<s>
Brutal	B-Application
:	I-Application
Paws	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Paws	O
of	O
Fury	O
in	O
Germany	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
GameTek	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brutal	B-Application
:	I-Application
Paws	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
GameTek	O
and	O
Cybersoft	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Kemco	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
CD32	B-Device
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
Brutal	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Above	I-Application
the	I-Application
Claw	I-Application
(	O
also	O
titled	O
Brutal	B-Application
:	O
Above	O
the	O
Claw	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
computers	O
in	O
1995	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
new	O
arenas	O
,	O
a	O
remixed	O
intro	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
four	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
uncharted	O
Brutal	B-Application
Island	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
toughest	O
martial	O
artists	O
are	O
invited	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
grueling	O
tournament	O
,	O
aptly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Brutal	B-Application
Island	O
Tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Paws	O
of	O
Fury	O
tournament	O
,	O
the	O
participants	O
return	O
to	O
Brutal	B-Application
Island	O
to	O
once	O
again	O
compete	O
for	O
the	O
match	O
against	O
Dali	O
Llama	O
for	O
the	O
Belt	O
of	O
Heaven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Brutal	B-Application
:	I-Application
Paws	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
includes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	O
Bunny	O
–	O
A	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
monk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	O
Leon	O
of	O
Kenya	O
–	O
A	O
lion	B-Algorithm
rock	O
star	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
vendetta	O
with	O
Tai	O
Cheetah	O
and	O
Kendo	O
Coyote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brutal	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Above	I-Application
the	I-Application
Claw	I-Application
introduces	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Chung	O
Poe	O
–	O
A	O
mole	O
who	O
transforms	O
into	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
bat-dragon	O
hybrid	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Brutal	B-Application
:	I-Application
Paws	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
is	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
smaller	O
memory	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
the	O
two	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
which	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
had	O
to	O
drop	O
,	O
Pantha	O
and	O
Croc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
new	O
compression	O
techniques	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
the	O
left-facing	O
character	O
sprites	O
from	O
the	O
disk	O
;	O
the	O
left-facing	O
sprites	O
are	O
instead	O
created	O
while	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
running	O
by	O
flipping	O
the	O
right-facing	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
16-colour	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
cannot	O
easily	O
accomplish	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
instead	O
uses	O
one	O
palette	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
single-button	O
joystick	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
different	O
attack	O
strengths	O
(	O
weak	O
,	O
medium	O
,	O
and	O
hard	O
)	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
how	O
long	O
the	O
button	O
is	O
held	O
down	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
are	O
more	O
joystick-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
the	O
cinemas	O
as	O
stunning	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
also	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
mechanic	O
of	O
learning	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
tries	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
things	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
shared	O
EGMs	O
stance	O
that	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
plays	O
too	O
slow	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
often	O
block	O
the	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
,	O
while	O
intentional	O
,	O
is	O
unduly	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
though	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
again	O
praised	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
learning	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
this	O
mechanic	O
ultimately	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
exciting	O
rather	O
than	O
more	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
weak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
greatly	O
improved	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
original	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
much	O
faster	O
and	O
more	O
responsive	O
in	O
these	O
versions	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
content	O
was	O
cut	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
view-blocking	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
still	O
a	O
problem	O
,	O
they	O
gave	O
both	O
versions	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
recommendation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
a	O
notable	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
original	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
"	O
rich	O
,	O
shaded	O
backgrounds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
has	O
far	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
than	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
they	O
contended	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
irrelevant	O
since	O
it	O
still	O
suffers	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
shallow	O
and	O
sluggish	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mediocre	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Brutal	B-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
should	O
please	O
any	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Brutal	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
69%	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
"	O
looks	O
stunning	O
but	O
unfortunately	O
it	O
is	O
all	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
severe	O
lack	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brutal	B-Application
is	O
superbly	O
presented	O
but	O
leaves	O
you	O
with	O
the	O
feeling	O
that	O
something	O
is	O
lacking	O
...	O
a	O
match	O
can	O
be	O
won	O
simply	O
by	O
repeating	O
the	O
same	O
moves	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
