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General: Considered to be "Fatal Fury 4," Garou: Mark of the Wolves is easliy one of SNK's best fighting games. Garou was clearly SNK's answer to Capcom's epic Street Fighter 3 series, and not only does Garou maintain the awesome fluid animation that rivals SF3 (and AOF3), but it also packs some highly addicting and strategic gameplay, in which "button-mashers" have absolutly no chance against seasoned players.
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Garou is surely one of SNK's prettiest 2D fighting games. All stages are introduced with unqiue intro movies, complete with moody background sounds which really set the mood before the fight. Each background is maticulously detailed from top to bottom and really have "depth" for a 2D fighting game. Every background is perfectly fitted for each character, and the background music is also top notch as well as memorable. The character designs themselves are also overflowing with personality... Garou's characters actually have a lot in common with Street Fighter 3: New Generation characters... Characters like Marco Rodriguez, Dong Hwan, or Tizok, are actually the "new generation" of SNK fighters who take the place of, in this example, Ryo Sakazaki, Kim Kap Hwan, and Big Bear; former Fatal Fury characters practicing the same styles... The only returning character is Mr. Terry Bogard, SNK's original hero, and fighting game legend.
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The gameplay is rock solid, and certainly of the best we've seen from SNK... The 4 button layout is similar to the KOF series, but characters are more well rounded and have a variety of alternate priority moves, and of course flashy special and super moves. Characters also have alternate priority attacks for being in close with their opponent, which is great for setting up combos. Even with the absence of so many classic SNK characters, this new roster of SNK fighters holds their own and make for a well balanced game. Hit effects are done amazingly well, and nearly all super moves never fail to make you say ouch! Garou is simply an awesome and inspiring game. And if you haven't played it, you're missing out big time.
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Manufacturer: SNK
Platforms: Neo
Geo, Dreamcast, Playstation 2
Release: November
26, 1999
Characters:
Rock,
Dong
Hwan, Hotaru,
Marco,
Hokutomaru,
Kevin,
Freeman,
Tizok,
B.Jenet,
Gato,
Jae
Hoon, Terry,
Grant,
Kain
Related Games:
Fatal
Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal
Fury 3, Fatal Fury Special, Fatal
Fury Real Bout,
Fatal Fury Real Bout 2,
Fatal
Fury Real Bout Special, Fatal Fury: Wild
Ambition, Fatal Fury: 1st Contact
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Closing Comment:
SNK answered Capcom's SF3 in a big way... which isn't an easy ordeal by
any means. Garou is definitely one of my favorite games for obvious reasons!
There's nothing much else to say besides... "Ahhh you Okaaay??? BUSTAHHH
WOLF!!!" ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG