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134-465: An MMORPG titled Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur ( 叛逆性ミリオンアーサー ) was released in 2018. The TV anime adaptation of the game Operation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur premiered on October 25, 2018. The TV anime series is licensed in North America by Funimation . The first game, an online free-to-play card battle game titled Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur ( 拡散性ミリオンアーサー , Kakusansei Mirion Āsā )

268-464: A manhua adaptation of The King of Fighters: Zillion created by Andy Seto that retells Iori's story of his fight against Orochi until he attacks NESTS to destroy Kyo's clones. He also stars in other manhua for the games, starting with The King of Fighters 2001 and ending with 2003 along with the Maximum Impact series. In the manga The King of Fighters: A New Beginning , Vice and Mature force

402-614: A multiplayer online battle arena developed by Morefun Studio, a game studio owned by Tencent . Iori also appears as one of the background characters on the King of Fighters Stadium stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . In addition a costume based on him for the Mii Brawler appears as downloadable content. Aside from the King of Fighters series, the character is featured in an audio drama and

536-485: A sub-boss character in the game, depending on the characters the player uses. He later joins Chizuru and Kyo to confront and seal Orochi. In most versions of The King of Fighters '99 , Iori is a secret character that can be faced as a bonus fight at the end of the game if the player scores enough points. In the story, Iori discovers the creation of Kyo clones and enters the annual tournament, where he finds those responsible, an organization named NESTS . Iori follows

670-439: A character image album . In the anime The King of Fighters: Another Day , Iori searches for Ash to regain his powers. Iori appears in the spin-off manga story entitled The King of Fighters: Kyo , which is based on his adventure prior to The King of Fighters '96 . Ryo Takamisaki's manga The King of Fighters G shows an alternative retelling of KOF '96 in which Iori faces Kyo and Athena Asamiya. The character appears in

804-452: A close-range fighter. Despite losing his flaming techniques temporarily during KOF XIV, he continued fighting by using his fingernails like claws to scratch his opponents. Iori's strongest technique is "Forbidden 1218 Shiki: Yatagarasu" ( 禁千弐百拾八式・八咫烏 ) , a new move that focuses on violent combinations and serves as a reference to the character's ending from The King of Fighters '96 , in which he murders his teammates. Iori's 10th color scheme in

938-399: A cross-realm "looking for group" system to help players form groups for instanced content (though not for open-world questing) from a larger pool of characters than their home server can necessarily provide. MMORPGs today use a wide range of business models, from free of charge, free with microtransactions , advertise funded, to various kinds of payment plans. Some MMORPGs require payment or

1072-494: A difficult proposition. The hosted infrastructure for a commercial-grade MMORPG requires the deployment of hundreds (or even thousands) of servers. Developing an affordable infrastructure for an online game requires developers to scale large numbers of players with less hardware and network investment. In addition, the development team will need to have expertise with the fundamentals of game design: world-building, lore and game mechanics, as well as what makes games fun. Though

1206-411: A few years later, was asked by Capcom 's Kaname Fujioka to once again work on the character's design for the crossover fighting game Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 . During the early development stages of The King of Fighters '99 , SNK planned to exclude Iori and Kyo from the game because the company wanted to focus the story on the new protagonist, K' . They reversed this decision because of

1340-821: A guest DLC character in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy . Gestalt Odin featured six characters from the series as guest fighters. Characters from others games have also appeared in the Million Arthur series, such as Iori Yagami from The King of Fighters series, who is both under his Miss X disguise and also a DLC in Heroines , appears as a guest character in Arcana Blood . A live-action television adaptation premiered on October 3, 2014. A 4-panel manga adaptation by Choboraunyopomi, titled Jaku-San-Sei Million Arthur ( 弱酸性ミリオンアーサー ) , has been serialized within

1474-507: A major role in the "Orochi demon Returns" type story, and in the previous "Nests Saga," Kyo was involved in the story to some extent, but not Iori, in terms of the connections with the new protagonist K'. However, the Miera brothers were the main focus of the Maximum Impact spin-offs relegating Kyo and Iori for the first time to minor characters. Both the Ash arc and Maximum Impact games were developed at

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1608-673: A means of developing and protecting his character's humanity. Yasui was replaced by Takanori Hoshino starting in The King of Fighters XIV ; Hoshino said he was delighted to be the new voice actor of the character, thanking SNK. Chisa Horii voices Iori's female incarnation in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy . One of the planned objectives for The King of Fighters '95 was to properly introduce Iori as Kyo's rival. According to his creators, Iori's personality and other aspects of his character such as his phrases and unique moves "broke

1742-477: A micropayment model where the core content is free, but players are given the option to purchase additional content, such as equipment, aesthetic items, or pets. Games that make use of this model often have originated in Korea, such as Flyff and MapleStory . This business model is alternately called " pay for perks " or " freemium ", and games using it often describe themselves with the term " free-to-play ". MMORPG

1876-434: A monthly subscription to play. By definition, " massively multiplayer " games are always online, and most require some sort of continuous revenue (such as monthly subscriptions and advertisements) for maintenance and development purposes. Some games, such as Guild Wars , have disposed of the 'monthly fee' model entirely, and recover costs directly through sales of the software and associated expansion packs. Still others adopt

2010-452: A number of vital tasks. The server must be able to handle and verify a large number of connections, prevent cheating , and apply changes (bug fixes or added content) to the game. A system for recording the games data at regular intervals, without stopping the game, is also important. Maintenance requires sufficient servers and bandwidth , and a dedicated support staff. Insufficient resources for maintenance lead to lag and frustration for

2144-600: A platform specifically for independent MMOG developers. As there are a number of wildly different titles within the genre, and since the genre develops so rapidly, it is difficult to definitively state that the genre is heading in one direction or another. Still, there are a few obvious developments. One of these developments is the raid group quest, or "raid", which is an adventure designed for large groups of players (often twenty or more). Instance dungeons , sometimes shortened to "instances", are game areas that are "copied" for individual players or groups, which keeps those in

2278-750: A player to edit their deck. Square Enix closed the game's Japanese servers in 2015. On July 14, 2015 it was released in Europe and North America by the South Korean publisher Gamevil . Servers for this release were closed on December 7 of that same year. A sequel game titled Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur ( 乖離性ミリオンアーサー , Kairisei Mirion Āsā ) was released in Japan in November 2014. The service ended on September 30, 2020. A virtual reality game titled Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur VR ( 乖離性ミリオンアーサー VR , Kairisei Mirion Āsā VR )

