(LAST UPDATE: 7/12/09)
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Developer(s): SNK
Publisher(s): SNK
Platform(s): Neo
Geo, Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, Playstation, Playstation 2
Release: December 21st, 1995
Characters:
Terry,
Andy,
Joe,
Franco,
Mai,
Bob,
Geese,
Billy
Kane, Hon Fu, Yamazaki,
Sokaku,
Blue
Mary, Kim,
Chonshu,
Chonrei,
Duck
King
Related Games:
Fatal
Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal
Fury 3, Fatal Fury Special, Fatal
Fury Real Bout 2,
Fatal Fury Real Bout
Special, Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition,
Fatal
Fury: 1st Contact, Garou: Mark of The Wolves
Review: The fifth installment of the Fatal Fury series, the story focusing on the "death" of Geese Howard. Real Bout introduces a Power Gauge which fills up as player performs normal or special techniques against their opponent or defend themselves, similar to many super move gauges featured in other fighting games. The power gauge allows fighters to perform "Guard Cancels" or a "Super Special Move" depending of the level of the Power Gauge.
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Real Bout's controls have slightly changed from the
previous Fatal Fury games. Now instead of four attack buttons, there are
three: Punch, Kick, and a "Strong Attack" which is either a stronger
kick or punch attack (depends on the character). Real Bout retains the
three-plane "oversway" system ntroduced in Fatal Fury 3, which
features a main plane for fighting, with foreground and background planes used
to avoid attacks or leap towards the opponent. A dedicated button is now used to
make an "oversway" (or change plane) towards the background or
foreground.
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6.5 / 10 |
Closing Comment: Real Bout was a decent update to the Fatal Fury series, but an "average" fighting game when compared to many others. The character roster wasn't bad, though the "new" character designs were slightly uninspired . ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
