Real Bout Fatal Fury Special



Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, released in Japan as Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special (リアルバウト餓狼伝説スペシャル, Riaru Bauto Garō Densetsu Supesharu, "Real Bout Legend of the Hungry Wolf Special"), is a 1997 fighting game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo platform. It is the sixth installment in the Fatal Fury series and the second game in the Real Bout sub-series, following the original Real Bout Fatal Fury. This game features all new graphics and returns to the three-level plane system from Fatal Fury 3.

Story
A translation of the official story is as follows:

The tales of the legendary battle has been unfurled. Eyes met on both sides and fists clashed. Fate ironically took hold of the chaos and started another sublime development.

Even if there seems to be no requests for it...

Now, the experienced fighters can reflect on their fights and wounds. What recognition were they looking for with their strength?

Each of them are legends in their own right. No one wants to assume that this fight can change this fact. However, no fight is ever perfect. These fights alone could not satisfy them...

Wings spread to the sky... United to decide who is the superior, the martial artists gather to refine themselves in battle.

On the stage known as the Real Bout Fatal Fury Special.

The following is a translation for Dominated Mind:

South Town, the spirited crime city in America. Once there was a man who owned and dictated the city. The man's name was Geese Howard. To defeat him, countless martial artists have met in South Town. Among them was a young man named Terry Bogard who defeated Geese. The death match that took place to defeat Geese was written into legend by the town's people. The wolves starved for battle, the legend of the hungry wolves.

Time passes... a new shadow slips into town after Geese's death. White and his mysterious armed servant scheme to make a profit from South Town. White has Geese's former right hand man, Billy Kane, in his ranks. Hereafter, any other strong warrior that opposes him will be put under his mind control. What will become of South Town's fate? The new legend to save the town must be made by you!

Characters

 * Terry Bogard
 * Andy Bogard
 * Joe Higashi
 * Mai Shiranui
 * Blue Mary
 * Kim Kaphwan
 * Duck King
 * Hon Fu
 * Cheng Sinzan
 * Tung Fu Rue
 * Ryuji Yamazaki
 * Sokaku Mochizuki
 * Jin Chonshu
 * Jin Chonrei
 * Bob Wilson
 * Franco Bash
 * Billy Kane
 * Laurence Blood
 * Wolfgang Krauser
 * Alfred Airhawk - Playstation Exclusive

Hidden / Alternate Characters

 * Nightmare Geese
 * Shadow Andy
 * EX Blue Mary
 * EX Billy
 * EX Tung

Boss Characters

 * Wolfgang Krauser
 * Nightmare Geese - in a hidden Nightmare Match
 * White - Playstation exclusive

Neo Geo CD
The game was ported to the Neo Geo CD with several additions such as a Versus mode and a music video starring Blue Mary that you get right after the credits.

Playstation
A port of Real Bout Special titled Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind was released for the PlayStation in 1998 in Japan, which adds Alfred (the hidden boss in Real Bout 2) as a playable character, and includes an all new boss character named White (modeled after the character Alexander "Alex" DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange). The story of this version centers around White's brainwashing of Billy Kane and attempted takeover of Southtown's underworld in the power vacuum left by Geese Howard's death in the original Real Bout. In this version, Geese sports a halo over his head, a reference to his passing in the original Real Bout. Dominated Mind also features new moves, hidden unlockable super moves, super cancelling (known in the game as "Final Impacts"), and removed the line-sway system from the game.

The game also has an exclusive animated intro.

Gameboy
A port of this game was made by Takara for the gameboy in Japan on March 27, 1998. Its title is Netto Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special, "Netto" being a common heading for most handheld games at the time. The EX characters were removed and Yamazaki was made an impromptu sub-boss character. It is best remembered for adding Iori Yagami as a guest character to the roster. After the player beats Krauser, they will face either Geese or Iori in an one-shot showdown. Both characters are playable after they're beaten in the game's story mode.