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==Franchise description==
==Franchise description==
After creating and directing the original {{uv|Street Fighter}}, Takashi Nishiyama left [[Capcom]] and ended up working for [[SNK]]. The company was developing the Neo-Geo family of arcade and home console hardware at the time, and wanted a tentpole fighting game to compete with Capcom. This initiative eventually resulted in 1991 with the release of ''Fatal Fury'', designed as a spiritual successor to Nishiyama's previous work and developed around the same time as ''Street Fighter II''. To help differentiate this new game from the competition, the developers implemented several fundamental changes. The six button control scheme Capcom created and adopted was condensed into four buttons: light punch (A), light kick (B), heavy punch (C), and heavy kick (D). The game also introduced a two-plane fighting system, letting players dodge attacks by moving between the foreground and background. The game also has a greater emphasis on story. After selecting from a roster of only three playable characters—[[Terry Bogard]], his brother Andy, and their friend Joe Higashi—the player is tasked with going through the titular King of Fighters tournament taking place in the city of South Town against various foes to avenge the murder of Terry's adoptive father, Jeff, by the tournament's criminal organizer, Geese Howard. Short cutscenes play between each match, and the game also supports two-player co-op.
After creating and directing the original {{uv|Street Fighter}}, Takashi Nishiyama left [[Capcom]] and ended up working for [[SNK]]. The company was developing the Neo-Geo family of arcade and home console hardware at the time, and wanted a tentpole fighting game to compete with Capcom. This initiative eventually resulted in 1991 with the release of ''Fatal Fury'', designed as a spiritual successor to Nishiyama's previous work and developed around the same time as ''Street Fighter II''. To help differentiate this new game from the competition, the developers implemented several fundamental changes. The six button control scheme Capcom created and adopted was condensed into four buttons: light punch (A), light kick (B), heavy punch (C), and heavy kick (D). The game also introduced a two-plane fighting system, letting players dodge attacks by moving between the foreground and background. The game also has a greater emphasis on story. After selecting from a roster of only three playable characters ⁠— [[Terry Bogard]], his brother Andy, and their friend Joe Higashi ⁠— the player is tasked with going through the titular King of Fighters tournament taking place in the city of South Town against various foes to avenge the murder of Terry's adoptive father, Jeff, by the tournament's criminal organizer, Geese Howard. Short cutscenes play between each match, and the game also supports two-player co-op.


In 1992, SNK released the first entry in its prequel series, {{uvm3|Art of Fighting}}, as well a sequel, ''Fatal Fury 2'', featuring the three playable characters from the first game in addition to five new characters. ''Fatal Fury 2'' continues the story from the original, with a new antagonist, Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim, who internationalizes the tournament to bring in the world's strongest fighters. An updated version of the second game, ''Fatal Fury Special'', was released in 1993, containing several gameplay changes such as an expanded character roster, a new combo system, and a new hidden boss character: [[Ryo Sakazaki]] from ''Art of Fighting''.
In 1992, SNK released the first entry in its prequel series, {{uvm3|Art of Fighting}}, as well a sequel, ''Fatal Fury 2'', featuring the three playable characters from the first game in addition to five new characters. ''Fatal Fury 2'' continues the story from the original, with a new antagonist, Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim, who internationalizes the tournament to bring in the world's strongest fighters. An updated version of the second game, ''Fatal Fury Special'', was released in 1993, containing several gameplay changes such as an expanded character roster, a new combo system, and a new hidden boss character: [[Ryo Sakazaki]] from ''Art of Fighting''.
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