Fatal Fury

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Fatal Fury
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), Takara (US)
Developer: Gai Brain, Takara, Aspect
Licensor: SNK
Original system(s): Neo Geo
Developer(s) of original games: SNK
Sound driver: SMPS 68000
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1993-04-23 ¥8,8008,800 G-4100 US 1993-02 T-103016 EU 1993-05 1083 PT 1993 MDJ1083 UK 1993-05 £39.9939.99 1083 SE (rental) 199x AU 199x BR 199x 045110 KR 1993 GM1293JT AS 1993 1083-40
Non-Sega versions Arcade Neo Geo Neo Geo CD Super NES X68000

Fatal Fury, known as Garou Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai (餓狼伝説 宿命の戦い) in Japan, is the first in a successful line of versus fighting games developed by SNK. Originally released for Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware in 1991, the game was ported to a variety of home platforms including the Sega Mega Drive in 1993. The Mega Drive version was handled by a team comprised of staff from Japanese developers Gai Brain and Aspect, and was published by Takara.

Story

Terry and his younger brother Andy were orphans who raised themselves on the streets of South Town. They were adopted by Jeff Bogard, a master martial artist, who was later brutally murdered by the local crime boss Geese Howard for threatening to expose his wrongdoings.

Ten years later, Geese Howard now rules over every aspect of South Town. He has decided to organize a fighting tournament, called "The King of Fighters," gathering fighters from all over the world, including himself. Terry and Andy, who have both been honing their martial arts skills over the last decade, enter the tournament with intentions to avenge their adoptive father.

Gameplay

The game is a one-on-one fighting game. Two fighters try to knock each other out using a combination of punches, kicks, throws, and special moves. Matches are fought to the best of three rounds, with each round having a 60-second time limit. If time runs out, the fighter with the most vitality remaining is the winner. Stages have two layers, a foreground and a background lane, that can be moved between freely in order to dodge attacks.

Characters move with and and crouch with . They jump with and flip back and forth with and . Characters can punch with or kick with . They have different attacks depending on whether they are standing, crouching, or jumping. Every fighter has special techniques performed by inputting specific directions with an attack button.

Characters can throw nearby opponents by holding the D-Pad toward the opponent and pressing . They can block attacks by holding the D-Pad in the opposite direction of the opponent. Blocking while standing guards against high attacks (from a standing or jumping opponent), while blocking while crouched defends against both high and low attacks.

Characters switch between lanes with +. If an opponent is already in a different lane, the character can switch lanes with or perform a jumping attack across the lanes with or . Some attacks knock the opponent into the opposite lane.

There is a single-player story mode that can be played as Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, or Joe Higashi. The player can choose to fight Tung Fu Rue, Duck King, Michael Max, and Richard Myer in any order before facing Raiden and finally Geese Howard. The second and fifth fights are interrupted by a challenge from one of the other playable characters. The game has limited continues. There is also a versus mode where players can play a single match as any character against a computer or another human player (or watch two computer players fight). There are three difficulty levels for computer-controlled opponents (Easy, Normal, and Hard).

Characters

Move lists assume the player is facing right. If facing left, and should be reversed.

Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, and Joe Higashi are the only playable characters in the single-player story mode. All of the characters except Geese Howard are immediately playable in the versus mode (though Geese is playable by holding on both controllers and pressing  START  on the screen where the player chooses between a human or computer opponent).

The characters of Billy Kane and Hwa Jai are absent in this version of the game.