2412-429: A player wants to play a priest role in his MMORPG world, that player might buy a cope from a shop and learn priestly skills, proceeding to speak, act, and interact with others as their character would. This may or may not include pursuing other goals such as wealth or experience. Guilds or similar groups with a focus on roleplaying may develop extended in-depth narratives using the setting and resources similar to those in

2546-534: A players party. The mobile service shut down on May 12, 2020. In 2021, Perfect World Games developed a licensed sequel codenamed "MA", it was officially unveiled as Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur: Ring in 2023. Million Arthur appeared in the 2015 role-playing game Megadimension Neptunia VII as a DLC character, but the character was removed from the Steam version of the game in January 2020. Thief (Tōzoku) Arthur appears as

2680-455: A popular MMORPG, had over 10 million subscribers as of November 2014. World of Warcraft ' s total revenue was $ 1.04 billion US dollars in 2014. Star Wars: The Old Republic , released in 2011, became the world's "fastest-growing subscription MMO in history" after gaining more than 1 million players within the first three days of its launch. Although modern MMORPGs sometimes differ dramatically from their predecessors, many of them share

2814-422: A profound effect on players and the game industry, and even the courts. The virtual currency selling pioneer IGE received a lawsuit from a World of Warcraft player for interfering in the economics and intended use of the game by selling WoW gold. Castronova's first study in 2002 found that a highly liquid (if illegal) currency market existed, with the value of Everquest' s in-game currency exceeding that of

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2948-452: A rest after The King of Fighters '97 . Kyo and Iori were supposed to disappear due to business reasons or the requests of enthusiastic fans, but in the end they have continued to appear ever since. After taking a step back in the "Nests Saga" they are then playing important roles in the "Ash Saga". The problem is the positioning of these two within the Maximum Impact series. In the "Ash Saga" Kyo, Iori, and Chizuru's Three Sacred Treasures play

3082-411: A result, they sport similar outfits to the ones seen in Ash arc though there was emphasis in giving Iori the same style. During the making of The King of Fighters XIV , Nobuyuki Kuroki wanted Iori, except the character's hair, to be redesigned. Character designer Eisuke Ogura created a new outfit for Iori and asked the modeler to focus on his masculinity and to pay close attention to the way the design of

3216-634: A selection of thirty one. An MMORPG titled Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur ( 叛逆性ミリオンアーサー ) was released in China for iOS and Android in March 2018 and released in Japan in November 2018. The MMO was terminated on September 30, 2019. An action role-playing game titled Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur ( 交響性ミリオンアーサー , Kōkyōsei Mirion Āsā ) was released for iOS and Android in Japan during October 2018. Players create characters who explore 3D terrains, fight monsters, and perform special attacks with other characters within

3350-409: A space to freely develop social skills and communication skills without the stress of face-to-face contact. This in turn opens new pathways for social therapy for individuals with developmental disabilities. Many MMORPGs feature living economies. Virtual items and currency have to be gained through play and have definite value for players. Such a virtual economy can be analyzed (using data logged by

3484-515: A temporary design glitch attracted the attention of psychologists and epidemiologists across North America, when the " Corrupted Blood " disease of a monster began to spread unintentionally—and uncontrollably—into the wider game world. The Centers for Disease Control intended to use the incident as a research model to chart both the progression of a disease, and the potential human response to large-scale epidemic infection. However, due to Blizzard Entertainment 's failure to keep statistical records of

3618-428: A wide spectrum of genres, gameplay types, and revenue systems. Some independent MMORPG projects are completely open source , while others feature proprietary content made with an open-source game engine. The WorldForge project has been active since 1998 and formed a community of independent developers who are working on creating framework for a number of open-source MMORPGs. The Multiverse Foundation has also created

3752-448: Is "Open the Worlds" by ORESAMA, and the second ending theme song is "Pearly×Party" by the voice actress unit Pearly Fairy. Square Enix announced that in mid-2021 they would be offering NFT 's of comics and stickers from the Million Arthur series. The series is based around Arthurian legends and the blade Excalibur . Demons invade Britain, and while the countries eleven leaders quarrel,

3886-448: Is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game . As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a character (often in a fantasy world or science-fiction world) and takes control over many of that character's actions. MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player online RPGs by the number of players able to interact together, and by

4020-603: Is a prominent example, with each separate server housing several thousand players. In many MMORPGs the number of players in one world is often limited to around a few thousand, but a notable example of the opposite is EVE Online , which accommodates several hundred thousand players on the same server, with over 60,000 playing simultaneously (June 2010 ) at certain times. Some games allow characters to appear on any world, but not simultaneously (such as Seal Online: Evolution or Kolossium competition in Dofus ); others limit each character to

4154-437: Is a significant determining factor in their success or failure in combat-related situations. MMORPGs almost always have tools to facilitate communication between players. Many MMORPGs offer support for in-game guilds or clans , though these will usually form whether the game supports them or not. In addition, most MMOGs require some degree of teamwork in parts of the game. These tasks usually require players to take on roles in

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4288-484: Is a term coined by Richard Garriott to refer to massive multiplayer online role-playing games and their social communities. Previous to this and related coinages, these games were generally called graphical MUDs ; the history of MMORPGs traces back directly through the MUD genre. Through this connection, MMORPGs can be seen to have roots in the earliest multi-user games such as Mazewar (1974) and MUD1 (1978). 1985 saw

4422-521: Is also featured in the PlayStation 2 port of the game and the remake of KOF '98 . In The King of Fighters 2003 , Chizuru appears to both Kyo and Iori, asking them to form a team and investigate suspicious activities concerning the Orochi seal. During the investigation, the team is ambushed by the fighter Ash Crimson , who plans to get the power from the descendants of the clans who sealed Orochi and steals

4556-559: Is also present in The Rhythm of Fighters . Miss X reappears in the fighting game SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy as downloadable content, this time sharing both the original crossdresser and new true gender swapped form. In the story, Miss X fights against multiple female fighters (including his fellow gender-swapped fighters Terry Bogard and the guest fighter Skullomania ) to stop the host Kukri and his ending involves an embarrassing nightmare in which he and Kyo become friendly rivals. In

