Fatal Fury Special

Fatal Fury Special is a 1993 fighting game developed and published by SNK and originally released for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It features many of the same graphics and gameplay, although some slight changes were made to the system, including faster game speed and an all new combo system. The single-player mode has the player fighting all of the playable characters, beginning with the eight regular characters from the previous game, as well as Tung and Duck, with the player given a choice in their first opponent. The four AI-only characters from the previous game can now be controlled by the player, and three characters from the original Fatal Fury return, increasing the number of playable characters to fifteen. In addition to the home versions for the Neo Geo and Neo Geo CD, ports of Fatal Fury Special were produced for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega CD and Game Gear, as well as the PC Engine game console , and the X68000 and FM Towns computer platforms in Japan between 1994-1996. Reviewing the Neo Geo version, GamePro praised the variety of characters, the addition of new moves for the older characters, the combos, the detailed graphics, and the humorous touches to the backgrounds, though they felt the ability to jump between the foreground and background tended to be an annoyance. All four reviewers for Electronic Gaming Monthly referred to it as "one of the best tournament fighting games out there" .