	Terry Bogard
	Terry Bogard is a 20-year-old fighter, who is the older brother of Andy Bogard and son of Jeff Bogard. He was raised learning the legendary fighting techniques of his father, becoming an expert in ancient martial arts. Like Andy, he has joined the tournament to avenge their father's death and free South Town from the evil hands of Geese Howard. Move list Name Command Description Burning Knuckle P Terry leaps forward with a burning fist. Power Wave P Terry punches the ground, causing a wave of energy to roll across the floor. Slam Attack Hold for 2 seconds, then +P Terry spins into the air while upside down and holding an arm out. This move can only hit airborne opponents. Supershot Kick K Terry jumps forward while kicking in a circle.
	Andy Bogard
	Andy Bogard is a 19-year-old man born in South Town. After his father's death he left for Japan to learn karate techniques and become stronger. Now he is back both to avenge his father and to prove that he can beat his older brother, Terry Bogard. Move list Name Command Description Flying Punch P Andy shoots a long-ranged burst of ki energy from his palm. Dragon Bullet P Andy jumps into the air while fanning his arms around him. Body Spin P Andy charges forward while ramming with his shoulder and knee. Shotgun Kick Hold for 2 seconds, then +K Andy launches off the ground with his hands, flying feet-first toward his opponent.
	Joe Higashi
	Joe Higashi is a 19-year-old Kick Boxing Champion with a strong reputation, both in Japan and in Thailand. He is a good friend of the Bogard brothers and joined the tournament to help them, even risking to be expelled from the Professional Kick Boxing Association for it. Move list Name Command Description Hurricane Uppercut P Joe punches into the air, generating a cyclone that moves across the ground. Machine-gun Punch PPPPP Joe punches rapidly in a cone shape in front of him. Slash Kick Hold for 2 seconds, then +K Joe turns and launches himself forward with a flaming kick. Tiger Kick K Joe flies forward with a knee strike.
	Tung Fu Rue
	Tung Fu Rue is a 67-year-old man who seems harmless at first but can be very dangerous when angered, as he can transform into a monstrous shape and become extremely strong. He was the teacher of Jeff Bogard and, after his death, decided to confront Geese Howard in the tournament, as he is certain that it was him who killed Jeff. He transforms into his "big form" when he is down to two-thirds vitality, then back into his "small form" when he is down to one-third vitality. Move list Name Command Description Palm Slap (small form) P Tung shoots a short-ranged burst of ki from his palm. Flying Wheel Kick (small form) K Tung rolls on the ground and through the air, coming down with a kick. Hurricane Punch (big form) P Tung flies through the air while spinning with his fists extended. Hurricane Kick (big form) K Tung hovers in place and spins while kicking blasts of ki in either direction.
	Duck King
	Duck King is a 24-year-old fighter who has specialized in a "street-dancing" style, which grants him faster movements and rapid attacks to make up for his lack of power in comparison to other fighters. Move list Name Command Description Cannonball Attack K Duck King rolls into a ball and flies diagonally upward like a cannonball. Head Spin Attack P Duck King rolls into a ball and flies across the screen like a cannonball. Screw Attack Hold for 2 seconds, then +P Duck King spirals into the air with his arms crossed. This move can only hit airborne opponents.
	Michael Max
	Michael Max is a 25-year-old professional boxer, but would rather battle to the death than follow the rules, just punching out his opponents. Move list Name Command Description Footwork or Michael hops backward or forward. Gust Straight Punch P Michael dashes forward with a straight punch. Tornado Uppercut P Michael punches into the air, generating a cyclone that moves across the ground.
	Richard Myer
	Richard Myer is a 29-year-old fighter specialised in the Brazilian martial art called capoeira, which focuses attack power through multiple kicks. He owns a restaurant called the Pao Pao Cafe and has joined the tournament to show everyone what he and his fighting style can do. Move list Name Command Description Handstand Kick K Richard does a handstand and kicks multiple times. Rolling Attack K Richard leaps forward while performing cartwheel kicks. Spider Kick K Richard rises into the air while spinning his legs around him in kicks. In the Pao Pao Cafe stage, he grabs onto the railing mounted to the ceiling and can move with or .
	Raiden
	Raiden is a 27-year-old professional wrestler who has decided to cover his true identity, hence the mask, and go for the violence of fighting with no rules. Move list Name Command Description Escape Footwork Raiden hops backward. Killer Fog P Raiden blows a poisonous mist in front of him. Rocket Attack P Raiden throws himself across the screen with a flying headbutt. Cobra Clench + THROW  (close) Raiden grabs and lifts his opponent by the face.
	Geese Howard
	Geese Howard is a 38-year-old fighter who's skills encompass many styles, from ancient Japanese martial arts to American street fighting. It was he who killed Andy and Terry Bogard's father, Jeff Bogard, after luring him into a trap; and now rules South Town. He is also the sponsor of the "King of Fighters Tournament." Move list Name Command Description Escape Footwork Geese hops backward. Violent Wave P Geese sends a violent shockwave across the ground. Counter Throw + THROW  Geese catches a jumping attack from his opponent and counters with a throw.

