Fur Fighters

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Fur Fighters

Publisher: Acclaim

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	2000-07-13^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-8107N
DE	2000-08^[3]		T-8113D-18
ES	2000-08^[3]		T-8113D-06
UK	2000-08^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]	T-8113D-05
FR/NL	2000		T-8113D-59
AU	2000	$89.9589.95^[5]

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Fur Fighters is a video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Acclaim for the Sega Dreamcast in 2000. It is a third-person shoot-'em-up game involving animals with weapons.

During development the game was known as Furballs, and prior to this, Drive-By^[6].

Gameplay

Fur Fighters sees the player control one of six animals, each with their own special abilities, saving members of their family who have been kidnapped by the evil General Viggo. It is a third-person shooter involving large, expansive areas with both action and puzzle elements. Levels see the characters rescue younger members of their large families, though bosses bosses involve brainwashed mothers, husbands and wives.

Characters

	Roofus
	Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Roofus is the natural born leader of the Fur Fighters. He is also the only member who can dig holes in the ground. After defeating Viggo years ago he gave it all up to settle down with his wife, Winnie and their children, until Viggo returned and kidnapped them. Roofus decided to battle for one last time to save them and get rid of Viggo once and for all.
	Chang
	Born in Hong Kong, China, Chang is the smallest of the Fur Fighters and therefore is the only member who can get into small places. Chang is probably the most useful of the group as he has a scientific mind, is quick witted and is brilliant with weapons. His mission is to save his wife, Mai and children. He is a small red Firefox panda.
	Juliette
	Born in Paris, France, Juliette is the only Fur Fighter who can climb up and down walls; she is also the only female in the group. Juliette is very athletic and can be very short-tempered and stubborn. She prefers to fight alone, but if persuaded she will stay with the group. Her mission is to save her husband, Claude and children.
	Bungalow
	Born in Alice Springs, Australia, Bungalow is the only Fur Fighter who can jump high and far. Best friend of Roofus, Bungalow is rather slow and dim-witted; he does not realise his own strength or ability. He seems to be very happy to take orders from the other members. His mission is to save his wife, Esmerelda, and children.
	Rico
	Born in Argentina, Rico is the only member of the Fur Fighters who can swim underwater. Rico is not the most serious or fully-focused member as he seems to think himself as a hero. He is also overconfident about his fighting skills and is a total daydreamer. His mission is to save his wife, Juanita, and children.
	Tweek
	Born in Fur Fighter Village (presumably, as he is only a day old), Tweek is the youngest member of the Fur Fighters. He is also the only member who can glide. Tweek was born bigger and a different color than the rest of his siblings. His family was taken by Viggo, and Tweek was taken in by the other members who taught him how to use weapons, allowing him to help in the war against Viggo. His mission is to save his mother, Gwyneth, and his brothers and sisters.

	General Viggo
	He is responsible for kidnapping the Fur Fighters' families and trying to take over the world. Viggo is pure evil, yet well spoken. He leads his army of stupid bears against the Fur Fighters and he is also surprisingly strong.
	General Bristol
	Bristol is a ghost that helps guide and advise the Fur Fighters during their mission against Viggo.
	Sergeant Sternhouser
	Sternhouser is the personal fitness trainer of the Fur Fighters who loves dancing and gives them better weapons.

History

Development

Before the idea of saving their families was conceived, Fur Fighters saw the six playable animals shooting bears for erecting a shopping centre in the forest^[7].

Production credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.

Programming: Jeff Lewis

Magazine articles

Main article: Fur Fighters/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FurFighters DC US PrintAdvert 2.jpg

US print advert

Print advert in GamePro (US) #141: "June 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #7: "September/October 2000" (2000-08-01)^[8]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #132: "July 2000" (2000-06-06)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #8: "No. 8" (2000-04-20)

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #9: "No. 9" (2000-05-18)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

72

^[12]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

100

^[9]

Click! (PL)

60

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

89

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[4]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

80

^[14]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

90

^[15]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

50

^[16]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[17]

Dreamzone (FR)

PAL

66

^[18]

Edge (UK)

80

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[19]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

80

^[20]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

83

^[21]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[22]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[23]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[24]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[25]

GameWEEK (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[26]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

85

^[5]

Incite Video Gaming (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[27]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

60

^[28]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[29]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

85

^[30]

Neo Plus (PL)

80

^[31]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[32]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[33]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

75

^[34]

Play (PL)

89

^[35]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

85

^[3]

