Gamers Rejoice! THE KING OF FIGHTERS® is Available for the Home at Last! SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION to Release Special Combination Pack – THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000/2001 for the PlayStation®2 WALL, NJ. – September 9, 2003 – One of the greatest fighting game franchises of all time will finally come to next generation gaming platforms in the US, as SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION, the recently launched US publishing arm of the SNK NEOGEO CORPORATION, announced today that they will publish THE KING OF FIGHTERS® 2000 and THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2001 in a special combination pack exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. THE KING OF FIGHTERS combo pack will be available at the end of November for a special suggested retail price of $39.99. Since 1994, THE KING OF FIGHTERS series has appeared on a variety of gaming platforms, as well as in the arcade, where it has garnered a legion of fans. Over 3 million copies of the series have sold to date. THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000 and THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2001 are the seventh and eighth installments in this wildly popular franchise. Exclusive Modes and Upgrades for PlayStation®2 THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000 and 2001 will boast numerous upgrades and additions exclusively for the PlayStation®2, including "Memory Mode," which will give players access to opening movie demos from previous KOF games. Additionally, brand new Strikers, never before seen in the arcade or on any home system, will join the KOF battle on the PlayStation®2. THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2001 will feature original 3D stages and an additional game mode, "Party Mode," where randomly generated computer opponents appear one after another to compete against the player character in matches with limited life energy and match times.