KOF Sky Stage

KOF Sky Stage is an arcade vertical shooting game with King of Fighters characters. For reasons unknown, these heroes have the ability to fly through the skies and use their abilities to shoot down various robots. Not much has been said about the game but it has a playable demo in the 47th Amusement Show. Plans to release the game for the Xbox Arcade Live have been announced and it will be in arcades sometime this winter.

Gameplay
There are three buttons each one assigned for a separate ability; shoot (A), ultimate technique (B) and bomb (C). Shooting allows the player to rapidly fire in a continuous vertical line in front of them with each button press. The ultimate technique is a powerful attack that requires at least one full bar of energy in the ultimate technique gauge to use it. The bar is located at the bottom left corner of the screen. The player is allowed a maximum of three full bars and can charge the gauge by holding down the B button. The number of full bars will alter the effects and spread of the ultimate technique. The bomb can be used to clear a wide arc across the screen. Their use is limited based on how many the player has acquired during the stage.

Stages are interspersed with story dialogue in the beginning, before encountering a boss and at the end.

Characters

 * Kyo Kusanagi
 * Athena Asamiya
 * Iori Yagami
 * Kula Diamond
 * Mai Shiranui

Bosses

 * Kusanagi
 * Wild Iori