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Controls/Notation

HUD

Basic System

Movement

Offense

Defense

Damage and Other Calculations

Advanced Techniques

Miscellaneous

Wakeup

Meta Strategy

FAQ

Introduction

Released in 1999, Garou: Mark of the Wolves is the most recent game in SNK's Fatal Fury series. Considered by many to be SNK's answer to Capcom's Street Fighter 3 series, not entirely because of the game's sudden dramatic change in roster (Only Terry Bogard was carried through from previous titles). Ports of Garou are available for the Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, XBOX 360 as well as the Neo-geo AES home console and MVS arcade hardware.

The overall feel of Garou is far more in line with Capcom's fighters than any of SNK's other fighting games. The game is frequently recommended to Capcom fans looking for an SNK game to try. If you've had difficulty adjusting to the King of Fighters series, Garou may be much more to your liking.

Game Versions

Game Versions

Notation

Notation

Joystick Notation

- Forward - Tilt stick forward/towards the opponent.
- Backward/Back - Tilt stick backward/away from the opponent.
- Up - Tilt stick upwards.
- Down - Tilt stick downwards.
- Quarter circle forward/Hadouken/Fireball - Tilt stick d, df, f.
- Quarter circle backward - Tilt stick d, db, b.
- Half circle forward - Tilt stick b, db, d, df, f.
- Half circle backward - Tilt stick f, df, d, db, b.
- Dragon punch - Tilt stick f, d, df.
- Reverse Dragon Punch Motion - Tilt stick b, d, db.
File:360a.png - 360 - Complete a 360 (1 full circle) rotation of the stick.
File:360a.png,File:360a.png -720 - Complete a 720 (2 full circles) rotation of the stick.
SJ - Super Jump
TK - Tiger Knee
JD - Just Defend
FC - Feint Cancel
GC - Guard Cancel

Button Notation

- LP - Light Punch
- LK - Light Kick
- HP - Hard Punch
- HK - Hard Kick

Game Mechanics

Game Mechanics of Garou.

Game Mechanics

Tiers

Tier List of Garou.

Tier List

Advandced Techniques

(This is still a WIP. Things will be explained a bit more clear with videos and so on. Majority of the credit goes to Yoshimizu)

0 (zero) frame unblockable supers

Here is a list of all the characters that have 0F unblockable supers:

http://www14.ocn.ne.jp/~yosimizu/mowp0frame.htm (It's in Japanese but it shows the supers you need to use)

This videos showcases setups, option selects and escape options:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsprZE755nc

I'll post the video details for each section of the video soon for those that can't make out what is happening.

Throw Reverse Guard Application

http://www14.ocn.ne.jp/~yosimizu/mowmekuri.htm (It's all in Japanese)

I'll be naking a video showcasing how to set this up and ways to counter it soon. I'll also break it down in English incase you can't translate the Japanese page correctly.

The Characters

Note: Names in () are for Japanese version

Miscellaneous

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 The overall feel of Garou is far more in line with Capcom's fighters than any of SNK's other fighting games. The game is frequently recommended to Capcom fans looking for an SNK game to try.  If you've had difficulty adjusting to the King of Fighters series, Garou may be much more to your liking.
-=== Game Versions ===
+== Game Versions ==
 * '''[[Garou: Mark of the Wolves/Game Versions | Game Versions ]]'''
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-There exist several versions of the game:
-* Arcade Neogeo MVS
-* Neo-Geo AES Home Console
-* Playstation 2
-* Xbox 360 - Xbox Live Arcade
-* Dreamcast (Titled Fatal Fury: MOTW in the US)
-=== Version Differences ===
-* Most Neo-Geo emulators support a Prototype version of Garou:MOTW that should be avoided at all costs. This version has many bugs and changes from the released versions that make unsuitable for real play.
-* The Neo-Geo AES (home console) and Neo-Geo MVS (arcade) versions are considered the only pure versions, and they are identical. Support for Garou is available on all worthwhile Neo-Geo emulators.
-* The Japanese Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 versions are the best home console versions. The controls are very tight and the game play is perfect. On the PS2 version during play the words 'Guard Cancel' do not flash on the screen like the other versions do. On the 360 version it fixes that problem. The training mode for PS2/360 are superior to all other versions, they allow for recording and playback of the training dummy's actions. So for practicing setups and other single player training, the PS2/360 versions are the best, even better than the pure Neo-Geo versions. Another thing to take notice is that both the PS2 and 360 versions run at a faster framerate than the original arcade MVS/AES versions. Only takes a bit to adjust to the speed difference and shouldn't cause any problems when running tournaments. The online play over Xbox Live is better than previous SNK releases, but is still bad nonetheless. GGPO/Supercade/Arclive are your better options for online play.  The PS2 version also contains the arranged soundtrack, while the 360 version does not (as it is based directly on the original Arcade version).
-* The Dreamcast version is the worst of all possible versions. It offers nothing over the Neo-Geo versions other than the unlockable image gallery and the arranged soundtrack mode. Inputs are delayed, Terry's stage lags the game and some versions show problems with sound effects delaying as much as 2 seconds from when they should play. Some of Terry's voice samples are also not the ones from the game, but from as early as Real Bout Fatal Fury Special. If possible, select the original soundtrack option instead of the arranged soundtrack, and play on the original GD-ROM to lessen these effects. Even with these adjustments, this is the worst option for play; even playing on an emulator will be more satisfying.
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