<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1993	O
fighting	O
game	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
1992	O
's	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>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Special	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
combine	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
roster	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
returns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
AI-only	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
(	O
Billy	O
Kane	O
,	O
Axel	O
Hawk	O
,	O
Laurence	O
Blood	O
,	O
and	O
Wolfgang	O
Krauser	O
)	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
(	O
Tung	O
Fu	O
Rue	O
,	O
Duck	O
King	O
,	O
and	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
)	O
return	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
to	O
fifteen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	O
Sakazaki	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
opponent	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Single	O
Player	O
Mode	O
and	O
is	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
cross-over	O
inspired	O
SNK	O
to	O
create	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
conversions	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
were	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
game	O
console	O
(	O
in	O
Arcade	B-Application
CD-ROM²	O
format	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
computer	O
platforms	O
in	O
Japan	O
between	O
1994	B-Application
and	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
2007	O
's	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Archives	O
Volume	O
1	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
mobile	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
based	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2017	O
by	O
a	O
Japanese	O
game	O
publisher	O
HAMSTER	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	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
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
just	O
below	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
that	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Meter	O
also	O
listed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
thirty-eighth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
though	O
it	O
has	O
fewer	O
characters	O
and	O
vastly	O
inferior	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
handheld	O
fighting	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
responsive	O
action	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
"	O
extra	O
elements	O
you	O
never	O
thought	O
you	O
'd	O
see	O
in	O
a	O
handheld	O
fighter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
declared	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
poorly	O
converted	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
complimented	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
key	O
animation	O
frames	O
and	O
distinctive	O
background	O
elements	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
conversion	O
a	O
major	O
disappointment	O
to	O
anyone	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
EGM	O
complained	O
of	O
the	O
severe	O
echo	O
effect	O
in	O
the	O
audio	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
said	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
moves	O
are	O
hard	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
step	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
are	O
still	O
relatively	O
sharp	O
,	O
and	O
judged	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
good	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
less	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
conversion	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
are	O
vastly	O
inferior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
release	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
emulated	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
emulates	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
home	O
version	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
good	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
fighters	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
probably	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
modern	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
already	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Maximum	O
commented	O
that	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
"	O
tweaked	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
overly	O
very	O
superficially	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
selling	O
point	O
lay	O
with	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
combatants	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
