Fatal Fury (series)

For the original game in the series, see Fatal Fury: King of Fighters.
Fatal Fury

The logo originally used in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, which is the most commonly used logo in the series
Genres Fighting game
Developers SNK
Takara
Aspect
Publishers SNK
Creators Takashi Nishiyama
Platforms Arcade, Neo Geo CD, Mega Drive, SNES, Neo Geo, PC Engine, Game Boy, X68000, Sega CD, Game Gear, FM Towns, Saturn, Windows, PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade
First release Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
November 25, 1991

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.

Games

Titles in the Fatal Fury series
English title Original platform Release date Ports
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters Neo Geo 1991-11-19 Neo Geo (MVS, AES) Neo Geo CD, Mega Drive, Sharp X68000, SNES, PS2, Virtual Console, PSN
Fatal Fury 2 Neo Geo 1992-12-10 Neo Geo (MVS, AES) Neo Geo CD, PC Engine, Sega Genesis, SNES, Game Boy, Sharp X68000, PS2, Virtual Console
Fatal Fury Special Neo Geo 1993-09-16 Neo Geo (MVS, AES), FM Towns, Game Gear, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Mega-CD, SNES, TurboGrafx-CD, PS2, Virtual Console, Sharp X68000, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory Neo Geo 1995-03-27 Neo Geo (MVS, AES), Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, Windows 95, PS2, Virtual Console
Real Bout Fatal Fury Neo Geo 1995-12-20 Neo Geo (MVS, AES), Neo-Geo CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PS2, PSN, Virtual Console
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Neo Geo 1997-01-21 Neo Geo (MVS, AES), Neo-Geo CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game Boy, PS2, PSN, Virtual Console
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers Neo Geo 1998-03-20 Neo Geo (MVS, AES), Neo-Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket Color, PS2, Virtual Console
Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind PlayStation 1998-06-25 PlayStation, PSN
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition Hyper Neo Geo 64 1999-01-28 Hyper Neo Geo 64, PlayStation, PSN
Fatal Fury: 1st Contact Neo Geo Pocket Color 1999-04-30 Neo Geo Pocket Color
Garou: Mark of the Wolves Neo Geo 1999-11-26 Neo Geo (MVS), Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS

Compilations

Two compilations have been released:

Gameplay

The original Fatal Fury was known for the two-plane system. Characters fought from two different planes. 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 simple half second dodges into the background and a three plane system. Characters had moves that could attack across the two planes, attack both planes at once, or otherwise attack dodging characters.

Later Fatal Fury games experimented with various mechanical changes: "Ring-outs" allowed a character to lose the round if the character is thrown into the edges of the fighting backdrop; single-plane backdrops, where 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 regained 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. Art of Fighting took place at least ten or five years prior to the first Fatal Fury. 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 set primarily in the same fictional city of "South Town."

Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition likewise features the cast from the 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. 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

As with most fighting games, the Fatal Fury series has an extensive cast of characters that increased with each installment. The three main heroes from the original game, Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi, appeared in each installment, along with female ninja Mai Shiranui. Some characters 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). 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. 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.

