<s>
Real	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Fatal	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
Real	O
Bout	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
the	O
Extended	O
RAM	O
cartridge	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Battle	O
Archives	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
this	O
compilation	O
was	O
re-released	B-Device
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real	O
Bout	O
changes	O
the	O
play	O
controls	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
games	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
attack	O
buttons	O
from	O
four	O
to	O
three	O
:	O
a	O
standard	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Strong	O
Attack	O
"	O
button	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
a	O
stronger	O
punch	O
or	O
kick	O
attack	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
three-plane	O
"	O
oversway	O
"	O
system	O
from	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
main	O
lane	O
for	O
fighting	O
,	O
with	O
foreground	O
and	O
background	O
planes	O
used	O
to	O
avoid	O
attacks	O
or	O
leap	O
towards	O
the	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real	O
Bout	O
also	O
introduces	O
stages	O
with	O
ring-outs	O
,	O
a	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
previously	O
introduced	O
in	O
3D	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
out	O
of	O
bounds	O
areas	O
are	O
guarded	O
by	O
barriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
normal	O
chain	O
combo	O
system	O
,	O
including	O
in	O
the	O
mid-air	O
,	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
character	O
roster	O
from	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
boss	O
characters	O
(	O
Ryuji	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
Jin	O
Chonrei	O
and	O
Jin	O
Chonshu	O
)	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	O
King	O
,	O
Billy	O
Kane	O
and	O
Kim	O
Kaphwan	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
all	O
last	O
featured	O
in	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
antagonist	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real	O
Bout	O
was	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
's	O
final	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
storyline	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
with	O
Terry	O
or	O
Andy	O
depicts	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
demise	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
either	O
brother	O
by	O
falling	O
off	O
the	O
roof	O
of	O
his	O
tower	O
,	O
refusing	O
to	O
be	O
saved	O
by	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Real	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Fatal	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
AES	O
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
22,750	O
and	O
63.091	O
copies	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Mike	O
of	O
GamePro	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
over	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
the	O
greater	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
Bob	O
and	O
Mary	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
refined	O
combo	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
moves	O
which	O
were	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
reduction	O
from	O
four	O
action	O
buttons	O
to	O
three	O
,	O
the	O
reuse	O
of	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
(	O
"	O
ranges	O
from	O
banal	O
rock	O
to	O
obnoxious	O
drek	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
gameplay	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
games	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
echoed	O
this	O
sentiment	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
are	O
all	O
here	O
and	O
their	O
moves	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
balanced	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
titles	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
derided	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Maximum	O
assessed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
well-rounded	O
and	O
entertaining	O
fighting	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
