The King of Fighters 2002 APK (Challenge to Ultimate Battle) is a 2002 competitive fighting game developed by Eolith and Playmore for the Neo Geo. It is the ninth installment in the King of Fighters series, and the second to be produced by Eolith and developed by Playmore.
The game was transferred to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, with the PS2 and Xbox versions released in North America as a two-in-one bundle with the next game in the series, The King of Fighters 2003.
NONA returned to do character artwork, much as he had done in the last installment.