Fatal Fury 2

Exchange blows with the Sultans of Slugs!

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Fatal Fury 2 (餓狼伝説2 新たなる闘い, Garō Densetsu Tsū Aratanaru Tatakai, "Legend of the Hungry Wolf 2: The New Battle") is a 1992 fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms.

It is the sequel to Fatal Fury: King of Fighters and the second game in the Fatal Fury series.

Plot
After Geese Howard's death in the original Fatal Fury, a mysterious nobleman becomes the sponsor of the new "King of Fighters" tournament. This time, the tournament is held worldwide with fighters around the globe competing. As the single player mode progresses, the mysterious challenger begins defeating the participants from the previous Fatal Fury game (Michael Max, Hwa Jai, Duck King, Tung Fu Rue and Richard Meyer), searching for the man responsible for defeating Geese.

Gameplay
Fatal Fury 2 was the second game in SNK's 100-Mega Shock series, offering improved graphics and gameplay over the original Fatal Fury. The play controls were modified, this time making full use of the Neo-Geo's four button configuration, by including four attack buttons (two Punch buttons and two Kick buttons). The game expands on the two-lane plane system by giving the player the ability to knock their opponent to the other lane. Additionally some stages have hazards like electrified wires or a stampede of bulls. In addition, each character now has a "desperation attack" which can only be performed when their life meter is low and flashing red.

Characters
The new characters added to the roster are: Official Roster=
 * Mai Shiranui, the heiress of Shiranui clan of ninjas and Hanzo Shiranui's granddaughter. She met Andy Bogard during his training with her grandfather, and falls in love with him;
 * Big Bear, the babyface persona of Raiden, after his defeat for Geese Howard;
 * Kim Kaphwan, a young Tae Kwon Do master, strives for excellence and righteousness in everything he does, be it his fighting or personal life, besides having an inherent and strong sense of justice;
 * Cheng Sinzan, an wealthy bussinessman, who trained along with Jeff Bogard and Geese, and a former student of Tung Fu Rue;
 * Jubei Yamada, a Judo master who, in the past, was admired and respected by those who saw his fights due to his young spirit and burning will. He also trained Mai Shiranui at the request of her grandfather and his personal friend, Hanzo;
 * Axel Hawk, a former heavy weight boxing champion and one of Krauser's three defenders;
 * Laurence Blood, a former bullfighter easily capable of gracefully dodging the charges of bulls and killing them with one stroke of his sword. Due to his family having strong ties to Krauser, he is his head of security and one of his three defenders (the last is Billy Kane);
 * Wolfgang Krauser, the boss of the game, a crimelord of darkness and one of the organizers of the King of Fighters tournament, is owner of the Stroheim castle and Geese's half-brother.

Returning Characters

 * Terry Bogard
 * Andy Bogard
 * Joe Higashi

New Characters

 * Mai Shiranui
 * Big Bear - formerly known as Raiden
 * Kim Kaphwan
 * Cheng Sinzan
 * Jubei Yamada
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 * Note: The Mid-Bosses and Boss are also playable on SNES, Genesis and Game Boy.


 * Billy Kane
 * Axel Hawk
 * Laurence Blood
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 * Wolfgang Krauser

Stages
Normal Stages=


 * Pamplona, Spain — Laurence: The fight takes place in the Plaza de Toros during the running of the bulls. A crowd is visible in the coliseum and numerous bulls run by in the background. The Pamplona Cathedral is visible on the horizon.
 * Changes: in the first round, it is daytime; from the second round onwards, it is nighttime.  In Fatal Fury Special, the weather is cloudy in the second round.


 * Mittelgebilde, Germany — Krauser: Takes place in Stroheim Castle. The background features several dragon and skull statues and a symphonic orchestra.

Trivia

 * The Neo Geo commercials tell two mini story arcs, one centering on Terry and the other focusing on the girl in the commercials, Miki Hareyama. Terry's story was mostly involved in action scenes and him journeying. After she meets him and takes an interest in him, Miki follows Terry. When she hears that he would be leaving town, she hurries to see him a final time.