Fatal Fury

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Cartridge from Fatal Fury in a Neo Geo

Fatal Fury ( Japanese 餓狼 伝 説 Garō Densetsu , German 'Legend of the Hungry Wolf' ) is a fighting game series by SNK . It is the manufacturer's oldest range.

Gameplay

In Fatal Fury is fought on two levels. The fighters can switch from one level to the other in order to avoid attacks, as well as the player himself can carry out attacks that can hit the opponent on the other level.

In the later games in the series, this system was expanded and improved mechanics for dodging were introduced. Fatal Fury 3 even fought on three levels (foreground, center, background). However, this was dropped again with the successors and they returned to two-level mechanics. In the first part it was also possible to play two people against the computer at the same time.

Later games in the series included experiments such as "Ring-Outs" in Real Bout Fatal Fury where you lose if you are stepped through the level barrier and, for example, land in the water or if you step into an elevator that leaves immediately afterwards. There was also a system for special strikes in which the players had to press a predetermined sequence of keys with the correct timing to execute devastating combinations of strikes.

In Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves , the "two-level system" was completely abandoned, instead "Just Defend" was introduced. If you block an enemy attack at the very last moment, you get a little more life energy as a bonus.

history

The story of Fatal Fury takes place in a fictional city in the United States called South Town. The gang boss Geese Howard organizes a tournament called "The King of Fighters" there. The story revolves around Terry and Andy Bogard, supported by their friend Joe Higashi, who want revenge on Geese Howard, the murderer of their father Jeff Bogard.

Overall, the series revolves around the rise of the "Legendary Wolf" Terry Bogard and the fall of the Geese Empire.

The King of Fighters tournament is only used as a backdrop for the following games in the series:

Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves takes place a generation later. Rock Howard, Terry's protégé and son of Geese Howard, discovers something shocking about his past when he competes in the King of Fighters - Maximum Mayhem tournament.

Links to other series of games

To Art of Fighting

Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting belong together in terms of content and tell the so-called "Tales of South Town".

The games will take place in the following years:

  • Art of Fighting: 1978
  • Art of Fighting 2-3: 1979
  • Fatal Fury: 1992
  • Fatal Fury 2: 1993
  • Fatal Fury 3: 1995
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury: 1996
  • Real Bout 2: 1998
  • Mark of the Wolves: 2006

The story of the Art of Fighting games is the prequel to the Fatal Fury series, for example Art of Fighting 2 shows a young, 26 year old Geese Howard who is just building his empire, the Fatal Fury games show Geese at the height of his power, while Mark of the Wolves recounts the aftermath of Geese Howard's.

To The King of Fighters

In 1994, SNK introduced the series The King of Fighters , in which fighters from Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Psycho Soldier, Ikari Warriors and new characters specially created for this series compete in teams of three. However, the content of the "The King of Fighters" tournaments has nothing to do with those from the Fatal Fury games, only characters from the series are used again.

chronology

Fatal Fury series

Games that are directly part of the main Fatal Fury story :

  • Fatal Fury - King of Fighters (1991) - The first game in the Fatal Fury series allowed players to choose from three fighters: Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi, who competed against various computer opponents. Billy Kane and Geese Howard served as the final boss. In the two-player mode, players had the choice between a cooperative battle against the computer or a human duel.
  • Fatal Fury 2 (1992) - After the success of Street Fighter II , Fatal Fury was released with adapted game mechanics in which players duel each other in different places around the world. As in the prototype, you could choose from 8 characters, each of which had a similarity to the corresponding character from Street Fighter II .
  • Fatal Fury Special (1993) - Fatal Fury Special was an update to Fatal Fury 2 that brought back various Fatal Fury characters : Geese Howard, Duck King, and Tung Fu Rue. Art of Fighting's Ryo Sakazaki made a guest appearance as the secret boss. Rumors say that because of the popularity of the hidden fighter Ryo Sakazaki from the Art of Fighting series, The King of Fighters series was created.
  • Fatal Fury 3 - Road to the Final Victory (1995) - Only five characters from the predecessor were there, but eight new charismatic fighters celebrated their debut.
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury (1995) - In the sequel to the Fatal Fury 3 story , the heroes try to stop Geese Howard who claims the mysterious Jin Scrolls for himself.
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (1997) - As before Fatal Fury Special , Real Bout Special brought back many fighters from its predecessors and runs just like Fatal Fury Special as a dream match. So the story will not continue.
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 - The Newcomers (1998) - Real Bout 2 barely continued the storyline of the series, but included 2 new characters with Li Xiangfei and Rick Strowd. Xiangfei would later appear in King of Fighters.
  • Garou - Mark of the Wolves (1999) - This part was considered Street Fighter III in the Fatal Fury universe, played like the new Street Fighter a complete generation later, and swapped many familiar characters for new ones. Just like SF3, the game primarily provided graphical brilliance that pushed the Neo-Geo hardware to its limits. Fans refer to this game as the last great game from SNK as the quality of later games dropped due to financial problems.

