When does THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (12%); after 7h it's almost 1 in 20 (5%). Fully opens up by hour 3.

How many players finish THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH?

25% of players who start reach the ending.

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH

Feb 27, 2015 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 25% of players who started

Started playing 25% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 5,432

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (12%); after 7h it's almost 1 in 20 (5%).
Fully opens up by hour 3.
The opening is criticised less than in 88% of games we track.
25% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “The King of Fighters” (Defeat Ω Rugal and clear TEAM PLAY): only 25% of starters get there.
Only 25% 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 5,473 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 9.7h for positive, 5.3h 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 (24.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
The King of Fighters Defeat Ω Rugal and clear TEAM PLAY Most players quit here 25% −75

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (12)

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CHAMPION In TEAM PLAY; defeat any of Krizalid, C.Zero, Zero, or Igniz 100%
Rookie Fighter Defeat 10 opponents in ENDLESS 35%
The King of Fighters Defeat Ω Rugal and clear TEAM PLAY 25%
Agile Fighter Defeat 30 opponents in ENDLESS 23%
Unnamed Challenger Defeat Nameless the challenger 23%
Mighty Blow Get a clean hit with Galactica Vanguard using Ralf (available on Practice Mode) 15%
Veteran Fighter Defeat 65 opponents in ENDLESS 12%
Raging Throw Take the perfect Roaring Sphere using Clark 10%
Challenger Clear all Normal Challenges 8.4%
Online Fighter Win a total of 10 RANKED MATCH 4.0%
Expert Challenger Clear all Expert Challenges 3.6%
Online Master Win a total of 30 RANKED MATCH 3.6%

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