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh and Shingo Yabuki in the Arcade version of The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match. Read on below for more information...
NOTE: MAX super gauge used; and Continues/losses are cut out of the video to save time and to minimize video size.
Eiji, Kasumi or Shingo (one at a time, not together) are possible mid-bosses of the game.
For this playthrough, I have alternated between the characters for each match.
===== ABOUT EIJI =====
Eiji hails all the way from Art of Fighting 2, and made his debut into the KOF series via KOF'95. In that tournament, he was called by Billy Kane to join him and Iori Yagami as a team. Eiji was not familiar with his teammates and thus was surprised when he saw them for the first time. Regardless, he agreed since it was a chance to continue his agenda against the Kyokugenryu practitioners. After Omega Rugal was defeated, he and Billy were betrayed by Iori.
===== ABOUT KASUMI =====
Kasumi comes from Art of Fighting 3, and made her debut into the KOF series via KOF'96. She is the daughter of Ryuhaku Todou (from Art of Fighting 1), and grew up learning the Todoh school of Aikido and Kobujutsu. In KOF'96, Kasumi is introduced to the event by King. She greets and tests her other teammate, Mai Shiranui, through a brief martial arts scuffle. Overjoyed to participate in a grand event with worthy teammates, she becomes a member of the Womens Team.
===== ABOUT SHINGO =====
Shingo made his debut in KOF'97. He became a fanboy of Kyo Kusanagi after watching him in the televised KOF'96 tournament. When he realized that they studied at the same school, Shingo began to pester Kyo to teach him his martial arts techniques, as he was fascinated with Kyo's flame abilities. However, Shingo doesn't know that the flame is actually an inherited gift of the Kusanagi bloodline. Kyo, wanting a gofer and taking pity on him, decided to "teach" Shingo his techniques in exchange for food. Shingo saw each of Kyo's moves once, wrote down every move, and practiced them everyday.
===== SHINGO GAMEPLAY =====
Shingo is basically a headswap of Kyo, and predictably has almost the same Normals and Specials as the latter. His DMs are different though. Think of a Shingo as an alternate version of Kyo and you're pretty much there.
===== OTHER INFORMATION / TRIVIA =====
---- Eiji is speculated to be the descendant of Zantetsu from The Last Blade.
---- Former SNK illustrator Shiroi Eiji, takes her namesake from the white alternate color palette of Eiji in Art of Fighting 2.
===== ABOUT ARCADE KOF98UM =====
This is basically a remake of KOF'98 which features all the characters in the series from KOF94 to KOF97. As well as new artwork for the new (and some old) characters, it also has new/old stage backgrounds and new or extra music for certain events. The most "significant" feature is probably the addition of Goenitz and Orochi as possible final bosses. Changes are also made to the gameplay and mechanics obviously.
===== CHAPTERS =====
00:00 - Intro & Title
00:44 - Character Select, Order Select & Location
01:17 - Standard Fights
11:53 - vs. Kasumi (mid-boss)
13:21 - Standard Fights
17:05 - vs. '96 Boss team (sub-boss)
22:04 - vs. Goenitz (final boss)
25:18 - Credits & Score Ranking