<s>
is	O
a	O
1999	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
SNK	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
system	O
and	O
then	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
(	O
or	O
ninth	O
if	O
one	O
counts	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
)	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
Defend	O
was	O
later	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
K-Groove	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
manages	O
to	O
win	O
all	O
rounds	O
from	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Mode	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
an	O
"	O
AAA	O
"	O
rank	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
face	O
the	O
boss	O
Kain	O
R	O
.	O
Heinlein	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
an	O
ending	O
after	O
he	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
through	O
Arcade	B-Application
Mode	O
,	O
before	O
facing	O
Grant	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
face	O
a	O
mid-boss	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
any	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
cast	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
they	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wears	O
a	O
red	O
and	O
white	O
jacket	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
star	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Terry	O
's	O
classic	O
vest	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terry	O
Bogard	O
–	O
the	O
main	O
hero	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
returning	O
fighter	O
in	O
Garou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Garou	O
,	O
Terry	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
:	O
his	O
long	O
blond	O
ponytail	O
is	O
trimmed	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
exchanged	O
his	O
trademark	O
red	O
vest	B-Algorithm
,	O
hat	O
,	O
and	O
sneakers	O
for	O
a	O
brown	O
bomber	O
jacket	O
and	O
work	O
boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Garou	O
,	O
he	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
for	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
partner	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
murdered	O
by	O
Freeman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
Dong-Hwan	O
–	O
Dong-Hwan	O
was	O
taught	O
Taekwondo	B-Application
by	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Kim	O
Kap-Hwan	O
,	O
using	O
techniques	O
infused	O
with	O
lightning	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
friendly	O
rivalry	O
with	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
Kim	O
Jae-Hoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believes	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
genius	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
study	O
diligently	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
master	O
Taekwondo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
brother	O
see	O
it	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
Jae-Hoon	O
–	O
Jae-Hoon	O
was	O
taught	O
Taekwondo	B-Application
by	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Kim	O
Kap-Hwan	O
,	O
using	O
techniques	O
infused	O
with	O
fire	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
brother	O
of	O
Dong	O
Hwan	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
generally	O
very	O
polite	O
and	O
charming	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
her	O
pet	O
sable	B-Application
,	O
Itokatsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khushnood	O
Butt	O
–	O
Butt	O
is	O
a	O
Brazilian	O
Kyokugen-style	O
karate	B-Application
expert	O
,	O
who	O
trained	O
under	O
Ryo	O
Sakazaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeman	B-Application
–	O
Freeman	B-Application
,	O
real	O
name	O
unknown	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mysterious	O
English	O
serial	O
killer	O
that	O
fights	O
using	O
slashing	O
movements	O
with	O
his	O
hands	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
claws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Freeman	B-Application
's	O
special	O
techniques	O
are	O
references	O
to	O
heavy	O
metal	O
bands	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nightmare	O
,	O
Morbid	O
Angel	O
,	O
Overkill	O
,	O
and	O
Vision	O
of	O
Disorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	O
–	O
Grant	O
,	O
real	O
name	O
Abel	O
Cameron	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
master	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
style	O
known	O
as	O
Ankoku	O
Karate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
he	O
and	O
Yasuyuki	O
Oda	O
wondered	O
what	O
type	O
of	O
hero	O
would	O
succeed	O
Terry	O
Bogard	O
in	O
Fatal	O
Furys	O
latest	O
game	O
,	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
contrast	O
previous	O
'	O
masculine	O
 '	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
characters	O
by	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
more	O
bishonen	O
appearance	O
,	O
something	O
Nobuyuki	O
Kuroki	O
felt	O
the	O
sequel	O
needed	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
cast	O
and	O
an	O
issue	O
he	O
felt	O
Real	O
Bout	O
suffered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kengo	O
Asai	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
Voltage	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Gowcaizer	I-Application
,	O
Money	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Exchanger	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
series	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
label	O
of	O
"	O
SNK	O
Best	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
port	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
such	O
version	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
NeoGeo	B-Operating_System
Online	O
Collection	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
also	O
came	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
ports	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
digitally	O
under	O
the	O
ACA	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
label	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
would	O
n't	O
receive	O
its	O
own	O
port	O
of	O
Garou	O
until	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
ACA	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
-	O
a	O
straight	O
,	O
barebones	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
-	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
online-capable	O
version	O
that	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
GOG	O
,	O
Steam	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Garou	O
featured	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
from	O
an	O
update	O
by	O
Code	O
Mystics	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
added	O
their	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
replaced	O
DotEmu	O
’s	O
port	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
fan	O
event	O
2005	O
KOF-party	O
,	O
illustrator	O
Falcoon	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
was	O
around	O
seventy	O
percent	O
complete	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
SNK	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falcoon	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
meant	O
to	O
appear	O
was	O
a	O
student	O
from	O
Joe	O
Higashi	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
starred	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
of	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
prizes	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
lost	O
these	O
respectively	O
to	O
Victorious	B-Application
Boxers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ippo	I-Application
's	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
Sequel	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
