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Fatal Fury (餓狼伝説 Garō Densetsu?, "Legend of the Hungry Wolf") is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo Geo system. A fighting game (also referred as a versus fighting game, competitive fighting game, tournament fighting game or head-to-head fighting game) A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK.

Producers Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, who were the producers of the series from Fatal Fury 3 and onward were the planners of the original Street Fighter (where they're credited as Piston Takashi and Finish Hiroshi). is a 1987 Arcade game developed by Capcom. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Matsumoto is also the creator of the Art of Fighting series. is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Gameplay

The main fighting game feature that the original Fatal Fury was known for was the two-plane system. Characters would fight from two different planes, and by stepping between the planes, attacks could be dodged with ease. Later games dropped the two-plane system, replacing it with a complex system of dodging including everything from simple half second dodges into the background to a three plane system. Characters often had moves that could attack across the two planes, attack both planes at once, or otherwise attack characters attempting to dodge.

Later Fatal Fury games experimented with various mechanic changes. "Ring-outs", where a character loses the round if the character is thrown into the edges of the fighting backdrop; single-plane backdrops, where the element of dodging is eliminated altogether causing moves that sent opponents to the opposite plane to do collateral damage. The most successful of these gimmicks were the Deadly Rave and Just Defend. The Deadly Rave was a super combo used by several characters, where after execution, a player had to press a preset series of buttons with exact timing for the entire combo to execute. The Just Defend was a type of protected block in which players regain lost life, did not wear down the player's guard crush meter and removed all block stuns making combo interruptions smoother.

Plot

Setting

Fatal Fury and its sister series, Art of Fighting, are set in the same fictional universe, with the Art of Fighting series taking place at least ten years prior to the events of the first Fatal Fury. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science This is established in Art of Fighting 2, which features a younger long-haired Geese Howard as the game's secret final boss and the true mastermind behind the events of the first Art of Fighting. The two series are also set primarily in the same fictional city of "South Town. "

Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition likewise features the cast from both series that are featured in The King of Fighters (KOF) series, with many of the more popular characters from Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting games transferred to The King of Fighters as they were introduced. The King of Fighters (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ Za Kingu obu Faitāzu officially abbreviated KOF, is a series of Fighting games It should be noted that the KOF series ignores the continuity established in the Fatal Fury/Art of Fighting games. This was done so that the characters from both series could be featured in the KOF games without having to age them.

Characters

Main article: List of Fatal Fury characters

As with most fighting game series, the Fatal Fury series has an extensive cast of character that has increased with each installment. The three main heroes from the original game (Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi) have remained constant in each installment, along with female ninja Mai Shiranui. Also, some characters have made appearances outside the series, particularly in The King of Fighters series and in Art of Fighting 2 (where a young Geese Howard appears as a hidden opponent). The King of Fighters (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ Za Kingu obu Faitāzu officially abbreviated KOF, is a series of Fighting games is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s Likewise, characters from outside the series have appeared in the Fatal Fury games. Ryo Sakazaki from the Art of Fighting series makes an appearance in a hidden "dream match" in Fatal Fury Special, while his older self from Buriki One appears in Fatal Fury: Wild Ambitions. is the main character in Art of Fighting, and one of the main characters in The King of Fighters, both Fighting game series from SNK Buriki One World Grapple Tournament '99 in Tokyo, most known as Buriki One or B1 abreviated for the fans is a 3D arcade Versus fighting Garou: Mark of the Wolves is the only Fatal Fury game not to feature any returning character with the exception of Terry Bogard himself, who was completely redesigned for the game.

