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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Garou Densetsu: City of the Wolves (餓狼伝説 Garō Densetsu Shiti obu za Uruvusu, lit. Legend of the Hungry Wolf: City of the Wolves?) in Japan and officially abbreviated as Fatal Fury: CotW) is the sequel to 1999's Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
Originally announced on August 7, 2022 during EVO USA, it was later announced on September 26, 2024 during Tokyo Game Show that Ken and Chun-Li would be guest DLC characters following on from Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui being announced earlier in the year at Summer Games Fest as part of Street Fighter 6's Year 2 Fighter Pass.
It was released worldwide in April 24, 2025, after two beta testings. The game is the winner of The Game Awards 2025, in the category "Best Fighting Game".
Overview
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves logo
Similar to how Terry and Mai are the first guest fighters to appear in a mainline Street Fighter game (Street Fighter 6 in this case), Ken and Chun-Li are the first guest fighters (that aren't from another SNK IP) to appear in a mainline Fatal Fury game. Both Ken and Chun-Li appear in the announcement teaser in their Street Fighter 6 default outfits, while Terry's second SF6 costume is his default from Garou: Mark of the Wolves and this game and Mai's second SF6 costume is similarly her default from this game.
SF6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto and director Takayuki Nakayama were also guests on SNK's Tokyo Game Show stream where the announcement was made.[1]
Among the game's modes is Episodes of South Town (EOST), which is similar to SF Alpha 3's and SF6's World Tour modes in that it is a single-player mode with RPG elements. Like in SF Alpha 3, players can select a character and level him or her up and add skills. It also reveals deeper storylines related to the cast of the game and the game universe as a whole.
Gameplay
Among the game's mechanics are the following:
- A Rev Meter that is somewhat similar to and somehwat like an inverse of SF6s Drive Gauge that can be used a certain amount before it fills and must be emptied over time by landing attacks and so on. The Rev Meter's resource is its emptiness instead of its fullness. If it overfills, it enters an Overheat state which is similar to Burnout in SF6. It is used for the following:
- Rev Blow, similar to the Drive Impact
- Rev Arts, similar to Overdrive Arts
- Rev Accel, similar to the Drive Rush
- Rev Guard, similar to the Drive Parry
- Just Defend, which was introduced in Samurai Shodown II and included in Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 as part of the K-Groove. With it, by blocking at the last moment, a player can recover from blockstun much quicker and counterattack similar to a Parry but also slightly recover health.
- Braking (canceling) certain special moves and feinting.
The game also has two sets of controls – Arcade and Smart – which are respectively analogous to SF6's Classic and Modern. Braking and feints are only available in Arcade controls.
Characters
Characters originally from Street Fighter have their names in bold italicized text while characters who are playable in the SNK vs. Capcom series or appear in Street Fighter 6 as NPCs have their names in italic text.
- Note: Pending confirmation, Chun-Li's voice talents are listed as her Street Fighter 6 voice talents.
Playable Characters
Boss Characters
| Boss Character | Debut Game | DLC Season/Year/Base Roster | Japanese Voice Actor (Actress) | English Voice Actor (Actress) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallen Rock | First appearance | Base | Yūma Uchida | Griffin Puatu |
| Nightmare Geese | Real Bout Fatal Fury Special | Base | Kong Kuwata | Richard Epcar |
Non-Playable Characters
This table shows the non-playable characters that appears as cameo in the Arcade Mode and in-gameplay. Some of them earns voice actors and 3D renders.
