The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle (stylized as KOF '02) is a 2002 competitive fighting game produced by Eolith and Playmore for the Neo Geo
SNK Playmore produced a remake titled The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match for the PlayStation 2, which was released on February 26, 2009 in Japan.
King of Fighters 2002 discarded the 4-on-4 "Striker Match" format used in the previous three games in the series, and returned to the 3-on-3