Fatal
Fury 2
STORY:
After Geese Howard's death in the original Fatal
Fury, a mysterious nobleman becomes the sponsor of the new "King of
Fighters" tournament. This time, the tournament is held worldwide with
fighters around the globe competing. As the single player mode progresses, the
mysterious challenger begins defeating the participants from the previous Fatal
Fury game, searching for the man responsible for defeating Geese.
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More than
3 playable
characters this time!
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REVIEW:
Attempting to stay competitive with Capcom's evolving Street
Fighter 2 series, SNK's Fatal Fury
2 introduced a whopping 7 new characters (in addition to 5 returning fighters from
the original game). Newcomers like Mai Shiranui and Kim Kaphwan would go on to be fan-favorite SNK characters (crossing over into the KOF series a few years later). Fatal Fury 2's visuals showed some significant
improvement over the original title, featuring completely redrawn sprites (something Capcom wasn't doing with SF2) and better overall animations. SNK's brand new hand-drawn backgrounds in Fatal Fury 2 were some of the most memorable yet.
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Welcome
Mai Shiranui to the fighting
game universe!
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Even though
the Fatal Fury 2 feeatured all new graphics, the overall presentation still seemed lacking in some ways.
For one, the intro
and character selection screen was quite bland compared to other 2D fighting games of the era. Many character "win
quotes" were also translated rather horribly in the English version, which
didn't really help the characters with their development or general likeability at the time. (In retrospect, these "Engrish" quotes are looked back on somewhat fondly for their unintentional humor.)
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I think that box was shipped straight from
Guile's stage.
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Gameplay-wise, Fatal Fury 2 feels
similar to the first game, but more responsive. Fatal Fury's unique gameplay element of switching between the foreground and
background has faithfully returned. This time,
the player can switch freely between planes by pressing the Light Punch and
Light Kick buttons simultaneously for to attack while switching planes. The
player can also perform a Super Move that knocks their opponent to the other
plane. Certain stages have hazards in the background, such as electrified wires
or even a stampede of bulls, which players can knock their opponents into for
extra damage.
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| Page
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January
9th, 2023
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| Developer(s): |
SNK
NeoGeo
Takara SNES/Genesis |
| Publisher(s): |
SNK |
| Artwork
By: |
Shinkiro,
Eiji Shiroi
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| Platform(s): |
Neo
Geo, Neo Geo CD, PC, Sega Genesis, SNES, Game Boy, Wii Virtual Console
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| Release Date(s): |
Dec.
12, 1992
 MVS
Mar. 5th, 1993 NeoGeo
Nov. 26th, 1993 SNES
April 1994  SNES
Mar. 12th, 1994
PC
June 24th, 1994 Genesis
Sept. 9th, 1994
NeoGeo CD
June 30th, 2009 Wii VC |
| Characters: |
Terry
Bogard,
Andy Bogard,
Joe Higashi,
Mai Shiranui,
Big
Bear, Kim Kaphwan,
Cheng Sinzan,
Jubei Yamada,
Billy
Kane, Axel Hawk, Laurence
Blood, Wolfgang Krauser |
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Featured Video:
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| Related Games: |
Fatal
Fury Special, Fatal
Fury, Fatal Fury 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout
Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout
Special: Dominated Mind, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2,
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition,
Fatal
Fury: 1st Contact, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves,
Garou: Mark of The Wolves, Street Fighter
2: Champion Edition, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Mortal
Kombat, World Heroes |
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Gameplay
Engine
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6.0 / 10
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Story
/ Theme
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6.5 / 10
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Overall
Graphics
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6.5 / 10
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Animation
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6.0 / 10
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Music
/ Sound Effects
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6.0 / 10
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Innovation
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7.0 / 10
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Art Direction
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6.5 / 10
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Intro / Presentation
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5.0 / 10
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Replayability / Fun
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5.5 / 10
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"Ouch" Factor
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5.5 / 10
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Characters
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5.5 / 10
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BOTTOM LINE
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6.3
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10
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Review based on Arcade
version
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| Final
Words: |
Fatal Fury 2 was certainly an improvement over the first game, technically and aesthetically, but the sequel curiously left out many of the original characters from FF1. (Something you might expect as a Capcom fighting game fan back then?)  On that note, SNK later released Fatal
Fury Special (the sequel to Fatal Fury 2) which brought back several of the original characters like Geese, Duck King, and Tung Fu Rue.
The gameplay system of FF2 was a bit more refined than the first game, but
sales charts would prove that the majority of fighting game players were still overflowing Street
Fighter 2 cabinets with their hard-earned quarters. Even so, Fatal Fury 2 was a solid effort from SNK at the time, and made an impact on the genre with great 2D sprites and beautiful artwork by soon to be legendary illustrators like Shinkiro and Eiji Shiroi.
~TFG
Webmaster | @Fighters_Gen
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