As The King of Fighters XII‘s July release date looms just around the corner, SNK Playmore have decided it is a prefect time to release a new trailer for the game.

The above trailer is entitled Triumph of Combat and features gameplay that fans of the KoF series are sure to love. One of the things I loved about the trailer, however, is the zooming out from the sprites putting an emphasis on the 2D nature of this game.

SNK put a lot of effort into this game and from the looks of it, it is shaping up to be a masterpiece. Did we mention that the entire thing was hand drawn?

Street Fighter 4, KoF 12 and Marvel vs Capcom 2 all in 2009? What a year for fighting games!