Garou: Mark of the Wolves Re-Enters the Ring on PS4, Vita

SNK working in collaboration with Sony on port

by Sammy Barker Sat 16th Jul 2016

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Neo Geo classic Garou: Mark of the Wolves is coming to the PlayStation 4 and Vita, publisher SNK has announced. The title – which is being ported in collaboration with Sony's third-party productions team – originally released in Japanese arcades all the way back in 1999, and was eventually ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 – though the latter version never deployed in the West.

The game will feature cross-buy support on Sony's current systems, and will boast online multiplayer with full cross-play functionality. You can also expect a Gallery Mode, Sound Test, and the same top-notch netcode which was last used in The Last Blade 2. But, with the Fatal Fury series celebrating its 25th anniversary, why did the publisher pick Mark of the Wolves as its next PlayStation port?

"When we asked the PlayStation Nation which Neo Geo classic they would like to see most on PSN, there were a huge number of fans who voted for Mark of the Wolves," SNK's Laurent Vernezy wrote on the PlayStation Blog. "For the staff here at SNK, there was little hesitation in this decision." There's no date just yet, but we've embedded some Dreamcast gameplay below.

[source blog.us.playstation.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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sub12
Sun 17th Jul 2016

@Sammy

Garou is part of the Fatal Fury series more or less, it was called Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves for its Dreamcast release in NA.

In both Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (91) and Real Bout Fatal Fury (95)......Geese Howard is killed by Terry (via getting kicked out of a skyscraper, lol), Real Bout is more or less a reboot of the original Fatal Fury.

Garou takes place about 15-20 years after that timeline, Terry raised Rock Howard (Geese's son) as more or less his own, and the game features the sons of Kim Kaphwan......Fatal Fury and Garou also take place in Southtown USA.

Still, Real Bout FF Special and Real Bout FF 2 are really amazing games that need more love and get often overlooked.

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Tasuki
Sun 17th Jul 2016

Little known fact is the Fatal Fury is the "true" Street Fighter II.

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sub12
Sun 17th Jul 2016

@Tasuki

Capcom and SNK are both located in Osaka.

Some of the guys behind Street Fighter (1987) went on to create Fatal Fury

Some of the guys behind Street Fighter 2 went on to create Samurai Shodown

Some of the guys who made the best SNK fighting games (mid-late 90's) would leave and create Dimps, who would become the backbone behind Street Fighter 4, a bunch of Namco fighters, and to a lesser extent Street Fighter 5.

One of the main Capcom heads behind Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike and Marvel VS Capcom 2 just left for SNK, etc

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shonenjump86
Sun 17th Jul 2016

I have it on Xbox 360/One. I don't know, I might get for PS4. Great game.

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bighal
Sun 17th Jul 2016

I would love to see Blazing Star, Pulstar, Prehistoric Isle 2, Ninja Masters, Top Hunter, viewpoint, Samurai Showdown 3 & 4.

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Frank90
Sun 17th Jul 2016

@sub12 Yeah, even the story acts like a sequel to Fatal Fury (3 I guess). That said I think that Garou is even better than Fatal Fury, with the gameplay being good as KOF 97.

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DaveIsAnAceGamer
Sun 17th Jul 2016

Awesome, I've always wanted to try this game but I lack an online usable Xbox 360 and the only other version is a American Dreamcast version....I'm not spending £150 on that.

Day 1

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sub12
Sun 17th Jul 2016

@Frank90

Garou is great, if not straightforward (hence the appeal from the Capcom crowd)........Real Bout FF Special and Real Bout FF 2 are also very good, but often overlooked.