King of Fighters

King of Fighter XIII is the latest fad in the fighting game community. I am a self-professed fan of this SNK franchise. The winner of last year's EVO Championship series is a Korean guy called MadKOF who looks like a high-school geek with thick specs.... All Koreans look alike without plastic surgery

Then the winner of EVO 2013 this year is some fat guy with dodgy-looking shades called Reynald. He's from the US.

Surprisingly, none of the more famous Japanese players entered the Top 8 ranking, despite having mad skillzz. My favourite player is a dude called Koukou Panda. He's not the best in Japan, but he definitely enjoys playing rushdown with his characters - Kim, Mr. Karate & Claw Iori. Below are some of his better videos:

This last one was a match held in a hotel room in which Koukou defeated Team Korea. This is not the first time he had wiped up the Korean rivals in a battle (he had done this before last year).

(All images courtesy of Shoryuken.com and Orochinagi.com).