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Fatal Fury 3
Developer(s)	SNK
Publisher(s)	SNK
Platform(s)	Neo Geo (MVS, AES), Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, Windows 95, PlayStation 2
Release date(s)	March 27, 1995
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single Play, Versus
Input methods	8-way Joystick, 4 Buttons
Cabinet	Upright
Arcade system	Neo Geo

Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory (餓狼伝説3 遥かなる闘い, Garō Densetsu 3 Harukanaru Tatakai ^?, "Legend of the Wild Wolf 3: The Distant Battle") is a 1995 head-to-head fighting game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo arcade and home platforms. It is the fourth game in the Fatal Fury series after Fatal Fury Special (which itself was an updated version of Fatal Fury 2). Console versions of Fatal Fury 3 were released for the Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn and Windows 95-based computers. The game is also included in the compilation Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1 for the PlayStation 2.

Gameplay

Fatal Fury 3 retains the format and controls of the previous game in the series, Fatal Fury Special. However, the two-plane battle stages have been revamped into a three plane format known asthe Oversway System. The player fights primarily in the middle plane or the main plane, but can move or "oversway" into either of the sway lines at the background (LP+LK) or foreground (LK+HP). When the player performs an attack in a sway plane (or an Oversway Attack), their character will return to the main plane. Likewise, the player can attack an opponent who is in a Sway Plane with an Anti-Oversway Attack. The player can also do a "Quick Sway" to avoid an attack, leaving the opponent vulnerable to a regular attack.

Other new techniques introduced in this installment includes controlling the height of the character's jump, block an opponent's attack at mid-air (Air Guard), and a new type of combo techniques known as Combination Arts, allowing the player to cancel a specific series (which varies between characters) of regular attacks from one to the other. In addition to the regular Special Moves, and the Super Special Moves which can only be performed when the life gauge is flashing red, each character also has a "Hidden Ability", which is a stronger version of a Super Special Move. A Hidden Ability occurs once in every 1024 chances whenever the player inputs the command for the character's Super Special Move. A Hidden Ability can also be used by activating "Super Mode" before a match using a secret code. The player then enters a specific command for the Hidden Ability when the life gauge is flashing red. Unlike Super Special Moves, a Hidden Ability can only be used once per round.

Fatal Fury 3 also features a Fighting Level system when fighting against the computer. When the player completes a round, their performance is graded from A to triple S. The final opponents the player faces at the end of the single player mode is determined the by the player's average. The player will have a choice between four characters as their first opponent (Joe, Mary, Bob and Franco). After the first four opponents are defeated, the player will fight against Ryuji Yamazaki for a plot-based match in which the player must win only one round. The player will then proceed to fight against Mai, Andy, Hon-Fu, Sokaku, Terry and Geese in that order, before Yamazaki again for a full match. Depending on the grade average, the game will end against Yamazaki, or the player will fight against either, or both, of the Jin twins.

Characters

Regular characters

• Terry Bogard (voiced by Satoshi Hashimoto)
• Andy Bogard (v.b. Keiichi Nanba)
• Joe Higashi (v.b. Nobuyuki Hiyama)
• Mai Shiranui (v.b. Akoya Sogi)
• Geese Howard (v.b. Kong Kuwata)
• Sokaku Mochizuki (v.b. Kōji Ishii), a Japanese man whose clan are the sworn enemies of the Shiranui school
• Bob Wilson (v.b. Toshiyuki Morikawa), a capoeira master from Brazil employed as a waiter by Richard Meyer
• Hon-Fu (v.b. Toshiyuki Morikawa), a nunchaku-wielding police officer from Hong Kong
• Blue Mary (v.b. Harumi Ikoma), a blonde-haired female agent who uses combat sambo
• Franco Bash (v.b. B. J. Love), an Italian American kickboxer fighting to rescue his kidnapped son

Bosses

• Ryuji Yamazaki (v.b. Kōji Ishii), a wanted felon who fights with one hand in his pocket
• Jin Chonshu (v.b. by Kappei Yamaguchi), a young Chinese boy seeking the Secret Scrolls of the Jin
• Jin Chonrei (v.b. Kappei Yamaguchi), Chonshu's elder twin brother, who assists his brother

External links

• Fatal Fury 3 at the Killer List of Videogames
• Fatal Fury 3 at GameFAQs

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Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Developer(s)	SNK
Publisher(s)	SNK
Japanese title	餓狼伝説3 ～遥かなる闘い～ (Garou Densetsu 3 ~Harukanaru Tatakai~)
Release date(s)	Arcade  March26, 1995  March 27, 1995 Neo Geo  April 21, 1995  April 21, 1995 Neo Geo CD  April 28, 1995  April 28, 1995
Genre(s)	Fighting
System(s)	Arcade, Neo Geo
Players	1-2
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen
Preceded by	Fatal Fury Special
Followed by	Real Bout Fatal Fury
Series	Fatal Fury

Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory chronicles the story of Ryuji Yamazaki and the Jin brothers (Chonshu and Chonrei) and their attempt to gain control of the 3 sacred Hidensho scrolls, which are supposed to grant immortality.

It features 5 characters returning from previous Fatal Fury games and 5 new characters plus 3 boss characters. One of the returning characters is Geese Howard, who has survived his canonial death in Fatal Fury 2.

In the single-player mode, the player will have a choice between four characters as their first opponent (Joe, Mary, Bob and Franco), after defeating the first, the player will fight the remaining three in no particular order. After the first four opponents are defeated, the player will fight against Ryuji Yamazaki for a plot-based match in which the player must win only one round. The player will then proceed to fight against Mai, Andy, Hon-Fu, Sokaku, Terry and Geese in that order.

At the end of each round, the player is given a grade (from E to A and S) based on their performance. If the player manage to maintain a high average, then they will face against Ryuji again in a full match and then against Chonshu and Chonrei in that order.

Fatal Fury 3 is the only canonial Fatal Fury game that does not feature a King of Fighters tournament.

title screen

character selection

fight screen

Table of Contents

Character Select