Fatal Fury is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the
Neo-Geo system. It is SNK's oldest fighting game, and was once a
rival to Capcom's Street Fighter series.Graphics:
When it came out in 1991, Fatal Fury had some nice graphics.
However, since then SNK developed much better detail, much bigger
characters, and the zooming feature that was pioneered in the Art
of Fighting -making Fatal Fury now look very dated. Still, there
are some nice colors and detail in all the backgrounds. It's also
interesting to see the original portraits of Terry and Andy, and
the famous final death scene of Geese Howard (well, supposed
death). The one character and stage I should mention is Tung Fu
Rue. An old martial arts master, he starts fight as a normal old
man, then, after a few hits, he transforms into a muscle-bound
behemoth -this was a stunner in the early days of fighters. Also,
his stage goes from stormy clouds to a full on rain. While the
graphics are not impressive today, this was another break-through
when it first premiered in arcades (and it found its way into King
of Fighters '99). Fatal Fury's cut scenes and bonus levels are
drawn well, too.
The sound effects and voices in Fatal Fury are good, the only
problem is you can't really hear them. Fatal Fury is another victim
of SNK's early experiments with sound. Fortunately, Fatal Fury also
marks the beginning of SNK's amazing forays into fighting game
music. The music for the Pao Pao Cafe, Hwa Jai's stage, and
Raiden's classic theme song are all outstanding. Overall not
bad.