<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1991	O
head-to-head	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
was	O
SNK	O
's	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
system	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
inaugural	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
fictional	O
"	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
"	O
tournament	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
later	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
former	O
Capcom	O
employee	O
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
mainstay	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Bogard	O
brothers	O
Terry	O
and	O
Andy	O
,	O
friend	O
Joe	B-Application
Higashi	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
nemesis	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
,	O
made	O
their	O
debut	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
play	O
controls	O
consist	O
of	O
an	O
eight	O
directional	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
three	O
attack	O
buttons	O
:	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
and	O
throw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
has	O
special	O
techniques	O
that	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
inputting	O
specific	O
commands	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
novel	O
aspect	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
was	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two-lane	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
every	O
other	O
match	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
tournament	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
bonus	O
round	O
mini-game	O
involving	O
an	O
arm	B-Application
wrestling	I-Application
match	O
against	O
a	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
at	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
Capcom	O
for	O
SNK	O
,	O
Nishiyama	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
storyline	O
and	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
easier	O
to	O
empathize	O
with	O
,	O
something	O
he	O
was	O
n’t	O
able	O
to	O
achieve	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Nishiyama	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
placed	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
combos	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
placed	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
special	O
moves	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
storytelling	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
two	O
features	O
that	O
he	O
failed	O
on	O
during	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terry	O
faithfully	O
chose	O
to	O
wander	O
in	O
his	O
home	O
country	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
Hakkyokuseiken	O
fighting	O
skills	O
learned	O
from	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
mentor	O
Tung	O
Fu	O
Rue	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
shih-fu	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Hakkyokuseiken	O
and	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Bajiquan	O
,	O
and	O
Terry	O
also	O
studied	O
other	O
martial	O
arts	O
abilities	O
gained	O
from	O
the	O
street	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
of	O
South	O
Town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
decade	O
later	O
into	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
crime	O
lord	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
organized	O
a	O
tournament	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Bogard	O
brothers	O
pay	O
respects	O
to	O
Jeff	O
's	O
grave	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
and	O
befriend	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Muay	O
Thai	O
champion	O
,	O
Joe	B-Application
Higashi	O
,	O
from	O
Thailand	O
and	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
K.O.F.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
enters	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
avenge	O
their	O
father	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
tournament	O
to	O
Geese	O
's	O
right-hand	O
man	O
Billy	O
Kane	O
before	O
he	O
could	O
reach	O
Geese	O
,	O
Joe	B-Application
Higashi	O
also	O
lost	O
to	O
Geese	O
's	O
muscle-bound	O
henchman	O
Raiden	O
after	O
getting	O
passed	O
by	O
his	O
bitter	O
rival	O
Hwa	O
Jai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
select	O
one	O
fighter	O
which	O
is	O
either	O
Terry	O
,	O
Andy	O
,	O
or	O
Joe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Higashi	O
-	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Muay	O
Thai	O
master	O
and	O
a	O
friend	O
to	O
the	O
Bogard	O
brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Max	O
-	O
a	O
Catholic	O
boxer	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
projectile	O
attack	O
called	O
the	O
Tornado	O
Upper	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Joe	B-Application
's	O
Hurricane	O
Upper	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Mike	B-Application
Tyson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
special	O
technique	O
is	O
a	O
flying	O
knee	O
kick	O
called	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Kick	O
( มังกรเตะ	O
,	O
Mạngkr	O
Tea	O
)	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Joe	B-Application
's	O
Tiger	O
Kick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Takara	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Nova	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-on-one	O
battles	O
are	O
gone	O
and	O
the	O
arm	B-Application
wrestling	I-Application
bonus	O
rounds	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
new	O
bonus	O
rounds	O
involving	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
punching	O
flying	O
tires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
by	O
Takara	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
produced	O
by	O
Mahou	O
Kabushikigaisha	O
(	O
Magical	O
Company	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
is	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequels	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Archives	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
soundtrack	O
or	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
downloadable	O
lineup	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
SNK	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Station	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
two	O
versions	O
)	O
and	O
Captain	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
February	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Rand	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	O
available	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
brilliant	O
feast	O
of	O
fighting	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
huge	O
and	O
excellently	O
drawn	O
"	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
great	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
special	O
attacks	O
"	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
variety.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Maximum	O
commented	O
in	O
1996	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
offer	O
any	O
real	O
competition	O
for	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
either	O
playability	O
or	O
character	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
74th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighters	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
by	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