4690-522: Is commonly called "Wild Iori" or "Orochi Iori" ( 月の夜大蛇の血に狂う庵 , Tsuki no Yoru Orochi no Chi ni Kuruu Iori , lit. Insane Iori with Blood of Orochi Under the Night of the Moon) . Aside from the main series, Iori appears in several other media series, including spin-offs , crossover video games and comic adaptations of the series. Iori was created as Kyo's rival; his name and abilities were designed to relate him with

4824-483: Is directed by Yōhei Suzuki and written by Tsuyoshi Tamai. Yoshinari Saito provides the character designs. The series' music is composed by Go Shiina and produced by Lantis . Genco is producing the series. The opening theme song is "Highlight" by Ayaka Ōhashi , and the ending theme song is "KI-te MI-te HIT PARADE!" by Himika Akaneya , Rie Takahashi , Nao Tōyama , Yu Serizawa , Suzuko Mimori , and Rina Hidaka under their character names. The second opening theme song

4958-543: Is featured with a different outfit and a new moveset that does not use purple flames. He does not have a team. Iori's appearance in The King of Fighters XIII sees him teamed with Mature and Vice, his teammates from the 1996 tournament who return as spirits. Following Ash's disappearance, Iori recovers his flames at the end and appears as downloadable content in this form. He returns in The King of Fighters XIV , in which he tracks Orochi's weakened body in central Hungary after

5092-514: Is one of two protagonists alongside Kyo in online gag manga Part Time Stories: Kyo & Iori by Falcoon ; the two title characters work together to promote SNK's merchandising. He is also featured in the manga The King of Fighters: A New Beginning . Iori is also present in novels based on the series. He is also set to be the protagonist of the light novel series Iori Yagami's Isekai Mu'sou by Nobuhiko Tenkawa which depicts him in an alternate universe fighting goblins. The character Iori Yagami

5226-475: Is particularly common in South Korea such as MapleStory , Rohan: Blood Feud , Atlantica Online and Lost Ark . Also, there are some free-to-play games, such as RuneScape and Tibia , where the game is free, but one would have to pay monthly to play the game with more features. Guild Wars and its sequel avoid some degree of competition with other MMORPGs by only requiring the initial purchase of

5360-465: The Japanese yen . Some people even make a living by working these virtual economies; these people are often referred to as gold farmers , and may be employed in game sweatshops . Iori Yagami Iori Yagami ( Japanese : 八神 庵 , Hepburn : Yagami Iori ) is a character from SNK 's The King of Fighters video game series. The character first appeared in The King of Fighters '95 as

5494-582: The King Fighters X Fatal Fury mobile phone game. He is also present in the Chinese mobile phone game named KOF: WORLD , the visual novel Days of Memories , Metal Slug Defense , Lords of Vermillion , and Lucent Heart . The character's original look is also being used in action role-playing Phantasy Star Online 2 . Additionally, Iori Yagami made his appearance as playable guest character in War Song ,

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5628-697: The Million Arthur games and via the Niconico Seiga website since 2012. An ONA adaptation of the Jaku-San-Sei Million Arthur manga premiered on November 20, 2015. An anime television series adaptation of the Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur MMORPG by J.C.Staff premiered on October 25, 2018, on Tokyo MX and other channels. It was announced that the series will be split-cour, with the second season airing in April 2019. The series

5762-469: The United Kingdom , Canada , Thailand , India , Australia and New Zealand ) on October 12, 2017. An arcade game called Million Arthur: Arcana Blood was developed by Arcana Heart ’s developer Team Arcana , originally owned by Examu and released in Japan on November 21, 2017. A PlayStation 4 port was released on November 29, 2018, and was originally planned only for release in Japan. The game

5896-625: The next video game , Iori teams up with two women, Vice and Mature , servants of the Orochi demon. During the '96 competition, Iori meets Chizuru Kagura , the heir of the Yata clan who wants to gather Kyo and Iori on her team to seal Orochi. They defeat the Orochi follower Goenitz but neither Iori nor Kyo agree with the idea. When Iori leaves with his teammates, he cannot control his surge of Orochi power, resulting in their deaths. Iori continues to suffer from multiple outbreaks; during The King of Fighters '97 he attacks other team members and appears as

6030-571: The occult , and other genres . These elements are often developed using similar tasks and scenarios involving quests , monsters , and loot . In nearly all MMORPGs, the development of the player's character is the primary goal. Nearly all MMORPGs feature a character progression system, in which players earn experience points for their actions and use those points to reach character "levels", which makes them better at whatever they do. Traditionally, combat with monsters and completing quests for non-player characters , either alone or in groups, are

6164-518: The Central Institute of Mental Health points towards impairments in social, emotional and physical aspects of the self-concept and a higher degree in avatar identification in addicted MMORPG players, compared to non-addicted and naive (nonexperienced) people. These findings generally support Davis' cognitive behavioral model of Internet addiction, which postulates that dysfunctional self-related cognitions represent central factors contributing towards

6298-473: The Internet up for game developers, which allowed for the first truly "massively"-scoped titles. Finally, MMORPGs as defined today began with Meridian 59 in 1996, innovative both in its scope and in offering first-person 3D graphics, with The Realm Online appearing nearly simultaneously. Ultima Online , released in 1997, is often credited with first popularizing the genre, though more mainstream attention

6432-510: The King of Fighters tournaments and uses his teammates as tools to reach him. Iori Yagami first appeared in The King of Fighters '95 , in which he enters an annual tournament as the leader of the Rival Team with Billy Kane and Eiji Kisaragi . Iori learns that the heir of the Kusanagi clan, Kyo , is expected to be there. After the team fails to defeat Kyo's team, Iori betrays his teammates. In

6566-582: The Korean fighting game The King of Cyphers . SNK also released a pachinko based on the Orochi storyline. as well as the otome game King of Fighters for Girls . Iori also appears in SNK's hand-held game, SNK Gals' Fighters , as a comical interpretation called Miss X ( ミス X , Misu Ekkusu ) . The character insists he is a female in order to participate in the game's Queen of Fighters tournament, though several female fighters easily see through his disguise. He

6700-471: The Orochi Iori version was designed to be more overpowered than regular playable character as result of being originally set as a boss. As downloadable content for The King of Fighters XIII , SNK added the original Iori Yagami who can wield flames for his fighting style. This version was meant to be innovative similar rather than make him look like his classic The King of Fighters '95 persona. Despite being

