Introduction
Fatal Fury Special is the updated version of Fatal Fury 2 for the Neo Geo MVS (Arcade), and Neo Geo AES (Home Console). Notable changes to the game include faster gameplay and a combo system. All characters from Fatal Fury 2 return, with bosses Billy Kane, Axel Hawk, Laurence Blood, and Wolfgang Krauser now playable. Duck King, Tung Fu Rue, and Geese Howard from the original Fatal Fury are also added to the roster, with Geese acting as a sub-boss to Krauser. Ryo Sakazaki, the main character from Art of Fighting, appears as a secret boss and is playable in the home versions of the game.
Fatal Fury Special is available on the Wii Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade, and the PS2 in Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 1. Other home versions exist that predate this consoles on the Sega CD, Turbo CD, and SNES. A handheld version (with only 9 characters), is on the Game Gear.
Notation
Game Mechanics
Basic Strategy
Advanced Strategy
Tiers
Tier-list
January 1994 GAMEST tier list
| Kim | Mai | Billy | Joe | Terry | Bear | Axel | Geese | Jubei | Krauser | Andy | Lawrence | Duck | Cheng | Tung | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim | - | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 91 +27 |
| Mai | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 77 +7 |
| Billy | 6 | 5 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 76 +6 |
| Joe | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 74 +4 |
| Terry | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 73 +3 |
| Bear | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 71 +1 |
| Axel | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 71 +1 |
| Geese | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 70 +0 |
| Jubei | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 68 -2 |
| Krauser | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 68 -2 |
| Andy | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 66 -4 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 64 -6 |
| Duck | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 64 -6 | |
| Cheng | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 59 -11 |
| Tung | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - | 58 -12 |
