Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁ancient ▁I onia ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Turkey <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁fighting ▁game ▁produced ▁by ▁E ol ith ▁for ▁the ▁Ne o ▁Ge o . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁e ighth ▁game ▁in ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁F igh ters ▁series , ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" NE ST S ▁Chron icles " ▁story ▁arc , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁produced ▁following ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁SN K . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Korea - based ▁company ▁E ol ith ▁and ▁developed ▁by ▁Bre zza So ft ▁and ▁E ol ith , ▁a ▁company ▁formed ▁by ▁former ▁SN K ▁employees . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁port ed ▁to ▁the ▁S ega ▁Dream cast ▁in ▁Japan ▁only ▁and ▁Play Station ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁stand - alone ▁Play Station ▁ 2 ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁a ▁two - in - one ▁bundle ▁with ▁the ▁preceding ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁F igh ters ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Both ▁the ▁original ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁version ▁and ▁the ▁S ega ▁Dream cast ▁version ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁F igh ters ▁NE ST S ▁Hen ▁compilation ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 2 ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁Like ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁game , ▁the ▁batt les ▁are ▁once ▁again ▁between ▁teams ▁of ▁four . ▁Instead ▁of ▁a ▁strict ▁" three ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁one ▁stri ker " ▁format , ▁this