Character Fatal Fury Fatal Fury 2 Fatal Fury Special Fatal Fury 3 Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition Real Bout Fatal Fury Real Bout Special Real Bout Dominated Mind Real Bout 2 Fatal Fury 1st Contact Garou: Mark of the Wolves Total number of appearances
Alfred Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick 1 Green tick Red X 3
Andy Bogard Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 10
Axel Hawk Red X Green tick Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 2
Billy Kane Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 9
Blue Mary Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Bob Wilson Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Bonne Jenet Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Cheng Sinzan Red X Green tick Green tick Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Duck King Green tick Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 7
Franco Bash Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Freeman Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Gato Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Geese Howard Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 9
Grant Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Hakoutomaru Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Hon Fu Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Hotaru Futaba Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Hwa Jai Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 1
Jin Chonrei Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Jin Chonshu Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Joe Higashi Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 10
Jubei Yamada Red X Green tick Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 2
Kain R. Heinlein Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Kevin Ryan Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Khushnood Butt Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Kim Dong Hwan Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Kim Jae Hoon Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Kim Kaphwan Red X Green tick Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 8
Lao Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X 1
Laurence Blood Red X Green tick Green tick Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Li Xiangfei Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Red X 3
Mai Shiranui Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 9
Michael Max Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 1
Big Bear/Raiden Green tick2 Green tick3 Green tick3 Red X Green tick2 Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 4
Richard Meyer Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 1
Rick Stroud Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Red X 2
Rock Howard Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Ryuji Yamazaki Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 7
Ryo Sakazaki Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 2
Sokaku Mochizuki Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
Terry Bogard Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick 11
Tizoc Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick 1
Touji Sakata Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 1
Tsugumi Sendo Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X 1
Tung Fu Rue Green tick Red X Green tick Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X Red X 5
White Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Red X Green tick Red X Red X Red X 1
Wolfgang Krauser Red X Green tick Green tick Red X Red X Red X Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick Red X 6

Notes:

  1. Secret boss. Playable in Fatal Fury Battle Archives version only.
  2. As Raiden.
  3. As Big Bear.

Story

The Fatal Fury series chronicles the rise of "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. Like many other SNK titles of the time, the first installment takes place in a fictitious American city called South Town. Brimming with violence and corruption, South Town forms the ideal backdrop for the annual The King of Fighters fighting tournament, organized by notorious crime lord Geese Howard. No fighter has ever managed to beat his right-hand man and appointed champion, Billy Kane, until Terry arrives.

The second installment of the series features Geese's half-brother, Wolfgang Krauser, who internationalizes the formerly local tournament in a bid to take on the world's strongest combatants. The tournament disappears from the storyline by the third game, having spun off into its own series. 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.

After the third game, the series was renamed to Real Bout Fatal Fury. In its first installment, we see the final and decisive battle between Terry and Geese. The King of Fighters tournament appears in this game. The second installment, which is named Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, features Wolfgang's return.

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 tournament.

Development

Series producers Takashi Nishiyama (since the original title)[2] and Hiroshi Matsumoto (since Fatal Fury 3), were the planners of the original Street Fighter (where they were credited as Piston Takashi and Finish Hiroshi). Matsumoto is also the creator of the Art of Fighting series.[3][4][5][6]

In other media

Anime

The Fatal Fury series inspired a trilogy of animated movies produced by NAS with SNK, featuring character designs by Masami Ōbari. The first is a television special that 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. It was followed in 1993 by Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu 2) based on the second game, which also aired on Fuji TV. A theatrically released film followed in 1994, titled Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (Garou Densetsu: The Motion Picture), which features an original plot and new characters. The first two TV specials were released on a single laserdisc and later on DVD.

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. The movies were later released subtitled, with the first two Fatal Fury movies released in one video titled Fatal Fury One-Two Punch. 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 scene. If chosen to be viewed with the English dub, it would temporarily go onto Japanese with English subtitles during this scene.

Live action

Cameraman, editor, production producer and director Jason Lao launched a Kickstarter campaigned for a Live action short Fatal Fury movie called Embers Fatal Fury.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2005 KOF-party". SNK Playmore. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ Leone, Matt. "The Man Who Created Street Fighter". 1UP.com. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ "piston takashi list of games at arcade-history". Arcade-history.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ "takashi nishiyama list of games at arcade-history". Arcade-history.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Takashi Nishiyama". MobyGames. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  7. ↑ Embers Fatal Fury Film
  8. ↑ Ong, Jen (February 20, 2016). "KICKSTARTER PROJECT: EMBERS FATAL FURY". CrodfundingPR.
  9. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (February 10, 2016). "Studio Seeks US$10,000 for Fatal Fury Live-Action Fan Film". Anime News Network.

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