General: The fifth installment of the Fatal Fury series. The story focuses on the "death" of Geese Howard. All the characters from a previous title appear in this version as well Kim Kaphwan, Duck King and Billy Kane from the original special. The gameplay is similar to other Fatal Fury games, but the energy bar for each character is now similar in function to Killer Instinct, where two energy bars are 'overlaid' on each other. The top bar is the yellow bar, which when depleted gives way to a red bar, which will flash when it reaches around 90-95 percent. This version also adds interactive backgrounds as well.
Manufacturer: SNK
Platforms: Neo Geo
Year: 1995
Characters: Terry, Andy, Joe, Franco, Mai, Bob, Geese, Billy Kane, Hon Fu, Yamazaki, Sokaku, Blue Mary, Kim, Chonshu, Chonrei, Duck King
Comment: Not a bad update to the Fatal Fury series... By this time Fatal Fury it's starting to look and feel a little more like a seasoned 2D fighting game... But the newer character designs were a little lame for the time, namely Franco Bash, Chonshu, and Chonrei. But that's just my opinion.
Rating: 6.5