Fatal Fury is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo-Geo system. It is SNK's oldest fighting game, and was once a rival to Capcom's Street Fighter series.Graphics:
When it came out in 1991, Fatal Fury had some nice graphics. However, since then SNK developed much better detail, much bigger characters, and the zooming feature that was pioneered in the Art of Fighting -making Fatal Fury now look very dated. Still, there are some nice colors and detail in all the backgrounds. It's also interesting to see the original portraits of Terry and Andy, and the famous final death scene of Geese Howard (well, supposed death). The one character and stage I should mention is Tung Fu Rue. An old martial arts master, he starts fight as a normal old man, then, after a few hits, he transforms into a muscle-bound behemoth -this was a stunner in the early days of fighters. Also, his stage goes from stormy clouds to a full on rain. While the graphics are not impressive today, this was another break-through when it first premiered in arcades (and it found its way into King of Fighters '99). Fatal Fury's cut scenes and bonus levels are drawn well, too.
The sound effects and voices in Fatal Fury are good, the only problem is you can't really hear them. Fatal Fury is another victim of SNK's early experiments with sound. Fortunately, Fatal Fury also marks the beginning of SNK's amazing forays into fighting game music. The music for the Pao Pao Cafe, Hwa Jai's stage, and Raiden's classic theme song are all outstanding. Overall not bad.