Other games out of sequence

  • Fatal Fury - First Contact - First Contact is an implementation of Real Bout 2 for the Neo Geo Pocket .
  • Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition - Wild Ambition is a game for the Hyper-Neo-Geo-64 system. It is a 3D fighting game that retells the story of Fatal Fury and also includes characters from the more recent episodes.
  • Real Bout Garou Densetsu: Dominated Mind - Dominated Mind is an implementation of Real Bout Special for the PlayStation , in which Alfred (hidden boss in Real Bout 2 ) and a new final opponent named White are represented. White is based on Alexander de Large, a figure from the film Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick . There is a halo above Geese Howard's head , an indication of his death in Real Bout 1 .
  • Nettou Garou Densetsu 2 - Game Boy adaptation of Fatal Fury 2
  • Nettou Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special - Game Boy implementation of Real Bout Special
  • Fatal Fury Mobile - The mobile Fatal Fury version of Living Mobile was released in 2006 in Europe. It is a Java implementation of Fatal Fury 2.
  • Garou Densetsu: The Legend of Wild Wolf (2006) - Pachinko machine in Japan
  • Garou Densetsu vs. Fighters History Dynamite (2007) - Beat 'em up for Japanese cell phones

Versions and implementations

The games were published and implemented for the following systems:

  • Fatal Fury: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD, Sega Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, Sharp x68000, PlayStation 2 (as part of the Fatal Fury Battle Archives 1), Wii (on the Virtual Console)
  • Fatal Fury 2: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD, Sega Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, PC-Engine, Game Boy, Sharp x68000, PlayStation 2 (as part of the Fatal Fury Battle Archives 1), Java (download Game for mobile phones entitled: Fatal Fury Mobile)
  • Fatal Fury Special: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD, Sega Mega CD, Super Nintendo, PC-Engine, Sega Game Gear, Sharp x68000, PlayStation 2 (as part of the Fatal Fury Battle Archives 1), X-Box 360 (download game for XBox Live Arcade)
  • Fatal Fury 3: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 2 (as part of the Fatal Fury Battle Archives 1), PC
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 (as part of the Garou Densetsu Battle Archives 2)
  • Real Bout Special: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, PlayStation (extended implementation under the additional title: Dominated Mind), PlayStation 2 (as part of the Garou Densetsu Battle Archives 2)
  • Real Bout 2: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation 2 (as part of the Garou Densetsu Battle Archives 2)
  • Garou: Mark of the Wolves: Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
  • Fatal Fury Wild Ambition: Hyper Neo Geo 64, PlayStation
  • Fatal Fury First Contact: Neo Geo Pocket
  • Garou Densetsu vs. Fighters History Dynamite (downloadable game for Japanese mobile phones)

Film adaptations

In 1992, a 45-minute anime was produced under the direction of Hiroshi Fukutomi . Artistic director was Chikara Nishikura and the character design was created by Masami Obari. The anime was released as an original video animation under the title Battle Fighters Garō Densetsu ( バ ト ル フ ァ イ タ ー ズ 餓狼 伝 説 ) in December 1992 and later also broadcast on Fuji TV . The OVA has been translated into English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

In 1993, Battle Fighters Garō Densetsu 2 ( バ ト ル フ ァ イ タ ー ズ 餓狼 伝 説 2) by director Kazuhiro Furuhashi and art director Junichiro Nishikawa. Masami Obari's character design was reused. The 45-minute film was released on July 31, 1993 and, like the first, was also shown on Fuji TV. It has been translated into English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French.

In 1994 the film Garō Densetsu - The Motion Picture ( 餓狼 伝 説 -THE MOTION PICTURE-) was released in Japanese cinemas.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Terry Bogard Kazukiyo NishiKiori
Andy Bogard Keiichi Nanba
Joe Higashi Masaaki Satake

music

The music for the anime was produced by Toshihiko Sahashi and Toshio Masuda. The credits for the first OVA, Fly Away , came from Megumi Yuuki. Calling , the closing song of the second OVA, was produced by ZI: Kill.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fatal Fury Mobile Fist on Fist! (No longer available online.) Chip, September 6, 2006, archived from the original on November 20, 2015 ; Retrieved November 19, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chip.de