The twelfth installment of the famous fighting game series The King of Fighters XII is a massive reinvention of the franchise rebuilt from the ground up both technically and visually to celebrate the series' 15th anniversary. The game features a streamlined battle system and all-new high-resolution character sprites and backgrounds. Battles are the 3-vs-3 matches that KOF is known for though the tag system from the previous game has been removed. The game features a total of 22 fighters two of which are exclusive to the home release and all of whom are returning combatants from previous titles. Included are a five-round arcade "time attack" mode online and local versus practice and replay modes and an unlockable art gallery.