6834-573: The Orochi arc were so appealing, it was hard for SNK to keep coming up with quality with XIV . Den of Geek praised Iori's Orochi form for being far more violent than his already deadly persona. Journalists have also commented on Iori's appearances outside the KOF games. Iori's crossdressing persona Miss X has been popular; SNK stated they received multiple requests to add him into the crossover game SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy , an upcoming fighting game focused on female characters. Destructoid stated he

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6968-452: The Orochi power to make Iori lose his mind during his battle with Kyo. The battle ends in a draw with Iori's team losing due to the other fighters' rounds. Iori is played by Will Yun Lee in the film The King of Fighters . In the CGI series The King of Fighters: Destiny Iori makes a brief appearance in the first season's finale, in which he tries to play music but starts going berserk. He

7102-530: The Rings Online , EverQuest , EverQuest II , Aion , Final Fantasy XIV , Guild Wars , Rift , RuneScape , Star Trek Online , Star Wars: The Old Republic , and DC Universe Online . Increased amounts of " player-created content " is another trend. The use of intellectual property licensing common in other video game genres has also appeared in MMORPGs. 2007 saw the release of The Lord of

7236-537: The Rings Online , based on J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth . Other licensed MMORPGs include The Matrix Online , based on the Matrix trilogy of films, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning , based on Games Workshop 's table top game , Star Wars Galaxies , Star Wars The Old Republic , Champions Online and Age of Conan . Additionally, several licenses from television have been optioned for MMORPGs, for example Star Trek Online and Stargate Worlds (which

7370-472: The Yagami Crest of the moon in his back as usual. When fighting, Iori employs the "Yagami style of ancient martial arts" as well as an art labelled as "Pure instinct" which involves the usage of purple flames. His strongest technique is known as Kin 1211 Shiki: Yaotome ( 禁千弐百拾壱式・八稚女 , lit. "Forbidden Style 1211: Eight Maidens") In The King of Fighters XIII , Iori's gameplay mechanics were modified to become

7504-858: The Yagami clan was known as the Yasakani who, With the help of the Yata and Kusanagi clans, sealed the snake demon Orochi. As time passed, the Yasakani clan grew tired of living in the shadow of the Kusanagi and made a blood pact with Orochi that gave them greater powers but cursed the clan and its descendants forever. They renamed their clan the Yagami and set out to destroy the Kusanagi with their new powers. The curse also causes each heir to die young and each mother to die in childbirth. Iori becomes obsessed with killing his heir Kyo, disregarding their clans' past. This sometimes results in Iori helping Kyo to defeat his enemies and to finish their battles. To find Kyo, Iori sometimes enters

7638-541: The battles in secret and fights against the NESTS' agents to continue his fight against Kyo. An assistant version of his character named Striker also appears for Iori in The King of Fighters 2000 wearing an outfit based on illustrations in artbooks. In The King of Fighters 2001 , an agent named Seth invites Iori to join his team for the next King of Fighters tournament, assuming he would get his shot against Kyo. While his regular form appears in KOF 2002 , his Orochi form

7772-516: The change. For the Maximum Impact spin-off games, Iori's characteristic hairstyle was changed dramatically. Throughout the series, his normal costume consists of a short jacket and bondage pants ; without changing his design and adjusting only his coloring, a diverse number of image variations can be brought about. In The King of Fighters XII and The King of Fighters XIII Iori and Kyo were meant to wear new outfit that emphasized their sexual appeal but due to time constraints, they were removed. As

7906-448: The character "sadistic" because of the violence of his attacks, most notably seen in his strongest moves that reference his enhanced Orochi form from previous games. Shoryuken said that while Iori and Vice showed appealing skills in their KOF XIV trailer, they were overshadowed by Mature's techniques. In response to the negative feedback involving the design, artist Hiroaki Hashimoto said that while Kyo's and Iori's original designs in

8040-540: The character was his change of "most valued possession/valued treasure" information. A girlfriend was also listed in The King of Fighters '95 , The King of Fighters '99 , and The King of Fighters 2000 . Starting with The King of Fighters 2001 and every entry after that, however, the space is listed as "None". The SNK staff commented that it is curious that he does not have a girlfriend anymore. After working in 10 KOF novelizations, Akihiko Ureshino noted that SNK used Kyo and Iori too much and believed they should be given

8174-499: The character's eyes. This new design, alongside Kyo's, provoked controversy when it was revealed. KOF XIV director Yasuyuki Oda said the team wanted the characters to have new looks because the game is set in another story arc. A new design was created by Tomohiro Nakata for the next game, The King of Fighters XV ; He expressed pressure of giving him a proper appeal that makes it worth of the character's fame. The new outfit focuses on red and black clothes and continue focusing on drawing

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8308-465: The character. In KOFXIV , the commands for Iori's moves were also affected; one of his strongest attacks, the Ura 316 Shiki Saia ( 裏316裏参 ) , would require high skill for regular players because SNK attempted to balance the characters. Oda wanted to keep his gameplay intact in order to avoid fan backlash. Iori is a violent, sadistic person who suffers from trauma because of his clan's past. In ancient times,

8442-399: The characters' popularity. The repeated appearance of Iori, Kyo, and other SNK regular characters in the series is at the insistence of the marketers and main planners, making it a challenge to decide the story for each title. Because of his popularity among fans, some of the series' main designers have said Iori is "difficult to draw for". Illustrator Shinkiro said he thought Iori was one of

8576-435: The climax of the tournament, Kagura leaves both men to brawl to their hearts content, confident that both men now knows their boundaries. In The King of Fighters: Kyo , a role-playing video game set before the events of KOF '97 , Iori appears as Kyo's antagonist in his journey around the world. Both King of Fighters R-1 and King of Fighters R-2 feature the regular Iori and his berserker form as playable characters;

8710-500: The concept into the thirty-question Bartle Test that helps players determine which category they are associated with. With over 650,000 test responses as of 2011, this is perhaps the largest ongoing survey of multiplayer game players. Based on Bartle and Yee's research, Jon Radoff has published an updated model of player motivation that focuses on immersion, competition, cooperation and achievement. These elements may be found not only in MMORPGs, but many other types of games and within

8844-554: The crossover video games NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and SNK vs. Capcom series, Iori appears as a playable character; the latter includes his Riot of the Blood state. His character is also a boss character (along with Geese) in the Game Boy version from Real Bout Fatal Fury Special . He also appears in Square Enix 's fighting game Million Arthur: Arcana Blood . He is also available in

