Fatal
Fury: First Contact
REVIEW:
Fatal Fury: 1st Contact is basically a NEOGEO Pocket "remix" of Real
Bout Fatal Fury 2, featuring most of the same gameplay elements, characters,
and backgrounds from the original arcade game. First Contact also features an exclusive
character, Lao (who appears defeated by Xiangfei and Rick Stroud in the
animated intro in Real Bout Fatal Fury 1). Lao is playable only in the 2-player versus mode of Fatal Fury: 1st Contact.
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Another NEOGEO Pocket
Color classic!
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Fatal Fury: 1st Contact
is the second fighting
game to be ported specifically for the NEOGEO Pocket, and sports great-looking chibi 2D sprites, artwork, and quality graphics on SNK's handheld system. The gameplay
actually feels a lot like Real Bout 2, and is a fun and simple handheld
fighter for 1999. SNK did
an awesome job of transforming the Real Bout cast into tiny, big-headed character sprites, which still retain nearly all of their iconic moves and
personalities... the
facial expressions during gameplay are priceless!
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Fatal
Fury: 1st Contact character select screen (based on Real Bout 2)
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"What an
adorable Raging Storm!" -Terry
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| Page Updated: |
July
22nd, 2024
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| Developer(s): |
SNK |
| Publisher(s): |
SNK |
| Platform(s): |
Neo
Geo Pocket, Nintendo Switch
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| Release Date(s): |
April 30th, 1999 (NeoGeo Pocket)
Dec. 22nd, 2020 (Switch)
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| Characters: |
Terry
Bogard,
Joe Higashi,
Andy Bogard,
Rick Strowd, Alfred
Airhawk, Mai Shiranui,
Billy
Kane, Kim Kapwhan, Wolfgang
Krauser, Ruyji Yamazaki, Li
Xiangfei, Lao |
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| Featured
Video: |
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| Related Games: |
Fatal
Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal
Fury 3, Fatal Fury Special, Real
Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special,
Real Bout Special: Dominated Mind,
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury: Wild
Ambition, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, The King
of Fighters R-1,
King of Fighters R-2, SNK Gals Fighters,
Card Fighters Clash,
Card Fighters Clash 2, Last
Blade: Beyond The Destiny, Samurai
Shodown: Pocket, Samurai Shodown 2!:
Pocket, SNK VS Capcom: Match of the Millennium,
Street Fighter Alpha 3: Upper,
SFA3: Max |
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Gameplay
Engine
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6.5 / 10
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Story
/ Theme
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6.0 / 10
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Overall
Graphics
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7.5 / 10
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Animation
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6.5 / 10
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Music
/ Sound Effects
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6.5 / 10
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Innovation
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5.0 / 10
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Art Direction
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8.0 / 10
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Customization
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4.0 / 10
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Options / Extras
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2.0 / 10
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Intro / Presentation
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6.0 / 10
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Replayability / Fun
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6.0 / 10
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"Ouch" Factor
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5.5 / 10
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Characters
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7.5 / 10
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BOTTOM LINE
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6.6
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10
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| Final
Words: |
Fatal Fury: 1st Contact is another charming 2D fighter exclusive to the NEOGEO Pocket. It's nice to see a fighting game made with the intent of being a handheld game (rather than a shoddy port of an arcade fighting game, which was common in the mid
90's.)
If you're a hardcore fan of the Fatal Fury Real Bout series, you should definitely check out 1st Contact for the fan service alone. It's not the
deepest or most fun 2D fighter on the NeoGeo Pocket... but the graphics are nice, the character roster is solid, and is playable! It's pretty much must-have title for any NeoGeo Pocket Color owner.
~TFG
Webmaster |
@Fighters_Gen
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