Strana Igr (RU)

73

^[36]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

83

^[37]

	77
Based on 32 reviews

Fur Fighters

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, UK
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, EU (White Label)
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, ES
Cover
Disc

External links

Fur Fighters at Bizarre Creations

References

↑ Press release: 2000-07-13: The Fluff has Hit the Fan!; Fur Fighters Arrives in Stores
↑ File:ODCM US 07.pdf, page 98
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 File:SegaMagazin DE 81.pdf, page 19 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 81.pdf_p19" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:CVG UK 224.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 224.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:Hyper AU 084.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 084.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:EGM US 114.pdf, page 34
↑ File:ODCM US 01.pdf, page 27
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 112
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:Arcade UK 21.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 21.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 103.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 103.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:Edge UK 085.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 085.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Ação Games, "Novembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 59
↑ Click!, "6/2001" (PL; 2001-03-15), page 22
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 70
↑ DC-UK, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-12), page 56
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 70
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 56
↑ Dreamzone, "Juillet/Août 2000" (FR; 2000-07-15), page 79
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 2000" (US; 2000-07-04), page 148
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Fun Generation, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-19), page 46
↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
↑ GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 106
↑ Game Informer, "August 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 79
↑ Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 52
↑ GameWEEK, "June 19, 2000" (US; 2000-06-19), page 14
↑ Incite Video Gaming, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 97
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 157
↑ MAN!AC, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 50
↑ Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 46
↑ Neo Plus, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Next Generation, "August 2000" (US; 2000-07-18), page 92
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 76
↑ Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 135
↑ Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
↑ Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 82

[Press_release:_2000-07-13:_The_Fluff_has_Hit_the_Fan.21.3B_Fur_Fighters_Arrives_in_Stores-1] Press release: 2000-07-13: The Fluff has Hit the Fan!; Fur Fighters Arrives in Stores

[:File:ODCM_US_07.pdf_p98-2] File:ODCM US 07.pdf, page 98

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_81.pdf_p19-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 File:SegaMagazin DE 81.pdf, page 19 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 81.pdf_p19" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_224.pdf_p92-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:CVG UK 224.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 224.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Hyper_AU_084.pdf_p70-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:Hyper AU 084.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 084.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:EGM_US_114.pdf_p34-6] File:EGM US 114.pdf, page 34

[:File:ODCM_US_01.pdf_p27-7] File:ODCM US 01.pdf, page 27

[:File:ODCM_US_07.pdf_p112-8] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 112

[:File:Arcade_UK_21.pdf_p76-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:Arcade UK 21.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 21.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_103.pdf_p90-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 103.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 103.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Edge_UK_085.pdf_p78-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:Edge UK 085.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 085.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_157.pdf_p59-12] Ação Games, "Novembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 59

[13] Click!, "6/2001" (PL; 2001-03-15), page 22

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_10.pdf_p70-14] Dreamcast Monthly, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 70

[:File:DCUK_UK_10.pdf_p56-15] DC-UK, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-12), page 56

[:File:DLMO_FR_06.pdf_p70-16] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 70

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p56-17] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 56

[:File:Dreamzone_15_2000_Final.pdf_p79-18] Dreamzone, "Juillet/Août 2000" (FR; 2000-07-15), page 79

[:File:EGM_US_133.pdf_p148-19] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 2000" (US; 2000-07-04), page 148

[20] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_55.pdf_p46-21] Fun Generation, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-19), page 46

[:File:GameFan_US_0809.pdf_p20-22] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:GamePro_US_144.pdf_p106-23] GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 106

[:File:GameInformer_US_088.pdf_p79-24] Game Informer, "August 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_27.pdf_p52-25] Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:GameWEEK_US_2000-06-19.pdf_p14-26] GameWEEK, "June 19, 2000" (US; 2000-06-19), page 14

[:File:InciteVideoGaming_US_8.pdf_p97-27] Incite Video Gaming, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 97

[:File:Joypad_FR_100.pdf_p157-28] Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 157

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-08.pdf_p50-29] MAN!AC, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 50

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-09.pdf_p46-30] Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 46

[31] Neo Plus, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:NextGeneration_US_68.pdf_p92-32] Next Generation, "August 2000" (US; 2000-07-18), page 92

[:File:ODM_UK_09.pdf_p76-33] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 76

[:File:Playmag_FR_50.pdf_p135-34] Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 135

[35] Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 24

[36] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-08.pdf_p82-37] Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 82

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Fur Fighters

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Characters

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

External links

References