Fur Fighters

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Fur Fighters
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Developer: Bizarre Creations
Distributor: Halifax (IT)
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages: English Français Deutsch Español
Release Date RRP Code US 2000-07-13 $49.9949.99 T-8107N EU (White Label) 2000 DE 2000-08 T-8113D-18 ES 2000-08 T-8113D-06 UK 2000-06-02 £39.9939.99 T-8113D-05 IT 2000-08 T-8113D-13 FR/NL 2000 T-8113D-59 AU 2000 $89.9589.95
Non-Sega versions PlayStation 2 Windows PC

Fur Fighters is a video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Acclaim Entertainment 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.

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.

Hubs

	The Village
	New Quack City
	Beaver Dam
	Cape Canardo
	Dinotopolis
	Anatat Tatanatat
	Viggo A-Go-Go

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.

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

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  Promotional poster

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

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

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #5: "May/June 2000" (2000-04-04)

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)

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

Print advert in Next Level (AR) #19: "Agosto 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score Ação Games (BR) 72 Arcade (UK) PAL 100 Click! (PL) 60 Consoles + (FR) PAL 89 Computer & Video Games (UK) 50 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL 80 DC-UK (UK) PAL 90 Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL 50 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 91 Dreamzone (FR) PAL 66 Edge (UK) 80 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 75 Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) 80 Fun Generation (DE) PAL 83 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 75 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 90 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 75 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U 100 GameWEEK (US) NTSC-U 58 Hyper (AU) PAL 85 Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U 80 Joypad (FR) PAL 60 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 85 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 85 Neo Plus (PL) 80 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 50 Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 70 Playmag (FR) PAL 75 Play (PL) 89 Sega Magazin (DE) PAL 85 Strana Igr (RU) 73 Video Games (DE) PAL 83

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Fur Fighters

Dreamcast, US
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Dreamcast, EU (White Label)
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Dreamcast, FR/NL
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Dreamcast, DE
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Dreamcast, ES
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Dreamcast, IT
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Dreamcast, AU
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-06-12					Page
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-06-02					Page

External links

• Acclaim webpage: Dreamcast
• Fur Fighters at Bizarre Creations
• Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast