THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 5h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 82% of games we track.
- 68% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Champion”: only 68% of starters get there.
- Only 29% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,177 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 5.8h for positive, 4.3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (28.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Champion Finish the game (can continue) ( Arcade/Single Play Only ). Most players quit here 68% −32
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (12)
story milestone ending side
- Perfect Match Pass level perfectly in one round (without injury) ( Arcade/Single Play Only ). 100%
- Untouchable Achieve straight win ( Arcade Play Only ). 87%
- Champion Finish the game (can continue) ( Arcade/Single Play Only ). 68%
- Score Hunter Highest point exceeds 300 thousand ( Arcade/Single Play Only ). 35%
- Rookie Achieve 10 wins in online fight. 30%
- 5 Continuous Wins Achieve 5 straight wins in online fight. 25%
- The King of Fighters Finish the game (can't lose one round, can't continue) ( Arcade/Single Play Only ). 20%
- Professional Achieve 50 wins in online fight. 14%
- Uncontrollable Iori(Ura) or Leona(Ura) appear as CPU ( Arcade/Single Play Only ). 13%
- 10 Continuous Wins Achieve 10 straight wins in online fight. 12%
- The King Achieve 100 wins in online fight. 9.8%
- Assist Attack Perform an assist attack ( Arcade Play Only ). 5.9%