| Character | Debut Game | Appears in | Japanese Voice Actor (Actress) | English Voice Actor (Actress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geese Howard | Fatal Fury: King of Fighters | Rock, Terry and Billy's Arcade Stories | Kong Kuwata | Richard Epcar |
| Marie Heinlein | Garou: Mark of the Wolves (as a cameo) | Rock, Terry, Kain and Vox's Arcade Stories | Ai Kakuma | Marcella Lentz-Pope |
| Sokaku Mochizuki | Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory | Mai's Arcade Story | Yusuke Tokuda | Jimmie Yamaguchi |
| Grant | Garou: Mark of the Wolves | Kain, Jenet, Vox, Gato and Rock's Arcade Stories | Kentaro | Eli Schiff |
| Freeman | Garou: Mark of the Wolves | Kevin's Arcade Story | Gō Shinomiya | River Kanoff (credited as River Vitae) |
| Blue Mary | Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory | Kevin and Chun-Li's Arcade Stories | Sarah Emi Bridcutt | Allegra Clark |
| Kim Kaphwan | Fatal Fury 2 | Dong Hwan's Arcade Story | Kunihiro Kawamoto | June Yoon |
| Kim Jae Hoon | Garou: Mark of the Wolves | Dong Hwan's Arcade Story | Shun'ichi Toki | Howard Wang |
| Duck King | Fatal Fury: King of Fighters | Salvatore's Arcade Story | Anri Katsu | Cedric L. Williams |
| Cheng Sinzan | Fatal Fury 2 | Joe's Arcade Story | TBA | TBA |
| Marky | Garou: Mark of the Wolves | Kevin's Arcade Story | Rina Shikura | Cristina "Vee" Valenzuela |
| Raiden | Fatal Fury: King of Fighters | Universal Arena's stage | Kentaro | Chris Okawa |
| Ryo Sakazaki | Art of Fighting 1 | Marco's Arcade Story | Daiki Takakura | Craig Lee Thomas |
| Robert Garcia | Art of Fighting 1 | Marco's Arcade Story | Gō Shinomiya | River Kanoff (credited as River Vitae) |
| Yuri Sakazaki | Art of Fighting 2 | Marco's Arcade Story | Ai Kakuma | Maddie Matsumoto |
| Jack Turner | Art of Fighting 1 | Rock, Terry and Mr. Big's Arcade Stories | Chiaki Tamura | Joe Hernandez |
Connections
Aside from Ken's and Chun-Li's presence, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves includes the following references to Street Fighter games:
- Ken's and Chun-Li's default CotW outfits are their Street Fighter 6 default outfits.
- Terry's and Mai's default CotW outfits are their second SF 6 outfits. The latter's CotW outfit first appeared in SF6 as an early bird cameo for coincide promotion purposes.
- Ken and Chun-Li's CotW themes is an SNK edits of their Street Fighter II themes.
- Ken's special interaction shows an introduction against Terry that references the ending of Terry's SF6 Arcade Mode where Ken is his final opponent.
- Ken and Chun-Li's stage is the Suzaku Castle, which also includes an SNK edit of Ryu's Street Fighter II theme.
- Ken has a Street Fighter III lightning flash shown before his Shoryureppa.
- The first hit of Shinryu Shouen Ha, Ken's Hidden Gear, is his Street Fighter IV Focus Attack.
- In Ken's Arcade Mode post-credits, SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos is indirectly referenced along with prospective matchups:
- Luke vs. Rock (new blood)
- Juri vs. Dong Hwan (Taekwondo)
- Zangief vs. Tizoc (wrestlers)
- Ryu against Kyokugen karate practitioners (such as Marco and Ryo Sakazaki)
- Also, the end scene where Ken and Terry fist bumped has a menu background effect from X-Men vs. Street Fighter, the first Capcom vs. crossover game.
However, as of Ken's arcade appearance, although SF6 event also occurred in Fatal Fury shared universe timeline, the said timeline is where Capcom and SNK cast meet in person for the first time, whereas in Street Fighter shared universe where Capcom and SNK cast remember their encounters from the past crossover events.
Trivia
- Some references about the crossover with Street Fighter series can be noticed:
- The special intro between Ken and Terry references the Fateful Battle in Street Fighter 6 and their rivalry in Capcom vs. SNK.
- The special intro between Chun-Li and Mai reproduces the famous promotional artwork made by Akiman for SVC Chaos, which both fighters faces closely. A similiar artwork can be seen in Street Fighter 6, with Juri Han replacing Chun-Li.
- When Ken and Chun-Li defeats their opponents with an Ignition Gear or Redline Gear (excpet the Hidden Gear), the K.O. animations of both references the game Street Fighter III.
- The special animation made for Masami Obari with Chun-Li and Mai references the special intro in Capcom vs. SNK 2, when Mai is dressed as a classic Chun-Li.
- The stage which the two ladies fight in the animation is the bonus stage from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (parrying basketball stage).
External links
- Official Website (English)
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves on the SNK Wiki
References
- ↑ Tokyo Game Show 2024 – SNK Special Program (Live English Translation) YouTube (direct timestamp link, begins at 22:09 mark)