8978-488: The deceased Kyo to the Underworld. Iori has been very popular with video gamers. In Gamest ' s 1996 Heroes Collection, Iori was ranked second in the poll Best Character from 1996. In an issue from 1997, Iori was voted as the staff's favorite character, claiming first place over fifty other characters. He received the same rank on Neo Geo Freak's website with 3,792 votes. In a 2005 poll conducted by SNK-Playmore USA, he

9112-729: The development and maintenance of MMORPG addiction. The high degree of avatar identification found by Leménager et al. in the addicted group of this study indicates that MMORPG playing may represent an attempt to compensate for impairments in self-concept. Psychotherapeutic interventions should therefore focus on the development of coping strategies for real-life situations in which addicted players tend to experience themselves as incompetent and inferior. Richard Bartle , author of Designing Virtual Worlds , classified multiplayer RPG-players into four primary psychological groups. His classifications were then expanded upon by Erwin Andreasen, who developed

9246-604: The emerging field of gamification . There have been numerous discussions and evaluations by various scholarly institutions regarding the long-term effects of video game overuse. Many news agencies have criticized video games as promoting violent tendencies in its player base and encouraging anti-social behaviors. Ultimately this culminated in the World Health Organization classifying the overuse of video games as "Technological Addiction" in May 2019. In World of Warcraft ,

9380-444: The emotions they feel while playing an MMORPG are very strong, to the extent that 8.7% of male and 23.2% of female players in a statistical study have had an online wedding. Other researchers have found that the enjoyment of a game is directly related to the social organization of a game, ranging from brief encounters between players to highly organized play in structured groups. In a study by Zaheer Hussain and Mark D. Griffiths , it

9514-615: The event, the 2005 Corrupted Blood Outbreak ultimately failed to produce any results. Nevertheless, the CDC has continued to express interest in the use of MMORPGs for disease research. It has been suggested by Springer University in Germany that MMORPGs encourage and provide opportunities to study and improve in economic theory by providing a controlled environment for the natural development of economic practices between players of including professions, trade, and services. Research has shown that for

9648-403: The fact that Iori has relatives. Though Iori and Kyo first meet in KOF , writer Akihiko Ureshino decided to take freedom in his novelizations to foreshadow more their meetings in novels. After watching fan reactions at initial location testing for King of Fighters '95 , several staff members predicted Iori would be popular. Iori was created not only to the yang to Kyo's ying but also inherit

9782-530: The fourth best King of Fighters characters based on his moves, rivalry with Kyo as well as apparent character arc based on how he retakes his lost powers in KOF XIII and used them in KOF XIV to once again seal Orochi. The writer noted that while Iori started as "anti-hero" due to his tendency to beat up his own teammates in his first two games, he would join forces Kyo for a greater good in upcoming titles which changed

9916-538: The front-end requires expertise with implementing 3D engines , real-time shader techniques and physics simulation. The actual visual content (areas, creatures, characters, weapons, spaceships and so forth) is developed by artists who typically begin with two-dimensional concept art, and later convert these concepts into animated 3D scenes, models and texture maps. Developing an MMOG server requires expertise with client/server architecture, network protocols, security, and database design. MMORPGs include reliable systems for

10050-484: The game matches that of his classic outfit. During development of the game, details were added to increase the similarities. This version, featuring his classic techniques, was designed to avoid surpassing the current Iori so players could choose the fighting style they prefer in the game. This was further emphasized in the console version of The King of Fighters XIII , in which Iori had his moveset were adjusted for better balance by not using flaming techniques. Meanwhile,

10184-454: The game to play. The cost of developing a competitive commercial MMORPG title often exceeded $ 10 million in 2003. These projects require multiple disciplines within game design and development such as 3D modeling, 2D art, animation, user interfaces, client/server engineering, database architecture, and network infrastructure. The front-end (or client) component of a commercial, modern MMORPG features 3D graphics. As with other modern 3D games,

10318-546: The game world. Over time, the MMORPG community has developed a sub-culture with its own slang and metaphors, as well as an unwritten list of social rules and taboos. Players will often complain about 'grind' (a slang term for any repetitive, time-consuming activity in an MMORPG), or talk about 'buffs' and 'nerfs' (respectively an upgrade or downgrade of a particular game mechanic). As with all such cultures, social rules exist for such things as invitations to join an adventuring party,

10452-481: The game's persistent world (usually hosted by the game's publisher ), which continues to exist and evolve while the player is offline and away from the game. MMORPGs are played throughout the world. Global revenues for MMORPGs exceeded half a billion dollars in 2005, and the western world 's revenues exceeded a billion dollars in 2006. In 2008, the spending on subscription MMORPGs by consumers in North America and Europe grew to $ 1.4 billion. World of Warcraft ,

10586-438: The game's website or posting their stats on a high score screen. Another common practice is to enforce a maximum reachable level for all players, often referred to as a level cap. Once reached, the definition of a player's progression changes. Instead of being awarded primarily with experience for completing quests and dungeons, the player's motivation to continue playing will be replaced with collecting money and equipment. Often,

10720-444: The game) and has value in economic research. More significantly, these "virtual" economies can affect the economies of the real world. One of the early researchers of MMORPGs was Edward Castronova , who demonstrated that a supply-and-demand market exists for virtual items and that it crosses over with the real world. This crossover has some requirements of the game: The idea of attaching real-world value to "virtual" items has had

10854-420: The game, and often involve elements of collaboration and trust between players. Most MMORPGs provide different types of classes that players can choose. Among those classes, a small portion of players choose to roleplay their characters, and there are rules that provide functionality and content to those who do. Community resources such as forums and guides exist in support of this play style. For example, if

10988-524: The game. EverQuest and Guild Wars are two examples of games that use such a format. Players generally must purchase the client software for a one-time fee, although an increasing trend is for MMORPGs to work using pre-existing "thin" clients, such as a web browser. Depending on the number of players and the system architecture, an MMORPG might be run on multiple separate servers, each representing an independent world, where players from one server cannot interact with those from another; World of Warcraft

