Carl Williams writes, "SNK has proven quite prolific in keeping their fans happy, either through re-releases of old franchise titles, taking established series in new directions or re-releasing formerly paid games as free. SNK are not completely stupid in releasing King of Fighters 2012 as a free game. There are ads interspersed in the game but the great news is, no In App Purchases to worry about. Just an ad or two, or you could pay $3 and buy King of Fighters 2012 and not have to worry about ads either. Your choice and SNK is giving it to you."
Hardcore Droid:
"Of all the genres that have struggled to make the transition to mobile, fighting games are perhaps the biggest challenge. Fighting giants Capcom and SNK are among the few who have even attempted to make these complex, timing-intensive games work on the imprecise touch screen, and the results have always been mixed. SNK’s first attempt on the phone was King of Fighters Android, which bore the baggage of both its poorly received console counterpart King of Fighters XII, and the technical burden of running under G-Gee’s middle ware and social infrastructure. Now they’ve returned with King of Fighters A-2012, which builds on that legacy with a new, native port, and some massive expansions borrowed from KoF XIII."
Excellent. My Shield will eat this up! Other than my emulators there really isn't too much for fighters on android so I'll gladly pay the $3 for this beaut. Support the devs you love.