Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition
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Arcade system Hyper Neo Geo 64 | |
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition (餓狼伝説 ワイルドアンビション, Garō Densetsu Wairudo Anbishon, "Legend of the Hungry Wolf: Wild Ambition") is a
The game re-tells the story of the original Fatal Fury video game. It introduces Toji Sakata and Tsugumi Sendo to the series, and places Mai Shiranui, Kim Kaphwan, and Li Xiangfei as participants of the original King of Fighters tournament. Ryuji Yamazaki also appears as a mid-boss character and Ryo Sakazaki makes an appearance as Mr. Karate, tying the events of Art of Fighting 2 to this game.
Gameplay
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition is a 3D fighting game, although the gameplay is similar to that of a 2D fighting game. The button layout for controls are similar to
Much like in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, players are able to perform throws, counterattacks and pursuit attacks; they can also taunt and recover quickly after being knocked out.
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition replaces the Power Meter from Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 with the Heat Meter. The Heat Meter starts at 50% full at the beginning of every match, although it can change between rounds of the same match. Players fill the meter by attacking or taunting their opponent, but taking damage or being thrown decreases the gauge. If a player takes damage but their opponent stops attacking them, the meter will rise to 50% again. When the player fills the Heat Meter, the message "MAX OK" will appear. Players may then perform an Overdrive Power or a Heat Blow. The Heat Meter will be close to empty if either move is used; this can also happen if the player takes too much damage or performs numerous counterattacks. If this happens, a Danger message will appear. If a player takes too much damage with a nearly empty Heat Meter, the player will overheat. This causes the player to get dizzy, becoming vulnerable to the opponent's attack.
A new feature introduced in Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition allows a player to block an attack at the moment it hits, which causes no damage, while the offensive opponent is pushed away.
A novel attack introduced in Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition is the unblockable Heat Blow. A player may stun or launch the opponent into the air and then perform a Heat Blow while being attacked by the opponent to interrupt their attacks. Using a Heat Blow decreases the Heat Meter when the user is close to Danger state.
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition changes Potential Power (shortened to P. Power in-game) attacks and renames them Overdrive Power. Overdrive Power attacks work differently from the P. Power attacks of the old games. The player can perform Overdrive Power attacks once the Heat Meter is full, regardless of how much health the player has. Using Overdrive Power decreases the Heat Meter close to the Danger point.
Characters
Wild Ambition features 10 playable characters in its arcade roster, plus two hidden characters. These characters were made available by default in the PlayStation version, which added two additional secret characters for a total of 14. New characters first introduced in Wild Ambition are marked in bold.
- Andy Bogard
- Billy Kane
- Duck King[a]
- Geese Howard[b][c]
- Joe Higashi
- Li Xiangfei[b]
- Kim Kaphwan
- Mai Shiranui
- Mr. Karate[a]
- Raiden
- Ryuji Yamazaki
- Terry Bogard
- Toji Sakata
- Tsugumi Sendo
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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AllGame | [2] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5.375/10[3] |
Famitsu | 25/40[4] |
Game Informer | 3.75/10[5] |
GamePro | [6] |
GameSpot | 6.1/10[7] |
IGN | 4/10[8] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [9] |
The PlayStation version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40.[4] Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their March 15, 1999 issue as being the third most-successful arcade game of the month.[10]
References
- ^ CBS Interactive. Archived from the originalon May 1, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- All Media Network. Archived from the originalon November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ EGM staff (March 2000). "Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 128. Ziff Davis.
- ^ a b "餓狼伝説 ワイルドアンビション [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ McNamara, Andy (March 2000). "Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 83. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on December 2, 2000. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Uncle Dust (2000). "Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 28, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Mielke, James (June 28, 1999). "Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition Review [Japan Import] (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Bishop, Sam (January 3, 2000). "Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ Maruyama, Wataru (March 2000). "Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 6. Ziff Davis. p. 92. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 583. Amusement Press, Inc. March 15, 1999. p. 21.
External links
- Official website
- Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition at MobyGames
- Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition at the Killer List of Videogames