11122-581: The group, such as protecting other players from damage (called tanking), "healing" damage done to other players or damaging enemies. MMORPGs generally have Game Moderators or Game Masters (frequently referred to as GMs or "mods"), who may be paid employees or unpaid volunteers who attempt to supervise the world. Some GMs may have additional access to features and information related to the game that are not available to other players and roles. Relationships formed in MMORPGs can often be just as intense as relationships formed between friends or partners met outside

11256-572: The instance separated from the rest of the game world. This reduces competition, and also reducing the amount of data that needs to be sent to and from the server, reducing lag. The Realm Online was the first MMORPG to begin to use a rudimentary form of this technique and Anarchy Online would develop it further, using instances as a key element of gameplay. Since then, instancing has become increasingly common. The "raids", as mentioned above, often involve instance dungeons. Examples of games which feature instances are World of Warcraft , The Lord of

11390-475: The interactions between Kyo and Iori in The King of Fighters XIV because it was one of the most famous parts from the series. The addition of a unique theme song to Iori's and Kyo's rival fight was also praised. Meristation compared Kyo's and Iori's antagonistic rivalry to that of Goku and Vegeta from the Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama . The Daily Star noted Kyo's and Iori's popularity comes from

11524-429: The interactions between MMORPG players are real, even if the environments are virtual, psychologists and sociologists are able to use MMORPGs as tools for academic research. Sherry Turkle has found that many people have expanded their emotional range by exploring the many different roles (including gender identities) that MMORPGs allow a person to explore. Nick Yee has surveyed more than 35,000 MMORPG players over

11658-463: The latter game features him as a teamless character. Iori appears in the spin-off video games Maximum Impact series . In the North American editions of Maximum Impact , Iori is voiced by Eric Summerer. Iori appears as a sub-boss in The King of Fighters Ex: Neo Blood , which is set after his fight against Orochi. Although Iori enters the tournament to fight Kyo, Geese Howard , the organizer of

11792-574: The leader of the Rivals Team, as the initial enemy and later rival of Kyo Kusanagi . Iori is the heir of the Yagami clan, who use pyrokinetic powers and sealed the Orochi devil along with the Kusanagi and Yata clans. Iori suffers from a curse – "The Riot of the Blood" ( 血の暴走 , Chi no Bōso )  – under which he becomes faster, stronger and wilder, exhibiting a deadly tendency to indiscriminately attack everyone in close proximity. In this state, Iori

11926-455: The legend of Yamata no Orochi . The designers ended up liking him so much they are careful of the character's development as the series expands. As a result, Iori sometimes helps Kyo to have the opportunity to fight him. Finding his design appealing, new outfits presented the SNK staff with difficulties as they devised new appearances for the character that would retain his popularity. Video game journalists have praised Iori Yagami as one of

12060-456: The mold for characters in fighting games at that time" resulting in a unique design from the point of view of the fans. Like Kyo, several aspects of Iori, including his surname and abilities, were designed to relate him to the Japanese legend Yamata no Orochi, which was the inspiration for the plot. The pixel art of Iori was made by Yuichiro Hiraki who, despite leaving SNK to work in another project

12194-519: The most popular video game characters in Hong Kong from the mid 1990s onward alongside Kyo, Mai and others, to the point of overshadowing the Street Fighter characters, which were also well-known. The developers of KOF noted that Kyo and Iori were very popular in Korea, which led to their immediate inclusion is The King of Fighters 2001 which was the first game in the series that was not developed by

12328-519: The most powerful characters in the series. Reviewers have also cited Iori as one of the best characters from the games, labeling him as a veteran character and praising his appearance as one of SNK's best creations. "Miss X", Iori's crossdressing form from SNK Gals' Fighters and the additional female one of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy , also received attention for its humor. A series of collectible items based on Iori's likeness, including key chains and figurines, have been manufactured. Iori Yagami

12462-482: The ones from Chizuru. In the following video game , Iori and Kyo form a team with Kyo's student Shingo Yabuki to fill Chizuru's spot to stop Ash. At the end of the tournament, the strengthening presence of Orochi causes Iori to enter the Riot of Blood state, in which he attacks his comrades. Ash appears afterward and defeats Iori, stealing his powers. Iori is a playable character in The King of Fighters XII , in which he

12596-449: The original company. In 2018, Iori was voted as the seventh-most-popular Neo Geo character. To choose the cover for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ports of KOF XII , Ignition Entertainment started a survey on May 4, 2009, in which users of their forum could vote for one of two covers they wanted to see in the game. While both covers feature multiple characters, one uses Kyo in the center and

12730-457: The other Iori. When the two surveys ended, Ignition started two new ones that asked people to vote between the previous winners and the Japanese covers from the game for both consoles. In late 2018, Iori and other SNK characters appeared as part of collaborations with other companies in Harajuku , Japan, involving new merchandising. Iori's image was made by Falcoon. Game designer Masahiro Sakurai

12864-457: The other hand, 1UP.com writer Richard Li; Li complained about the lack of Iori's signature moves such as his fireballs, and while some of them remained, Li noted that they now require a different input from the ones they normally require. The Orochi form from Iori was listed as the sixth best altered video game character alongside Leona's based on the impact both have on the storyline by Den of Geek . Den of Geek same site also listed him as

12998-434: The past several years, focusing on psychological and sociological aspects of these games. Recent findings included that 15% of players become a guild-leader at one time or another, but most generally find the job tough and thankless; and that players spend a considerable amount of time (often a third of their total time investment) doing things that are external to gameplay but part of the metagame . Many players report that

13132-517: The players, and can severely damage the reputation of a game, especially at launch. Care must also be taken to ensure that player population remains at an acceptable level by adding or removing servers. Peer-to-peer MMORPGs could theoretically work cheaply and efficiently in regulating server load, but practical issues such as asymmetrical network bandwidth, CPU-hungry rendering engines, unreliability of individual nodes, and inherent lack of security (opening fertile new grounds for cheating ) can make them

13266-519: The popularity of the Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury series. In order to stand out besides being Kyo's rival, the plot of the Orochi arc would give Iori a unique Desperation Move that symbolizes his clan's past when being corrupted by Orochi: the Forbidden Method 1211: Eight Maidens. The King of Fighters '96 was created to explore more the Orochi lore through the new host Chizuru Kagura who wants help from

13400-513: The popularization of Facebook and microtransactions came a wave of Flash and HTML5 based MMORPGs that use the free to play model. They require no download outside of a browser and usually have heavily integrated social media sharing features. Smartphones with their GPS capabilities (amongst others) enable augmented reality in games such as Ingress and Pokémon Go . The games are enhanced by location and distance based tracking, bench marking goals or facilitating trade between players. Since

