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Fatal Fury Special

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Game Info

Publisher: SNK Playmore

Developer: Mine Loader Software

Genre(s): Fighting

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: September 5, 2007

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] The grandmother of all fighting games is here, with FATAL FURY SPECIAL, a unique adaptation of the original 1993 arcade smash Garou Densetsu Special. Experience all the great fighting game action, with added network play and high-definition display, now available on XLA. Fifteen fighters (plus a special guest), gather for the match of the millennium. Can you beat them all? All your favorite characters are here, including Terry Bogard, Billy Kane, Wolfgang Krauser, and a special hidden character. The classic game has all the original features of the arcade smash, but has been updated for high-definition displays. Twelve new achievements, ranging from easy such as beating a fighter without sustaining any damage, to difficult, such as taking 10 straight wins on Xbox LIVE, are presented for you to master. Four leaderboards: Four ways to track your overall performance in the game. [Microsoft]

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What The Critics Said

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Team Xbox

SNK’s long line of fighting games are classics for a reason. With Fatal Fury Special pretty much being the benchmark of the early fighters (not to mention the harbinger for the modern-day 3D fighters) it’s no surprise that this game rocks.

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Eurogamer

Fatal Fury Special thoroughly deserves the sort of audience that Live Arcade can deliver, it's just a shame that this particular version feels rather unloved, hampered as it is by frustrating control issues and lacking the game mode that many players will want most.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

A solid fighting game though not up to the modern standards of "Virtua Fighter 5." [Dec 2007, p.108]

X360 Magazine UK

A surprisingly stable online mode. [Issue 26, p.118]

IGN

Fatal Fury Special still represents excellent fighting mechanics, but the Xbox 360 controller's d-pad will cramp any fighting fan's style every time, the analog stick was never meant for 2D fighters, and Hori's new stick will, for whatever reason, not allow the Left and Right Triggers to be remapped.

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GameSpot

If you already know what Fatal Fury Special is and want to play more, come on in--but anyone else probably won't understand what makes this game worth playing.

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GameZone

The D-pad simply is not made for the really crazy moves you have to do on it to perform those over-the-top attacks. Jumping between depths of the screen is nice though.

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My Gamer

Fighting game aficionados are encouraged to download this.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Fatal's look hasn't exactly aged well, and SNK has done little to update the graphics. [Dec 2007, p.78]

Digital Entertainment News

A package that will only appeal to long time fans. SNK would have done them a better service with a total update of the game, allowing it to benefit from the improved technology available today. Then instead of making these ports the main feature, they would be a great bonus.

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Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

Average even on release. If you have "SF2 Turbo," you don't need this. [Dec 2007, p.96]

GamingExcellence

Fatal Fury Special is not worth the points to download. The game is tougher than a two dollar steak, and has aged about as well as milk left behind a radiator for a month.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

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Bryan M. gave it a9:
You know for just being $4 bucks this game is great. it does have a little choice of characters but other then that this game is just like the one on sega. the controls are good too so that is a big +. the graphics have a little touch up but still fell like you are playing it on the old sega Gen. so just get this game play with your friends online is even more better if you do not have 800 points after buying a 1,200 point game get it.

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