Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1

by SNK

Product Features

• Four complete FATAL FURY games
• The first series to incorporate two-plane fighting in a 2D system.
• Multiple fighting modes: single player vs. the computer, 2-player head-to-head or 2-player co-op.
• Create your own player character with the Color Edit function
• Switch the Soundtracks of all 4 titles between Original and Arranged compositions

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000T5MSA6
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 7, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,801 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

SNK's first fighting franchise now available in one complete collection for the Playstation 2 computer entertainment system. Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special & Fatal Fury 3.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Second SNK Fighting Game Series to Arrive for PS2, August 26, 2007

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dwood78 (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 (Video Game)

It's about time that this collection comes to the US. This has the first 4 Fatal Fury games (the Real Bout Fatal Fury games are in Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 2 which is currently out only in Japan).

Like the Art of Fighting Anthology, these 4 games are 100% versions of the arcade games. However for the first Fatal Fury game, the issue of controls still comes up. FF 2 improves on this, with FF Special being the best game in the collection. FF 3 is the best looking game, but the new multi-line system is a little confusing at first. It's still a fun game needlesstosay

This collection will keep you playing as it's tough even on Easy mode. My main issue is the lack of a real 2 player vs mode like they have in the Art of Fighting series. 2 people can play, but the victor can't pick someone else for the next match.

Despite the shortfalls, this is a solid collection of old school fighting games. Hopefully Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 2 & the upcoming Japanese release of World Heroes Gorgeous will make it to North American soon.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nostagia in a package, July 3, 2011

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Raymond H. "Ray" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 (Video Game)

I used to own the SNES version of Fatal Fury Special (FFS) when I was a kid. I played the hell out of it. Taking time to learn all the desperation moves and beating Geese and Wolfgang Krauser (the bosses) mercilessly. Later as I got older I ended up owning the Neo Geo original and playing that until I couldn't keep my eyeballs open anymore.

But, when you need a quick buck, selling vintage videogame systems is too easy.

I had no idea this collection was released in the US until the other day. I looked at the price and said 7 bucks (at the time of this writing) for a small piece of my childhood ... NO WAY! (definitely WAY though).

I bought it, spent hours playing with it, then wondered what took me so long to rebuy this (especially at it's price).

There are a couple of cons though (taking off the rose tinted glasses):

There's some flicker in FFS at the character select screen. Not a big deal really, but it can be a bit annoying sometimes. Also, sometimes the music cuts off for no reason. And not just when you have the arrange mode turned on. While we're at it, how is it that the original cartridge music is nearly as good if not better than most of the arrange stuff? I'm mostly speaking about FFS and I'll tell you this, in some instances the music is very far removed from the original stuff (Andy's Italy stage comes to mind).

Gameplay ... ok, it's a bit too tight. No slip ups. You have to have impeccable timing with this game, esp for the desperation moves which can make or break you. And let's not even talk about the computer AI. Apparently the AI never has to charge their charge moves and they also have a special power where they can perform a throw while you're in the middle of special move.

The graphics are dated. There's is barely anything going on in the background. Very sterile and if you're lucky, maybe a 2 frame animation (if you're lucky, mostly there's nothing going on).

Fatal Fury 3 of course is the exception in this package. If you played 1, then 2 and FFS, then 3 in that order, you'll see some big graphical changes occur from each step. FF3 in my opinion is more like a beta version of the Real Bout series. FFS is the last classic game made in this set. The last of the old SNK before they started hitting their prime (they peaked in 1999 in my opinion). So Fatal Fury 3 is more of teaser of what was to come. The gameplay, graphics, and sound (ok, that's debatable but I'm biased) are far ahead of the other games in this set and more in line with what most modern fighting games are about. Fatal Fury 1 is interesting to "check out" while Fatal Fury 2 is made irrelevant with FFS.

Now ... WHY I LOVE THESE GAMES:

Say what you will, but FFS has some great music (which SNK redid over and over again in other games and series) and not to mention some interesting characters. This game was made out of love and respect for the characters. In fact, I still hear cries from people for Jubei to make a return in KOF someday (really doubt it since he was so damn overpowered in this game).

Also, FFS introduced the fighting game world to desperation moves. You know, those supers and special combos you love so much in SFIV, 3rd Strike, MVC3, even as old as Super Street Fighter II: Turbo, it all started with this game. The characters were starting to come into their own and it was only a matter of time before Kim, Terry, Andy, Geese, Mai, and others would become popular KOF staples.

Old school as it is, it's damn fun and not too hard. I'd recommend playing this in beginner until you know those special and desperation moves in your sleep. The actual backgrounds while "frozen", are still a sight to behold. Future games in the KOF series and other non related fighting games would borrow from it (to be fair, the old ping pong ball went between SNK and Capcom a lot in those days, right down to SNK hiring Capcom's staff and vice versa.)

Final Word:

Even this game were 20 bucks, I'd say go for it. I know it's available on the Wii and 360, but this is a nice package and it feels like you get so much more for your money here. Also, no one is ever online to play in the 360 version. Kind of makes the online play pointless if you ask me.

4.0 out of 5 stars First half of a great fighting series, February 6, 2008

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J. LECOMPTE "Amped Up Freq" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 (Video Game)

If anyone is a fan of SNK, than they remember Fatal Fury from way back when. Either having played it in the arcades, or playing the sometimes watered down (although still fun) ports on the old consoles like the Genesis or Super Nintendo. Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1 brings the first 4 games from the Fatal Fury series to the Playstation 2, faithfully ported from the original arcade versions respectively on each title.

You have Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, and Fatal Fury 3. this series could be considered, like Art of Fighting, a precursor to the King of Fighters series, as it features a lot of regulars in the series, including faces like Mai Shirunai, Andy and Terry Bogard, Geese, and plenty of others. One cool thing about the series, not seen in hardly any other fighting games is the ability to jump back and forth between foregrounds and backgrounds, adding another plane to fight on.

Other than that, Fatal Fury offers all the fun 2D style fighting you can find in games like Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown, and others. It's fun, its old school, and its always to be remembered.

It's a shame though that SNK did not add any new features to this collection. You have the ability to color edit characters, and also adjust difficulties, but that's about it. Pretty bare bones in presentation.

If you're a fan of old school fighting and SNK, this is a title not to be missed.