<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1992	O
fighting	O
video	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
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
home	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
Kim	O
Kaphwan	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Taekwondo	B-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
Korean	O
character	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Mai	O
Shiranui	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
mascots	O
,	O
their	O
primary	O
sex	O
symbol	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
well-known	O
female	O
video	O
game	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
them	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
mainstays	O
in	O
both	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
100-Mega	O
Shock	O
series	O
,	O
offering	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
play	O
controls	O
were	O
modified	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
making	O
full	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
four	O
button	O
configuration	O
,	O
by	O
including	O
four	O
attack	O
buttons	O
(	O
Light	O
Punch	O
,	O
Light	O
Kick	O
,	O
Strong	O
Punch	O
,	O
and	O
Strong	O
Kick	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-plane	O
battle	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
has	O
been	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
"	O
Desperation	O
Move	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
Fury	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
type	O
of	O
Special	O
Move	O
which	O
causes	O
massive	O
damage	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
life	O
gauge	O
is	O
at	O
25%	O
and	O
flashing	O
red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
next	O
saga	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
meets	O
his	O
demise	O
on	O
13	O
August	O
1991	O
by	O
getting	O
jump	O
kicked	O
from	O
a	O
high	O
rise	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
and	O
undefeated	O
champion	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
"	O
tournament	O
"	O
Terry	O
Bogard	O
"	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
final	O
fight	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
in	O
Geese	O
's	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
progresses	O
,	O
the	O
mysterious	O
challenger	O
begins	O
defeating	O
the	O
participants	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
game	O
,	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
man	O
responsible	O
for	O
defeating	O
Geese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
roster	O
consists	O
of	O
eight	O
selectable	O
warriors	O
:	O
Terry	O
,	O
Andy	O
and	O
Joe	B-Application
from	O
the	O
original	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
five	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terry	O
Bogard	O
-	O
an	O
American	O
champion	O
of	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
from	O
South	O
Town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Higashi	O
-	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Muay	O
Thai	O
champion	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
friendly	O
rival	O
of	O
the	O
Bogard	O
brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jubei	O
Yamada	O
-	O
an	O
elderly	O
Japanese	O
judo	B-Application
sensei	O
once	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Yamada	O
the	O
Demon	O
"	O
during	O
his	O
handsome	O
youth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
Kaphwan	O
-	O
a	O
taekwondo	B-Application
kwanjang	O
from	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
who	O
fights	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mai	O
Shiranui	O
-	O
a	O
beautiful	O
kunoichi	B-Application
who	O
is	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
Shiranui	O
ninja	O
clan	O
's	O
leader	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
self-proclaimed	O
"	O
fiancée	O
"	O
of	O
Andy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billy	O
Kane	O
-	O
a	O
bojutsu	O
master	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
revenge	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Bogard	O
brothers	O
and	O
Joe	B-Application
for	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Geese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axel	O
Hawk	O
-	O
a	O
retired	O
heavyweight	O
boxing	B-Application
champion	O
seeking	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
comeback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
home	O
versions	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
early	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Takara	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
,	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Mahou	O
Kabushikigaisha	O
(	O
Magical	O
Company	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Hori	O
Electric	O
released	O
a	O
special	O
controller	B-Device
called	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
Commander	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
super	O
power	O
moves	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playable	O
characters	O
programmed	O
in	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
2006	O
's	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Archive	O
Volume	O
1	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
with	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
AES	O
and	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
)	O
(	O
PCCB-00111	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
from	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
)	O
(	O
Gamest	O
Extra	O
No.91	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
magazine-book	O
from	O
Shinseisha	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
(	O
Gamest	O
Video	O
Vol.2	O
)	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
VHS	O
guide	O
from	O
Shinseisha	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
Mondo	O
Kei	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
MONDO.恵	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
Mondo	O
Kei	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
MONDO.恵	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
two-part	O
official	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Mondo	O
Kei	O
from	O
Shinseisha	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
4-Koma	O
Ketteiban	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
4コマ決定版	O
)	O
(	O
Games	O
Comics	O
4	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
4-koma	O
manga	O
compilation	O
by	O
various	O
authors	O
from	O
Shinseisha	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
Fan	O
Book	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
ファンブック	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
tribute	O
book	O
from	O
Hippon	O
Super	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
Hisshō	O
Kōryaku	O
Hō	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
必勝攻略法	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
guide	O
book	O
from	O
Futabasha	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
Hisshō	O
Kōryaku	O
Hon	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
必勝攻略本	O
)	O
(	O
Haoh	O
Game	O
Special	O
1	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
guide	O
book	O
from	O
Kodansha	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	O
Oku	O
Waza	O
Densho	O
Hen	O
( 餓狼伝説2	O
奥技伝承編	O
)	O
(	O
PCVP-11177	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
VHS	O
tape	O
from	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
is	O
titled	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
features	O
"	O
super	O
deformed	O
"	O
style	O
graphics	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
ports	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
four	O
boss	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
limited	O
hardware	O
,	O
all	O
voices	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
their	O
place	O
the	O
characters	O
have	O
speech	O
bubbles	O
when	O
performing	O
a	O
special	O
attack	O
or	O
Desperation	O
Move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
also	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Super	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
text	O
in	O
the	O
intro	O
,	O
post	O
match	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
endings	O
are	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
character	O
names	O
,	O
game	O
credits	O
,	O
and	O
menus	O
are	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
platforms	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
introducing	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
while	O
expanding	O
the	O
available	O
character	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
1	O
February	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
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
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
,	O
just	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
February	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
Play	O
Meter	O
listed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
(	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
version	O
topped	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
December	B-Application
1993	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
very	O
well-received	O
by	O
Western	O
game	O
critics	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
action-packed	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
"	O
Street	O
Fighter-tough	O
"	O
challenge	O
,	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
character	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
"	O
slick	O
scrolling	O
"	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
sound	O
,	O
concluding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
awesome	O
sequel	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
ranks	O
up	O
there	O
with	O
the	O
Numero	O
Uno	O
fighting	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
for	O
its	O
six-button	O
controller	B-Device
support	O
and	O
character	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
regarded	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
dull	O
but	O
assessed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
faithfully	O
mimics	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
and	O
knocks	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Genesis	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ring.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
but	O
gave	O
the	O
overall	O
assessment	O
that	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
fighters	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
extra	O
options	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
(	O
like	O
a	O
speed	O
setting	O
)	O
make	O
this	O
another	O
fine	O
conversion	O
of	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
EGM	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
fighting	O
games	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
"	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
audio	O
is	O
terrible	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
unreliable	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
unbalanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
recommended	O
that	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
fans	O
instead	O
hold	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
to	O
be	O
far	O
superior	O
judging	O
by	O
the	O
pre-release	O
version	O
they	O
had	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Maximum	O
assessed	O
that	O
while	O
still	O
not	O
as	O
strong	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
dramatic	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
selectable	O
had	O
been	O
extended	O
to	O
eight	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
received	O
a	O
full	O
complement	O
of	O
moves	O
and	O
fought	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
greater	O
fluidity	O
than	O
in	O
Fatal	O
Fury.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
35th	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
largely	O
for	O
introducing	O
Mai	O
Shiranui	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#46	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
82nd	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
63rd	O
in	O
it	O
’s	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
