From: primus@netcom.com (Robert keng)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Neo Geo: Fatal Fury Review
Date: 16 Apr 92 08:35:31 GMT
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Name: Fatal Fury
Type: Martial arts fighting/action game                            
      (commonly known as chopsocky games :) )
Length: 8 matches against eight computer opponents
Company: SNK
System: Neo Geo
Players: one and/or two

Home version reviewed         

			Fatal Fury is a fighting/action game on the same line
as the popular Street Fighter II. The story goes that a decade ag, Jeff Bogard,
the no.1 fighter of that time, was brutally murdered by a ruthless man named
Geese Howard. Ever since then, once a year Geese Howard would hold a 'King of
fighters' tournament (kind of like Kumite in Blood Sport). It is simply used to
create the notorious underground killers under Geese's control. The murder of
Bogard was never investigated, reason being that Geese Howard was feared even
by the government. 10 years later, two fighters, Terry and Andy Bogard, sons of
Jeff Bogard, appeared on the scene, and they swore revenge against Geese Howard
by showing their Fatal Fury in the King of Fighters tournament.....

			This game plays very similiar to SFII. But instead of
six buttons, 3 buttons are used: a to punch, b to kick, and c to grab opponent.
The first person to win two rounds wins the match. You are given 45 seconds to
defeat your opponent(computer or another opponent) by either a k.o. or by havingmore energy when the timer runs out. There are three characters to select from.
Terry Bogard(street fighter), Andy Bogard(karate), and Joe Higashi(Muethai).
You can either play alone against the computer, with another
player against the computer (two on one, except for the last boss), or versus   another player. Like SFII, there are different 'super moves' for each individualcharacter (i.e. Joe Higashi's Thrash Kick, Terry's Burning knuckles, and Andy's
Fire of Zen).  There are also bonus stages after every 2 matches, where you arm 
wrestle against the computer by rapidly pressing button a.

			Graphically, Fatal Fury is superb. The background is    very detailed, richly colored, with different layers for that 3d effect. Scalingis used when the player and the opponent jumps to and from the background to
fight each other. The characters moves are animated smoothly and fluidly. The
backgrounds themselfs also animate, filled with animated onlookers and things
like a merry go round and thunder/rain, ect. The characters/fighters are huge 
and detailed as well (check out Raiden, makes Zangief look like a puppy).

			As for the background music (bgm), they are also well  
done, with different soundtracks for different matches. Speech is used to     
announce the name of the fighters prior to every match. The sound effects used
are appropriate, with yells, screams, laughs, taunts, ect.

			This is a very playable game. Different strategy must
be used for different opponents, not to mention different combos for different
opponents as well. It is fine as a one player game, but it really shines as
a two player game, either versus or against the computer.  If you like SFII,
then you'll enjoy Fatal Fury as well. I know beacuse I myself is a SFII fanatic,and I personally think that Fatal Fury is on a par with SFII. This is a game
that all chopsocky lovers will enjoy. See it for yourselves.


primus
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