Fatal Fury Special is an improved version of SNK's 2D one-on-one fighter Fatal Fury 2. It's a conversion of the 1993 arcade game of the same name. The objective is still to win the tournament by defeating all other fighters including end boss Wolfgang Krauser. Fatal Fury Special features a fairly large selection of fighters that includes:

The eight regular fighters from Fatal Fury 2: Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, Kim Kaphwan, Jubei Yamada, Cheng Sinzan, Mai Shiranui and Big Bear.
The four bosses from Fatal Fury 2: Billy Kane, Axel Hawk, Lawrence Blood and Wolfgang Krauser (this time they're all immediately playable).
Three characters returning from the first Fatal Fury: Duck King, Tung Fu Rue and Geese Howard (the end boss from Fatal Fury).

Other improvements include:

A new Count Down mode (defeat as many opponents as possible in 3 minutes).
Extra color schemes for every character.
New & improved background graphics.
Dolby Surround Sound support.

Fatal Fury Special still features the series' trademark pseudo-3D movement along two planes.

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Alternate Titles

"餓狼伝説SPECIAL" -- Japanese spelling
"Garō Densetsu Special" -- Japanese title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform
	Fatal Fury Special	SNES
	Fatal Fury Special	SEGA CD
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User Reviews

Great game...on another system, that is...	SEGA CD	Satoshi Kunsai (1822)
Takara delivers arcade perfection.	Game Gear	Fake Spam (94)
They tried, they really did.	SEGA CD	Fake Spam (94)

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The Press Says

TeamXbox	Xbox 360	Sep 05, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Consoles Plus	SNES	Mar, 1995	86 out of 100	86
neXGam	Game Gear	2002	8.3 out of 10	83
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	May, 1995	7.4 out of 10	74
Game Players	SNES	Jun, 1995	74 out of 100	74
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	SEGA CD	Jun, 1995	7 out of 10	70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	SEGA CD	Oct 31, 2004	7 out of 10	70
GameSpot	Xbox 360	Oct 15, 2007	6.5 out of 10	65
Portable Review	Game Gear	Oct 29, 2005	26 out of 40	65
GamePro (US)	SNES	Jun, 1995	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

Backgrounds

On some stages some of the game's other fighters appear in the background. Terry Bogard, Billy Kane and Mai Shiranui can be seen in the background on Andy Bogard's Venice stage, while Joe Higashi is visible on Big Bear's Australia stage.

Ryo Sakazaki

Ryo Sakazaki, from Art of Fighting, is a secret character in the SNES, Genesis, and Sega CD versions of the game. You can unlock him via a code, or if you're good enough, you can fight against him after you beat the game.

The Game Gear version had him as a normal character. You don't need a special code to unlock him.

Information also contributed by Foxhack

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