Fatal Fury: First Contact
 

 
REVIEW:  Fatal Fury: First Contact is basically a "pocket-remix" of Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, featuring most of the same gameplay elements, characters, and backgrounds of the original game. First Contact also featured exclusive character Lao (the fighter who was defeated by Xiangfei & Rick in the animated intro in RBFF2), playable only in the 2-player versus mode.
 
 

 
First Contact is the second fighting game to be ported specifically for the Neo Geo Pocket, and sports some pretty quality graphics with "chibi-style" sprites and artwork. The gameplay actually feels a lot like Real Bout 2, and was a fun and simple handheld fighter at the time. SNK did an awesome job of transforming the Real Bout cast into tiny, big-headed sprites, which still retained nearly all of their moves and even personalities... the facial expressions during gameplay are priceless.
  

Page Updated: August 1st, 2014 Developer(s): SNK Publisher(s): SNK Platform(s): Neo Geo Pocket Release Date(s): April 30th, 1999 Characters:  Terry Bogard, Joe Higashi, Andy Bogard, Rick Strowd, Alfred Airhawk, Mai Shiranui, Billy Kane, Kim Kapwhan, Wolfgang Krauser, Ruyji Yamazaki, Li Xiangfei, Lao Featured Video:  Related Games: Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury 3, Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Special: Dominated Mind, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, King of Fighters R-1, King of Fighters R-2, Fatal Fury: 1st Contact, Gals Fighters, Last Blade: Beyond The Destiny, Samurai Shodown: Pocket, Samurai Shodown 2: Pocket, SNK VS Capcom: Match of the Millennium    Gameplay Engine  6.5 / 10 Story / Theme  6.0 / 10 Overall Graphics  7.5 / 10 Animation  6.5 / 10 Music / Sound Effects  6.5 / 10 Innovation  5.0 / 10 Art Direction  8.0 / 10 Customization  4.0 / 10 Options / Extras  2.0 / 10 Intro / Presentation  6.0 / 10 Replayability / Fun  6.0 / 10 "Ouch" Factor  5.5 / 10 Characters  7.5 / 10 BOTTOM LINE  6.6 / 10     Final Words: First Contact shouldn't be missed by any fan of the Fatal Fury series. It's not the deepest or most fun fighter on the Neo Geo Pocket, but for nostalgia value, it's a must have title for any NGPC owner.  ~TFG Webmaster