Story

The Fatal Fury series chronicles the rise of the "Lone Wolf" Terry Bogard (hence the Japanese title, which translates to Legend of the Hungry Wolf), and the simultaneous fall of the criminal empire of Geese Howard. is a Video game character created by SNK, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series is a fictional Video game character appearing in SNK's (now known as SNK Playmore) Fighting games Geese is notoriously difficult to defeat in the games in which he Like many other SNK titles of the time, the first installment takes place in a fictitious American city called Southtown. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brimming with violence and corruption, Southtown forms the ideal backdrop for the annual King of Fighters fighting tournament, organized by the notorious crimelord Geese Howard. The King of Fighters (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ Za Kingu obu Faitāzu officially abbreviated KOF, is a series of Fighting games No fighter has ever managed to beat his right-hand man and appointed champion, Billy Kane, until Terry arrives on the scene. is a Video game character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series

The second installment of the series features Geese's half-brother, Wolfgang Krauser, who internationalizes the formerly Southtown-only tournament in a bid to take on the world's strongest combatants. The King of Fighters tournament is no longer a part of the storyline by the third game, having been spun off into its own series. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Instead, the third installment centers around Terry Bogard's attempts to stop Geese from obtaining an ancient scroll that would give him the powers of a lost and dangerous martial art form. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat.

After the third game, the series is renamed to Real Bout Fatal Fury. In the first installment of this "new" series we see the final and decisive battle between Terry and Geese. Note that King of Fighters tournament also held in this game. The second installment, which is named Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, features the return of Wolfgang.

Finally, Garou: Mark of the Wolves takes place a generation later. It focuses on Rock Howard, Terry's protégé and son of Geese, who makes a shocking discovery about his past when he enters the King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem tournament.

