The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle/Trivia


 * In the console versions of KOF 2002, Goenitz, Geese, Shingo and King's CD/Blowback attacks do not inflict any damage. This was due to a programming oversight. Technically however, Geese's CD attack through its SvC Chaos incarnation as a command normal (6C) is still able to do so.


 * This is the only Neo Geo KOF game and the only entry of the series produced by Eolith to not have an arranged soundtrack.


 * This is the last mainline KOF game that K9999 appears in, due to copyright issues and controversy.
 * This may also be the reason why Neo Geo version of The King of Fighters 2002 does not appears in subsequent releases of The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match after the PlayStation 2 version.
 * The remake of this game and The King of Fighters XV includes two updated characters based in K9999, Nameless and Krohnen.


 * Geese, Goenitz, and Orochi Iori's sprites were ripped from SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, a game released in 2003.


 * In this game, when playing in either Team Play or Single Play Modes, the player can choose before each match which team or character they will fight among two possibilities. However, the last team, fought in the Italy stage, is forced upon the player, always appearing immediately before the Mid-Boss fight (in the PS2 and Xbox versions) or in between the Mid-Boss fight and the Final Boss fight (in all other versions).


 * The Mid-Bosses of this game appears in Team Play as a Single Entry. However, this don't occurs with the teams after the Boss.


 * To unlock Kusanagi (only in Arcade and Neo Geo): On the Character Select Screen, highlight Kyo on the select screen and input: [[File:Up Input.png]], [[File:Down Input.png]], [[File:Forward Input.png]], [[File:Back Input.png]], [[File:Down Input.png]], [[File:Up Input.png]], [[File:Back Input.png]], [[File:Forward Input.png]]. If done correctly, Kyo's portrait will change to KUSANAGI's portrait, allowing you to play as him.
 * In home console versions of KOF 2002, KUSANAGI is a normally selectable character, performed by holding Start on Kyo's portrait on the Character Select Screen.


 * This game, The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters '98 are the only games of the series with an updated version.