| Real Bout Fatal Fury Special | |
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| Developer(s) | SNK Gaibrain (GB) Yumekobo (PS) |
| Publisher(s) | SNK
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| Producer(s) | Hiroshi Matsumoto Seigo Ito Takashi Nishiyama |
| Designer(s) | Takahisa Yariyama Takashi Tsukamoto |
| Programmer(s) | Naoyan Apchiba |
| Artist(s) | N. Kuroki Takehiro Isaji Y. Ashizawa |
| Composer(s) | Akihiro Uchida Kazuhiro Nishida Kyoko Naka |
| Series | Fatal Fury |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | |
| Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS |
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special[n 1] is a 1997 fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo platform. It is the sixth installment in the Fatal Fury series and the second game in the Real Bout sub-series, following the original Real Bout Fatal Fury. Real Bout Fatal Fury Special features all new graphics and returns to the two-level plane system from Fatal Fury 2. The game was later included in Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2, a compilation released for the PlayStation 2. In March 2017, this compilation was re-released in the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 4.[1]
Gameplay[]
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Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between Terry Bogard and Blue Mary.
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Though gameplay is two-dimensional, characters can move between two different planes during battle.[2] Breaking an opponent through one of the barriers located on either side of a stage causes them to become stunned.[2]
Characters[]
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The game retains the cast of the original Real Bout, with the addition of Tung Fu Rue, Cheng Sinzan, Laurence Blood, and Wolfgang Krauser from Fatal Fury Special, with Krauser serving as the new final boss. Geese Howard, who was canonically killed off in his own KOF tournament during the previous game, appears in this game as a hidden final boss in a special "Nightmare Match" and as an unlockable playable character in the home versions, Geese’s alive appearance is because of his own ending from the original Real Bout where it takes place after he reigns victorious in his own tournament. The game also features hidden "extra" versions of Andy Bogard, Billy Kane, Blue Mary, and Tung Fu Rue for a total of 23 characters (24 if counting Geese).
Development[]
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Release[]
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The game was ported to the Neo-Geo CD with several additions such as a Versus mode and a music video starring Blue Mary that is shown to the player after completing the Arcade mode following the credits. This port also saw a release for the Sega Saturn, using the 1MB RAM cartridge expansion of the system in order to retain sprite animations.
A port of Real Bout Special titled Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind was released for the PlayStation in 1998 only in Japan, which adds Alfred from Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 (which had been released a couple of months prior on the Neo Geo) as a playable character, and includes an all new boss character named White (modeled after the character Alexander "Alex" DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange). This port adds animated videos for game's intro and character's endings. These cut scenes were produced by Sunrise. The story of this version centers around White's brainwashing of Billy Kane and attempted takeover of Southtown's underworld in the power vacuum left by Geese Howard's death in the original Real Bout. In this version, Geese sports a halo over his head, a reference to his passing in the original Real Bout. Dominated Mind also features new moves, hidden unlockable super moves, super cancelling (known in the game as "Final Impacts"), and removed the two line battle system from the game. The extra versions of Andy, Billy, Mary, and Tung are removed.
The Game Boy version, titled Nettou Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special (熱闘リアルバウト餓狼伝説SPECIAL), was released only in Japan on March 27, 1998, featuring simplified graphics and two-button gameplay. This version features only 12 playable characters: a roster which consists of Terry, Andy, Joe, Mai, Blue Mary, Duck King, Kim, Jin Chonrei, Billy, Yamazaki, Laurence, and Krauser. Geese Howard appears as a hidden character, as well as Iori Yagami from The King of Fighters series.
Reception[]
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In Japan, Game Machine listed Real Bout Fatal Fury Special on their March 1, 1997 issue as being the most-successful arcade game of the month.[3] The game was a success in the arcades.[4] According to Famitsu, both the AES and Neo Geo CD versions sold over 9,169 and 20,246 copies in their first week on the market respectively.[5]
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References[]
- ↑ "FATAL FURY™ BATTLE ARCHIVES VOL.2 PlayStation Store". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: The Furious Legend Continues...". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (94): 111. May 1997.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (536): 37. 1 March 1997.
- ↑ "Real Bout Special". Sega Saturn Magazine (Emap International Limited) (19): 95. May 1997. http://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:SSM_UK_19.pdf&page=95. "It's been out for quite a while now, but is still doing very well in the arcade game charts. In third place, after VF3 and Virtual On, the considerably enhanced Real Bout Special continues to go from strength to strength."
- ↑ "Game Search". Game Data Library. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
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External links[]
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special at GameFAQs
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special at Giant Bomb
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special at Killer List of Videogames
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special at MobyGames
| Fatal Fury | ||
|---|---|---|
| Video games | Main series | Fatal Fury • 2 • Special • 3 • Real Bout • Real Bout Special • Real Bout 2 • Garou: Mark of the Wolves |
| Spin-offs | Wild Ambition | |
| Anime | Legend of the Hungry Wolf • The New Battle • The Motion Picture | |
| Characters | Billy Kane • Blue Mary • Geese Howard • Joe Higashi • Kim Kaphwan • Mai Shiranui • Rock Howard • Ryo Sakazaki • Ryuji Yamazaki • Terry Bogard | |
| Crossovers | The King of Fighters • Art of Fighting • SNK Gals' Fighters • SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy • Neo Geo Battle Coliseum • Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting • Xuan Dou Zhi Wang • Dead or Alive (5: Last Round • 6) • Tekken 7 • The Rhythm Of Fighters • Fighting EX Layer • Shinobi Masters Senran Kagura: New Link • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Neo Geo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Consoles | Neo Geo AES (List of games) • Neo Geo CD | |
| Arcade system boards | Neo Geo MVS (List of games) • Hyper Neo Geo 64 | |
| Handheld consoles | Neo Geo Pocket • Neo Geo Pocket Color (List of games) • Neo Geo X | |
| Original franchises | Art of Fighting • Fatal Fury • The King of Fighters • King of the Monsters • The Last Blade • Metal Slug • Samurai Shodown • Super Sidekicks • World Heroes | |
| Re-releases | Arcade Archives • Art of Fighting Anthology • Metal Slug Anthology • Neo Geo Online Collection • Samurai Shodown Anthology • SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 • World Heroes Anthology • Sengoku Anthology • NEOGEO Station • Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection | |
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