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. It was released in arcades January 2010 also available for Xbox Live Arcade.

The game has spawned a spiritual sequel titled Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting.

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.

The Final Stage is only found in the Japanese version and the Final Stage achievement is a Japan-exclusive. The US version only has 11 achievements total and Stages 2-1 to 2-5 was edited out of the final version of the US release due to SNK deeming those stages inappropriate for the US audience.

Characters

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

Bosses

 * Athena Asamiya
 * Kusanagi
 * Wild Iori
 * Orochi Shermie
 * Rugal Bernstein
 * Kula Diamond
 * Orochi Yashiro
 * Goenitz
 * Orochi Chris
 * Orochi
 * Omega Rugal