Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 | 
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Category: Video Games
List Price: $12.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 10167
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: Fighting Action Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 20023
UPC: 828862200235
EAN: 0828862200235
ASIN: B000T5MSA6
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Four complete FATAL FURY games | | • | The first series to incorporate two-plane fighting in a 2D system. | | • | Multiple fighting modes: single player vs. the computer, 2-player head-to-head or 2-player co-op. | | • | Create your own player character with the Color Edit function | | • | Switch the Soundtracks of all 4 titles between Original and Arranged compositions |
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Product Description
Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 1 - The collection will include the first four entries in the franchise: Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, and Fatal Fury 3. This will be the first appearance of the brawler on U.S. consoles since the original PlayStation's Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition in 1999. Released the same year as Street Fighter II, Fatal Fury was the first fighting game to allow players to battle on two planes. It also featured a cooperative mode when a second player joined a single-player game. The two would have to work together to defeat the computer-controlled opponent before they could fight one another. The sequel, Fatal Fury 2, introduced "desperation moves" that could be unleashed when your fighter was near defeat. Fatal Fury Special was an expanded version of Fatal Fury 2 with additional characters. The third proper entry in the series, Fatal Fury 3, added a third plane on which players could duke it out.
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 First half of a great fighting series February 6, 2008
J. LECOMPTE (Texas)
If anyone is a fan of SNK, than they remember Fatal Fury from way back when. Either having played it in the arcades, or playing the sometimes watered down (although still fun) ports on the old consoles like the Genesis or Super Nintendo. Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1 brings the first 4 games from the Fatal Fury series to the Playstation 2, faithfully ported from the original arcade versions respectively on each title.
You have Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, and Fatal Fury 3. this series could be considered, like Art of Fighting, a precursor to the King of Fighters series, as it features a lot of regulars in the series, including faces like Mai Shirunai, Andy and Terry Bogard, Geese, and plenty of others. One cool thing about the series, not seen in hardly any other fighting games is the ability to jump back and forth between foregrounds and backgrounds, adding another plane to fight on.
Other than that, Fatal Fury offers all the fun 2D style fighting you can find in games like Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown, and others. It's fun, its old school, and its always to be remembered.
It's a shame though that SNK did not add any new features to this collection. You have the ability to color edit characters, and also adjust difficulties, but that's about it. Pretty bare bones in presentation.
If you're a fan of old school fighting and SNK, this is a title not to be missed.
Old school SNK fun! September 21, 2007
Darrin Johnson (San Bernardino, CA USA)
Ah, these games are old gems. This is the first time that a few of them have been made available in the U.S. on a home system besides the Neo-Geo.
Anyone getting in to this game should know right off the bat that this is pretty old school. The original Fatal Fury was released around the same time as SFII, so you will certainly notice it's age. The gameplay does not feel very modern in the first three games (you can barely even combo at all in the FF1), but then again, why would anyone buy a classic game compilation trying to expect modern gameplay?
If you're an old school SNKer then heck, you probably have this game already. If you don't get it ASAP. The games are recreated faithfully, the music is still great (even today) and, most importantly, all of these games are fun.
 Nostalgia... September 19, 2007
Laughing Skull (Houston, TX)
Great for memories of days gone by. Not really for the new generation. They would not appreciate the early graphics or the simple gameplay. But for us who grew up on these, it provided a much needed option in the then emerging fighting game genre.
Pretty good collection...Almost perfect August 28, 2007
THE MAIN MAN (Central Bookin', NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An SNK collection I can be proud of. This collection contains the first 4 Fatal Fury games in their complete arcade form. Everything is still the same. Music, voices, and cheap cpu. Still the game can be beaten with patience. Every single one has the same flaws which is the controls. The control pad motions have to be exaggerated. What I mean is, you have to completely go through the full motion if you want moves to work. At least thats the way it works for me. Fatal Fury 1 is the only one with the major control issue. However, if you play as Andy Bogard for example. His dash move is incredibly easy to do. It can bust out at will.
The other games improve greatly with the controls but it can still be a strain. Fatal Fury 2 is good with 8 playable characters from the start. The only downside for me is the music. I really dont like the stage music from any of the stages, except for Mai's.
Fatal Fury Special is basically the "Champion Edition" version. With the bosses being playable. To include characters from the first one with some pretty cool stages.
Fatal Fury 3 is a different game with a new fighting engine. The cross through movement in the first 3 are altered and are now used as dashes. I really do like this twist, for the simple fact I'm still use to it from the arcade. Others who are new to the this may become frustrated at first. But it can be pretty fun once you get it down. To include some characters moves are removed and something new is added. For ex. Terry's rising tackle is removed in favor for the power dunk. Which I don't think is too bad. Now for me, with the exceptions of Geese Howard(which is my favorite) the big three; Andy, Terry, & Joe. I'll also add Mai in there. The new characters aren't that interesting.
SNK were kind enough to add a complete moves list, to include the trick to unlock the 3 secret characters in Fatal Fury 3. So if your buying this used, its very important to make sure the instructions manuel is included.
Overall this is a pretty good collection. If it wasn't for the average controls and cheap cpu. This collection would be perfect. It's obvious I'm happy with this. I hope SNK releases a World Heroes collection as well. I already heard about the Samurai Showdown collection coming soon. I just hope they do a real good job on those.
The Second SNK Fighting Game Series to Arrive for PS2 August 26, 2007
dwood78 (Long Beach, CA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's about time that this collection comes to the US. This has the first 4 Fatal Fury games (the Real Bout Fatal Fury games are in Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 2 which is currently out only in Japan).
Like the Art of Fighting Anthology, these 4 games are 100% versions of the arcade games. However for the first Fatal Fury game, the issue of controls still comes up. FF 2 improves on this, with FF Special being the best game in the collection. FF 3 is the best looking game, but the new multi-line system is a little confusing at first. It's still a fun game needlesstosay
This collection will keep you playing as it's tough even on Easy mode. My main issue is the lack of a real 2 player vs mode like they have in the Art of Fighting series. 2 people can play, but the victor can't pick someone else for the next match.
Despite the shortfalls, this is a solid collection of old school fighting games. Hopefully Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 2 & the upcoming Japanese release of World Heroes Gorgeous will make it to North American soon.
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