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SNK is making its first new Deadly Fury recreation in 23 years

Written by Jeff Lampkin

Many basic combating recreation collection have a fairly constant stream of sequels, however not Deadly Fury — the final title (Garou: Mark of the Wolves) made its look on the Neo Geo in 1999. SNK is able to make amends after 23 years, nonetheless. The developer has confirmed work on a brand new Deadly Fury recreation. The teaser trailer beneath reveals nothing concerning the gameplay, plot, platform assist or launch date, however the firm claimed the sequel would symbolize a “new turning level” in fighters — do not anticipate a lot humility, then. 

The franchise performed an essential position in SNK’s historical past, and by extension combating video games as a complete. The primary recreation, 1991’s Deadly Fury: King of Fighters, made a splash at a time when Avenue Fighter II dominated the style. It was designed by the unique Avenue Fighter‘s Takashi Nishiyama, and targeted extra on story and particular strikes than SF2‘s combos. It confirmed that there was room for a number of video games within the higher pantheon of combating video games, and in the end spawned the still-active King of Fighters collection.

The problem, after all, is persuading avid gamers to revisit Deadly Fury. The combating recreation world has developed significantly prior to now twenty years, starting from 3D collection like Tekken by means of to many-character extravaganzas like Tremendous Smash Bros. Final. It is a crowded enviornment, and there is not any certainty that nostalgia will give SNK an edge.

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Jeff Lampkin

Jeff Lampkin was the first writer to have joined gamepolar.com. He has since then inculcated very effective writing and reviewing culture at GamePolar which rivals have found impossible to imitate. His approach has been to work on the basics while the whole world was focusing on the superstructures.