13534-563: The positive learner, game-based interaction could reduce inhibition as well as enhance the enjoyment and motivation of second language learning , but appears to be more suitable for learners of intermediate and higher levels of proficiency than language beginners. The Division of Autism and developmental disabilities published a significant report detailing the value of MMORPGs for the treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The report suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder could benefit from MMORPGs by being provided

13668-436: The primary ways to earn experience points. The accumulation of wealth (including combat-useful items) is also a way to progress in many MMORPGs. This is traditionally best accomplished via combat. The cycle produced by these conditions, combat leading to new items allowing for more combat with no change in gameplay, is sometimes pejoratively referred to as the level treadmill , or "grinding". The role-playing game Progress Quest

13802-491: The proper division of treasure, and how a player is expected to behave while grouped with other players. Most MMORPGs are deployed using a client–server system architecture . The server software generates a persistent instance of the virtual world that runs continuously, and players connect to it via a client software. The client software may provide access to the entire playing world, or further 'expansions' may be required to be purchased to allow access to certain areas of

13936-608: The protagonist Arthur draws the sword, becomes king of the dragons, and leads the countries defenses against the invaders. Other games take place in the fictional land of Camelot . Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur takes place in Camelot's future, where evil has conquered the land and a girl named Merlin gathers new "Arthur's" to retake the kingdom. The original game was written by Kazuma Kamachi , creator of A Certain Magical Index , and over fifty illustrators created 170 playing cards for

14070-405: The protagonist and his rival. Iori was originally introduced in The King of Fighters '95 as the leader of a team composed of Billy Kane , Eiji Kisaragi and himself. Each member shares a rivalry with another character in the game. Although the staff members worked hard to impress their superiors at SNK, Iori's characterization caused them to discard the team in the next game in the series. In

14204-465: The relationship between Iori and Kyo important, claiming that should something bad happen to Kyo's life, Iori would find no reason for existing. However, he refuses to make Iori act friendlier with Kyo and not mature as it would ruin his original appeal. In an interview with Iori's Japanese voice actor , Kunihiko Yasui comments that he feels responsible as a voice actor for his performances as Iori, taking care to sound different in each installment as

14338-591: The release of a roguelike (pseudo-graphical) MUD called Island of Kesmai on CompuServe and Lucasfilm 's graphical MUD Habitat . The first fully graphical multi-user RPG was Neverwinter Nights , which was delivered through America Online in 1991 and was personally championed by AOL President Steve Case . Other early proprietary graphical online RPGs include three on The Sierra Network : The Shadow of Yserbius in 1992, The Fates of Twinion in 1993, and The Ruins of Cawdor in 1995. Another milestone came in 1995 as NSFNET restrictions were lifted, opening

14472-403: The revelation. The website said Miss X's second form is possibly the most humiliating version because the character is wearing a t-shirt of his rival Kyo. Nevertheless, the character's movements were thought to be similar to those of the original Iori and thus long-time gamers would easily play as Miss X. Den of Geek found the comic SVC Chaos ridiculous because as Iori commits suicide to follow

14606-452: The rival team's ending, Iori betrays Billy and Eiji, generating anger from the Art of Fighting developers for what Iori did to their character. Iori is a berserker due to the Orochi demon blood within him. This version of the character, officially named "Orochi Iori", is hinted to have existed before his debut in The King of Fighters '97 as one of the game's mid-bosses . This form of Iori

14740-441: The same basic characteristics. These include several common features: The majority of popular MMORPGs are based on traditional fantasy themes, often occurring in an in-game universe comparable to that of Dungeons & Dragons . Some employ hybrid themes that either merge or replace fantasy elements with those of science fiction , sword and sorcery , or crime fiction . Others draw thematic material from American comic books ,

14874-474: The same person, the playstyle of Iori's flames is highly different from the regular Iori whose attacks involve hand-to-hand combat. Nevertheless, he was balanced by SNK in order to avoid making the character be overpowered when exploring his special moves. Some distinguishable moves were given to him in order to give the player multiple options of tactics. This Neo Max was created with the idea of impressing gamers so that they would be attracted to use this version of

15008-606: The same time which resulted in Kyo and Iori still playing a major role in the Another Day original video animation that promotes Maximum Impact 2 . While Kyo and Iori are always arguing with each other, Ureshino was careful with how writing them to the point their introduction in The King of Fighters '99 added a subtext of happiness of the two rivals meeting again, believing they had died when fighting Orochi and remained as hidden characters. By The King of Fighters XV , Ureshino aims to make

15142-439: The series' wildest characters because of his hairstyle; similar sentiments were expressed by Last Blade illustrator Tonko. KOF: Maximum Impact producer Falcoon stated that attempting to change an "untouchable" design such as Iori's put him under severe pressure. He stated that creating Iori's alternative design that appears in the Maximum Impact series almost felt "unforgivable" because he felt unsure of fans' reaction to

15276-503: The title. Western reviews were generally unfavorable for the original Million Arthur , with Touch Arcade praising the story and dialogue but blasted the passive and boring gameplay. Gamezebo applauded the art direction and the games unique premise but also criticized the battle system and the Japanese-only voiceover. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG )

15410-473: The tournament is over. He seals the weakened snake demon with the help of Kyo and Chizuru. Iori wears a new costume in the game and his classic one appears as downloadable content . He appears once more in The King of Fighters XV , now teamed up with Chizuru Kagura and his rival Kyo Kusanagi. Kagura makes an offer to allow him and Kyo to brawl unsupervised after the tournament, in exchange of teaming up. At

15544-489: The tournament, tries but fails to make him awaken his Riot of the Blood to absorb his powers. In The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood , Iori enters another tournament and is joined by two women who want to find a man controlled by the Orochi power. The shooter game KOF: Sky Stage also features Iori as a boss, while Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting makes him playable. He is also featured in KOF X Arena Masters , Game of Dice The King of Fighters All Star . and

15678-463: The vast majority of MMORPGs are produced by companies, many small teams of programmers and artists have contributed to the genre. As shown above, the average MMORPG development project requires enormous investments of time and money, and running the game can be a long-term commitment. As a result, non-corporate (or independent, or " indie ") development of MMORPGs is less common compared to other genres. Still, many independent MMORPGs do exist, representing