Stages

Every enemy fighter has his own stage where matches take place in the single-player game. In the versus mode, players can choose the stage. Most stages have recolored variants at later times of day for the second and third rounds.

Howard Arena

Tung Fu Rue's stage.

West Subway

Duck King's stage.

Sound Beach

Michael Max's stage.

Pao Pao Cafe

Richard Myer's stage.

Dream Amusement Park

Raiden's stage.

Geese Building

Geese Howard's stage.

Versions

This version removes the characters of Hwa Jai and Billy Kane from the roster. Instead, the player is challenged by the other two main characters over the course of the single-player mode. Hwa Jai makes a cameo in the background of Duck King's stage, and Billy Kane can be seen in the background of Richard Myer's stage. The bonus rounds have been removed as well. The two-on-one battles from the original game (when a second player joins in the middle of a match against the computer) have been removed, and a second player cannot join during a single-player game. Instead, there is a dedicated versus mode. Players can play as any character in the versus mode (with Geese Howard available via a cheat code).

The Super NES port discards the two-lane system for conventional one-lane fights. It includes Hwa Jai and Billy Kane but only allows the second player to control characters besides Terry, Andy, and Joe. The arm-wrestling bonus rounds from the original version were replaced with bonus stages where the character punches flying tires.

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Fatal Fury	Fatal Fury
English (US)	Fatal Fury	Fatal Fury
Japanese	餓狼伝説 宿命の戦い	Garou Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai

Production credits

• Director: T.Ikenoue, T.Ishigai
• Planner: T.Sunakawa, N.Uematsu
• Graphic: A.Yamada, K.Hodaka, T.Saitou, T.Nakajima, J.Kawaura, Y.Miyamoto
• Programmer: H.Koiso, T.Ishigai
• Sound: K.Oikawa, K.Mikusa
• Thanks: Yumopii, Fera-Kichi, Kuroyuri
• Special Thanks to: SNK Co., Ltd All Staffs

Fatal Fury Original Game Designed for Neo-Geo/SNK

Takara

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Magazine articles

Main article: Fatal Fury/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #43: "February 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #44: "March 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #13: "Mayo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-05: "May 1993" (1993-04-08)

Print advert in Pif (BG) #5.95: "5/95" (1995-xx-xx)

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Sega Force Mega (UK) 79

	79
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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 75 Consoles + (FR) 84 Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL 85 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 40 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 84 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60 GameFan (US) 87 Game Power (IT) NTSC 80 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 70 GamesMaster (UK) PAL 55 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 70 Joypad (FR) NTSC-U 82 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 92 Mega (UK) PAL 65 Mega (UK) PAL 65 Mega Force (FR) 82 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U 68 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 67 MegaTech (UK) PAL 85 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 84 Sega Power (UK) PAL 84 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 84 Sega Zone (UK) PAL 85 Sega Force (SE) 89 Sega Force (UK) PAL 79 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 77 Supergame (BR) NTSC-U 77 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 74 Video Games (DE) NTSC-U 58

	75
Based on 30 reviews

Fatal Fury

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