King of Fighters Arena blockchain-linked mobile fighter worldwide

by Arthur · November 21, 2022

King of Fighters Arena, a mobile game that integrates the blockchain into the fighting series launched last week. It uses NFTs for customization, although players will be able to enjoy the core game outside of crypto integration.

King of Fighters is one of the biggest fighting franchises, with regular versions of the game coming all the time, including this year’s King of Fighters XV. A new game in the series has just launched, but it has some differences. King of Fighters Arena had impressive support upon release. The game is available for both mobile and iOS. Here’s how the game works and why it’s a little different.

King of Fighters Arena

King of Fighters Arena is the latest mobile title in the series, following up on Fighters All Star. The game features simple arcade style controls, allowing you to play through King of Fighters style duels on a mobile device. The game is fast paced and the simpler controls help make it accessible on a mobile device. However, it is not lacking in depth. Although it’s more difficult to perform combos on mobile, you can recreate most of the King of Fighters experience here.

The biggest difference for this release is that it is going to be integrated with blockchain integration. This is a crypto game or NFT game, however you want to look at it. Players will be able to purchase NFT controllers in-game as well as on the Marablex NFT launchpad. The game will use crypto to reward fighters and background collections, where you can customize the lobby for the game.

There are also NFTs for titles and other customization areas. This is some blockchain integration, but not at the expense of the game itself. It looks like King of Fighters Arena has NFTs worked in, but they seem easy to ignore if you’re only interested in the core fighting game.

KoFA passes 2 million pre-downloads

King of Fighters Arena includes more controversial features like Blockchain integration, but it has been popular. Before its release, the title managed to take 2 million pre-registrations, a decent number for a mobile fighter. It seems that the game has some popularity heading into the launch on both iOS and mobile.

King of Fighters joins games like Tekken to add another mobile experience. These major fighting franchises have transitioned to mobile devices quite smoothly. While mobile esports is growing, most mobile fighters have failed to eclipse their PC counterparts. With fighting games being quite technical, a mobile device isn’t always the most competitively balanced place for it. However, King of Fighters Arena looks like a fun evolution of the franchise, even if it probably won’t replace the main eSports series anytime soon.