15812-677: The way Kyo and Iori start facing each other as enemies but still become allies for other games. The formation of the Three Sacred Treasures Team in The King of Fighters '96 had a major impact with fans because it was appealing because of the Orochi saga and because of its incorporation of Japanese mythology. Across the franchise, Iori has been given new looks and techniques which have also resulted in different kind of responses. The character's new design from The King of Fighters XII has been well received by GameSpot ' s writer Andrew Park who found such moves interesting. On

15946-537: The way he was seen. However, the fact that Iori is defeated by Ash in KOF XI was noted to be the opposite due to how much it affected him to the point of creating a new fighting style that does not involve flames. Todd Ciolek from Anime News Network found Iori's appearance in KOF XIV dated. Meanwhile, Iori's return to his classic techniques in KOF XIV mainly using flames were celebrated by Hobby Consolas because of their popularity with fans. Atinux agreed, calling

16080-417: The widened range of equipment available at the maximum level will have increased aesthetic value to distinguish high ranking players in game between lower ranked players. Colloquially known as endgame gear, this set of empowered weapons and armor adds a competitive edge to both scripted boss encounters as well as player vs player combat. Player motivation to outperform others is fueled by acquiring such items and

16214-466: The world in which it was created. World of Warcraft has experimented with "cross-realm" (i.e. cross-server) interaction in player vs player "battlegrounds", using server clusters or "battlegroups" to co-ordinate players looking to participate in structured player vs player content such as the Warsong Gulch or Alterac Valley battlegrounds. Additionally, patch 3.3, released on December 8, 2009, introduced

16348-430: Was created as a parody of this trend. Eve Online , a space-based MMORPG, uses an alternative method of progression where users train skills in real-time rather than using experience points as a measure of progression. In some MMORPGs, there is no limit to a player's level, allowing the grinding experience to continue indefinitely. MMORPGs that use this model often glorify top ranked players by displaying their avatars on

16482-415: Was created by Yuichiro Hiraki who aimed to create an ideal rival to Kyo Kusanagi's character; Since Kyo hot-blooded in some ways, the development team just assumed Iori would be the opposite, cool and blue-blooded. Iori's name is loosely based on the Japanese mythological creature Yamata no Orochi . In contrast to Kyo's life, SNK decided to keep Iori's life as private despite some related material mentioning

16616-451: Was designed to easily overpower other characters. Series' flagship director Toyohisa Tanabe states that the staff were initially reluctant to add this version of Iori to the series' roster; they were worried about fans' reactions but did so to add more impact to the Orochi saga's climax. Tanabe was particularly pleased to see surprised reactions from female fans to this form during KOF '97 ' s location testing. Another minor development of

16750-445: Was found that just over one in five gamers (21%) said they preferred socializing online to offline. Significantly more male gamers than female gamers said that they found it easier to converse online than offline. It was also found that 57% of gamers had created a character of the opposite gender, and it is suggested that the online female persona has a number of positive social attributes. A German fMRT-study conducted by researchers of

16884-792: Was garnered by 1999's EverQuest and Asheron's Call in the West and 1996's Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds in South Korea. The financial success of these early titles has ensured competition in the genre since that time. MMORPG titles now exist on consoles and in new settings. In 2008, the market for MMORPGs had Blizzard Entertainment 's World of Warcraft dominating as the largest MMORPG, alongside other titles such as Final Fantasy XIV and Guild Wars 2 , though an additional market exists for free-to-play MMORPGs, which are supported by advertising and purchases of in-game items. This free-to-play model

17018-639: Was highly popular to the point Japanese gamers spread rumors they might be brother due to their connection to the myth of Orochi though Chinese comic created bizarre plots involving them. Despite the comics portraying Kyo and Iori's deadly enemies, the video game introductions did not go that far and instead used to tease their continuous competitiveness highly lampshaded by how they stare at each other while creating different colored flames. Therefore, Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi still get along very harmoniously in occasions that do not involve "Orochi" but still have misrelationship. Kevin S. from GameRevolution liked

17152-528: Was later canceled). The first console-based MMORPG was Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast . The first console-based open-world MMORPG was Final Fantasy XI for the PlayStation 2 . EverQuest Online Adventures , also on the PlayStation 2, was the first console MMORPG in North America. Although console-based MMORPGs are considered more difficult to produce, the platform is gaining more attention. With

17286-409: Was later ported to PC and released worldwide on June 20, 2019. The plot revolves around many Arthurs armed with Excaliber blades fighting to become the true king. The roster of fighters features thirteen characters including faeries, clones, and guest fighters from other titles such as King of Fighters XIV and Trials of Mana . During combat, players can have three supporting fighters at a time from

17420-472: Was mostly well received by several video game publications and other media. He is ranked in the top-ten fighting games from GameTrailers and has been called one of the series' innovative characters from his introduction in The King of Fighters '95 and during his development in the following games. Sohu commented Kyo Kusanagi is more suitable to be the heir of the blood of the Orochi, Iori Yagami overshadows him due to his origins. Kyo and Iori's introduction

17554-564: Was released in 2012, written by Kazuma Kamachi . The title was ported to the Nintendo 3DS in October 2014 with a new interface to match the system's two screens. An English language version of the game was released for Southeast Asia entitled Magnificent Million Arthur . It was also ported to the PlayStation Vita with additional features including voice acting, gameplay changes and the ability of

17688-449: Was shocked by Miss X's debut in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy because of Iori's obvious secret identity and because she has different incarnations with a different gender and outfit. Atomix shared similar feelings but refrained from revealing the character's true identity. Universo Nintendo originally thought the DLC character would be an alternative version of Ash Crimson and was surprised by

17822-743: Was shown at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2016. It was released in Japan on May 25, 2017, for the PC via Steam , requiring an HTC Vive headset to play. A PlayStation VR version was released in Japan on September 28, 2017. Released in English-speaking countries as Million Arthur VR: Character Command RPG , the PC version was released by Vive Studios in the United States and the Commonwealth nations (inc.

17956-457: Was voted the fans' eighth-favorite character with 145 votes. Merchandising based on Iori, including figurines, key-chains and puzzles, has been released. Two scale figures based on Iori's original form and his XIV look have also been released. A replica of his KOF XIV coat was produced for merchandising. In the book Gaming Cultures and Place in Asia-Pacific , Iori was regarded as one of

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