Games

English TitlePlatformRelease DateNotes
Fatal FuryNeo Geo
Wii Virtual Console		11-19-1991
10-08-2007		The first game of the Fatal Fury series allowed players to select one of three characters, Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, and Joe Higashi, as they battled a gauntlet of computer-controlled opponents ending with Billy Kane and Geese Howard. Fatal Fury King of Fighters, released in Japan as is a 1991 head-to-head fighting game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. Virtual Console, sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel, an online service that allows players to purchase and download Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. is a Video game character created by SNK, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series is a Video game character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series of Fighting games by SNK Playmore. is a character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series used mostly for comic relief is a Video game character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series is a fictional Video game character appearing in SNK's (now known as SNK Playmore) Fighting games Geese is notoriously difficult to defeat in the games in which he When two players were playing, players had the option of either playing cooperatively against a computer opponent or competitively against each other. This game was later ported to Genesis and SNES by Takara. The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was for the town see Takara Central Africa Republic Takara Co Ltd On 10-07, 2007, this game was ported onto the Wii's Virtual Console service as one of the first three Neo Geo Games in the US. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Virtual Console, sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel, an online service that allows players to purchase and download
Fatal Fury 2Neo Geo12-10-1992This game had the characters fight each other in locales around the world. is a 1992 Fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) There were eight selectable characters and four computer-controlled bosses. A boss is a computer-controlled opponent which is found in Video games Their purpose is to test the skills that the player has accumulated over the course of a game This game was later ported to the Genesis and SNES by Takara, and to PC Engine CD by Hudson Soft. Fatal Fury 2 was one of the first fighting games to include super moves, in this game's case when the player had low vitality, they could execute a Desperation Attack. A desperation attack in a video game, commonly in Fighting games is an unusually powerful attack a character will do desperate to even the odds
Fatal Fury SpecialNeo Geo
Xbox 360 Live Arcade		09-16-1993
09-05-2007		An update of Fatal Fury 2 that adds three characters (Tung Fu Rue, Duck King, Geese Howard) from the original Fatal Fury (as well as Ryo Sakazaki from Art of Fighting) into the mix, in addition to making the bosses into playable characters. is an update of Fatal Fury 2 released in 1993 that added three characters ( Tung Fu Rue, Duck King, Geese Howard) from the The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to digitally distribute video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. is a fictional Video game character appearing in SNK's (now known as SNK Playmore) Fighting games Geese is notoriously difficult to defeat in the games in which he is the main character in Art of Fighting, and one of the main characters in The King of Fighters, both Fighting game series from SNK is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s This game was one of the most popular games in Japan in 1993. It has been said that, as a result of the popularity that ensued from Ryo being a hidden character in this game, The King of Fighters as a series was born. The King of Fighters (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ Za Kingu obu Faitāzu officially abbreviated KOF, is a series of Fighting games This game was later ported to the Game Gear and SNES by Takara, to the Sega CD by Victor Interactive Studios/JVC Digital Studios, and to PC Engine CD by Hudson Soft. The Sega Game Gear is a Handheld game console which was Sega 's response to Nintendo 's Game Boy. for the town see Takara Central Africa Republic Takara Co Ltd The is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive that was released in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan. ( usually referred to as JVC, is an International consumer and professional electronics Corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded The, known as TurboGrafx-16 in the USA is a Video game console developed by the Nippon Electric Company (NEC and released in Japan on October Hudson Soft Company Limited is a Japanese Electronic entertainment publisher SNK Playmore released an Xbox 360 port on September 5, 2007 on Xbox Live Arcade. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to digitally distribute video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners [5]
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final VictoryNeo Geo03-27-1995With the King of Fighters tournament spun off into its own series, this game focuses on the main characters as they try to stop the mysterious Ryuji Yamazaki and the Jin Twins: Jin Chonshu and Jin Chonrei. is a 1995 released by SNK for the Neo-Geo arcade and home platforms The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The King of Fighters (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ Za Kingu obu Faitāzu officially abbreviated KOF, is a series of Fighting games Basically Fatal Fury 3 is the story of the 3 Hidensho (secret scrolls) just prior to Geese obtaining all 3 of them. Various new characters are introduced, including fan-favorite Blue Mary. whose real name is,is a fictional character from both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series of Fighting games.
Real Bout Fatal FuryNeo Geo12-20-1995Continuing the story of Fatal Fury 3, the cast of the previous game returns along with three returning characters (Kim Kaphwan, Duck King and Billy Kane), as they try to stop Geese Howard from claiming the mysterious Jin scrolls for himself, culminating with the ultimate demise of Geese. Real Bout Fatal Fury, released in Japan as is a 1995 Fighting game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo arcade and home platforms The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kaphwan Kim (김갑환 usually written Surname first as Kim Kaphwan, is a character in both the Fatal Fury and King of is a Video game character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series Basically this game is the story of the final battle against Geese (who now possesses all 3 secret scrolls. Ported to Japanese Sega Saturn and PlayStation by SNK and PAL PlayStation by SCEE. The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full
Real Bout Fatal Fury SpecialNeo Geo01-21-1997Like Fatal Fury Special before it, Real Bout Special reintroduced many of the characters from previous games, most notably Wolfgang Krauser. Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, released in Japan as, is a 1997 Fighting game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo platform The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ported to the Sega Saturn by SNK in Japan.
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The NewcomersNeo Geo03-20-1998Real Bout 2 introduced two new characters, Li Xiangfei and Rick Strowd, the former of which would later appear in The King of Fighters series. Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 The Newcomers, released in Japan as is a 1998 Fighting game by SNK for the Neo Geo platform The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The game also featured a new hidden boss named Alfred.
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated MindPlayStation06-25-1998A port of Real Bout Special which adds Alfred (the hidden boss in Real Bout 2) as a playable character, and includes an all new boss character named White, based upon Alexander de Large, a character from the 1971 Stanley Kubrick movie A Clockwork Orange. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 Satirical Science fiction Film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony The story of this game is the story of White's brainwashing of Billy Kane and attempted takeover of Southtown's underworld in the power vacuum left by the death of Geese in Real Bout Fatal Fury 1. An interested thing to note is that Geese Howard sports a halo over his head in this game, a reference to his passing in the original Real Bout. is a fictional Video game character appearing in SNK's (now known as SNK Playmore) Fighting games Geese is notoriously difficult to defeat in the games in which he A halo (ἅλως also known as a nimbus, Aureole, glory, or gloriole) is a ring of light that surrounds a person in art Dominated Mind also featured new moves, hidden unlockable super moves, super cancelling (known in the game as "Final Impacts"), and removed the line-sway system from the game.
Fatal Fury: Wild AmbitionHyper Neogeo 6401-28-1999A 3D fighting game that retells the story of Fatal Fury, but with many of its established characters. Fatal Fury Wild Ambition is a 3D fighting game released in 1999 as part of the Fatal Fury game series The Hyper Neo Geo 64 is an Arcade game system created by SNK. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer The story of this game does not replace Fatal Fury 1 because they both represent the same story and series of events. It's just that not all the events/characters of FF are depicted in FFWA, and vice-versa. This game was later released in the US on the Sony PlayStation. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console
Fatal Fury: 1st ContactNeo Geo Pocket Color05-27-1999An adaptation of Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers. The Neo-Geo Pocket Color (or NGPC) was released on March 16, 1999 in Japan and was released in the United States on August 6, Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Featured exclusive character Lao, playable only in vs. mode.
Garou: Mark of the WolvesNeo Geo, Dreamcast, Playstation 211-26-1999The game was known for its graphical brilliance, being able to push the capabilities of the Neo-Geo to its limits, as well as for its highly technical gameplay. is a 1999 Fighting game produced by SNK, originally for the Neo Geo system The Neo Geo is a cartridge -based arcade and home Video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. The is Sega 's most recent Video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Some had considered Mark of the Wolves to be the "last great SNK game" as the production quality of SNK's later games began to take a nosedive as the company's financial woes increased. This game was later released in the US and in Japan on the Sega Dreamcast. The is Sega 's most recent Video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. A Playstation 2 version has also been released in Japan.

