Dunno, I ain't gringou
At least I've played all the KOF series in the fucking arcades (XI included, not fucking PS2 ports which usually get corrections or fucking roms in times where good) online play was non-existant) during YEARS and I can fucking tell a lot of the most overrated ones (2002, XI) have a lot of craptastic flawls it's not even funny. 2002's totally untested cancelling shit and lol Athena / Billy / Choi / Angel (at least around here) owning the rest of the casting with their ridiculous moves' properties and XI's overall bullshit.
I can surely say 98 and 98UM's top chars (Iori, Daimon, Krauser, Orochi Chris I think :8/: ) aren't as far as being stupid as 2002's or the classic XI's KGO bullcrap. Sure, they are very good but they don't go beyond retardation levels.
Aureliano: With "Grappling Cheating" I meant the usual way most people at Mexico play (mainly at Mexico City and lol Cd. Juarez), wasn't referring to any char in the game
And I think I picked the wrong words when I said "OTG". :x