(original Neo Geo game cover)
So why does this game deserve it's own sticky? Out of all the entire Fatal Fury series, why this one?
Simply put; it's one of the greatest fighting games of all time. It stands out when compared to the other Fatal Fury games due to obvious reasons (it ditches the multiple-plane system used in most of the previous entries, has an entirely new roster with the exception Terry and takes place years after the previous games etc). But those aside, it's just an SNK 2D fighter, at it's finest. You have to play the game yourself to truly appreciate it, the gameplay, the scenery, the characters, everything is done extremely well.
Plot:
10 years after crime lord Geese Howard's death, the city of Southtown has become more peaceful leading it to be known as the Second Southtown (having formerly been corrupted by Geese). However, a man named Kain R. Heinlein wants to take revenge on Geese for the poverty-stricken childhood he suffered and aims to become the new lord of Southtown, more violent than Geese.
Wanting to find Geese's son, Rock Howard, and understand the meaning of his legacy, Kain creates a new fighting tournament called "King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem". With the tournament and information about Rock's mother, Kain aims to make Rock join him in investigating Geese's legacy.
Gameplay:
The two-plane system in which characters would fight from two different planes was removed from the game. The game introduces the "Tactical Offense Position" (T.O.P.) which is a special area on the life gauge. When the gauge reaches this area, the character enters the T.O.P. mode, granting the player character the ability to use T.O.P. attack, gradual life recovery, and increased attack damage. Similar to previous titles, players are given a fighting rank after every round. If the players manages to win all rounds from the arcade mode with at least a rank of "AAA", the player will face the boss Kain R. Heinlein, which unlocks an ending once defeating him. If the requirements are not met, then Grant will be the final boss and there will not be a special ending. Additionally, through arcade mode, before facing Grant, the player will face a mid-boss which can be any character from the cast depending on the character the player uses.
-Taken from Wikipedia
Gameplay (myself vs. Sushi)
