MAX2

MAX2 AKA MAX2 Desperation Moves, also at times known as a Hidden Super Desperation Move, are powerful attacks introduced in The King of Fighters 2002 and its remake The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. They also appear in The King of Fighters Neowave.

Description
MAX2's are the most powerful move in a character's moveset, normally derived from the unique MAX Supers from The King of Fighters 2001, and paving way for the concept of the Leader Desperation Move, Neo Max Super Special Move and Climax Super Special Move in future titles. To use a MAX2DM, the user's Health Gauge must be 30% or less (red health), and must have at least three bars of Power Gauge (or while in MAX Mode, have two bars instead).

In The King of Fighters 2002 and Neowave, many of the MAX2's had very bizarre input choices, making them very impractical to perform not only in a combo, but also in neutral as well. As a result of this, many of them (but not all) had their inputs changed in The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. Some MAX2's in both KOF 2002 and Neowave also turned into either normal Supers or MAX Supers 2002 UM, which in trade normally paved way for entirely new ones to be introduced.