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
"Garou Densetsu Special" -- Japanese Title

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Fatal Fury series

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User Reviews

Great game...on another system, that is...	Sega CD	Satoshi Kunsai (1862)
Takara delivers arcade perfection.	Game Gear	Fake Spam (93)
They tried, they really did.	Sega CD	Fake Spam (93)

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The Press Says

GamePro	Neo Geo	Feb, 1994	4.5 out of 5	90
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Game Gear	Feb, 1995	9 out of 10	90
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Neo Geo	Sep 09, 2005	9 out of 10	90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Neo Geo	Jan, 1994	8.5 out of 10	85
GamePro	Game Gear	Jan, 1995	4 out of 5	80
Game Players	SNES	Jun, 1995	74 out of 100	74
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Sega CD	Oct 31, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Sega CD	Jun, 1995	7 out of 10	70
GamePro	Sega CD	May, 1995	3.3 out of 5	66
Sega-16.com	Sega CD	Mar 13, 2006	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

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.

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This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (62801), Roedie (5067), Satoshi Kunsai (1862) and Terok Nor (9445)