Two compilations have also been released:

Compilation containing the original Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special and Fatal Fury 3. Events January 26 2006 -- Nintendo announces its newly redesigned handheld the Nintendo DS Lite. Contains a language option for each game between Japanese and English. The game was released in the United States as of August 2007.
Compilation containing Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers. Events March 14: Microsoft announces Games for Windows - Live, a version of Xbox Live for the Windows platform Also contains a language option for each game between Japanese, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The game was released in the United States in April 2008.

Anime

The Fatal Fury series inspired a trilogy of animated movies produced by NAS with SNK, featuring character designs by Masami Ohbari. A trilogy is a set of three works of art usually Literature, Film, or Video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three The first is a television special which aired in 1992 on Fuji TV titled Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu), which adapts the plot of the first game. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. Fatal Fury Legend of the Hungry Wolf, released in Japan as is an animated TV Special based on the Fighting game Fatal Fatal Fury King of Fighters, released in Japan as is a 1991 head-to-head fighting game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo It was followed by a second TV special in 1993 titled Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu 2) based on the second game, which also aired on Fuji TV. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Fatal Fury 2 The New Battle, released in Japan as is an Anime TV Special based on the Neo Geo SNK video game is a 1992 Fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms The two TV specials were followed by a theatrically released film in 1994 titled Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (Garou Densetsu: The Motion Picture), which features an original plot and new characters. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Fatal Fury The Motion Picture, released in Japan as, is a Japanese animated Feature film based on the popular SNK video game The first two TV specials were released on a single laserdisc and later on DVD. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

VIZ Communications picked up the license for the trilogy and produced English dubbed versions of each movie, releasing them straight to VHS, and later on DVD. Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986 English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The movies were later released subtitled, with the first two Fatal Fury movies released in one video titled Fatal Fury One-Two Punch. Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs usually displayed at the bottom of the screen The subbed version of Fatal Fury 2 features a scene involving a rematch between Joe Higashi and Big Bear (Raiden) that was cut from the dubbed version. The English DVD release of the TV specials, Fatal Fury: Double Impact, features this same scene as a DVD extra.

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