City of Wolvesthe long-awaited entry in the long-dormant Fatal Fury series drops on April 24, but you don’t have to wait until spring to jump in. Developer SNK announced that City of the Wolves has an open beta for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Steam and Xbox Series X/S. It’s less than a month away, so get your game console or battle stick ready.
Available from February 20 to 24, the City of Wolves open beta will give the general public their first taste of the upcoming version fighting game. It will include eight characters and three online multiplayer modes: Random Match, Ranked Match and Room Match. The beta’s only offline mode is Training, so you can practice without worrying about getting wiped. Note that open beta save data cannot be transferred to the retail version.
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Like Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and other contemporary fighting games, City of the Wolves offers two control schemes: Arcade Style and Smart Style. The first contains classic controls; the latter has a simplified control option that allows you to perform attacks using basic inputs and the press of a button (although some moves are not available).
As previously revealed, City of the Wolves has a gorgeous, comic-inspired art style, featuring heavy, dark shadows and a dot-print aesthetic when performing super moves. Likewise, the new Rev system (powered by the new Rev meter) potentially gives City of the Wolves more combat depth than any other Fatal Fury release. It includes:
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Rev Kick: An offensive and defensive attack designed to relieve an opponent’s pressure.
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Rev Arts: Super moves of the characters
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Revel Accel: A system that allows you to combine Rev Arts into other Rev Arts.
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Rev Guard: A special block performed by holding the Rev Guard button that negates chip damage and gives you breathing room.
SNK and Capcom continue their buddy-buddy relationship in this game. Although it’s not Capcom vs. The SNK 3 fighting game fans want, City of the Wolves will feature two Street Fighter characters: Chun Li and Ken. This is on the heels of Capcom bringing Fatal Furry stars Mai Shiranui and Terry Bogard to Street Fighter 6 as DLC.
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City of the Wolves is the sequel to Garou: Mark of the Wolves, the classic SNK fighter from 1999 beloved for its animation, art style and mechanics that rivaled Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. Mark of the Wolves is also notable for reimagining series hero Terry Bogard as an older fighter, wearing a bomber jacket and watching Rock Howard (son of Geese Howard, the series’ big bad) bow out.
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be available physically and digitally on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Xbox Series X. It will receive a strictly digital release on PC (Epic Games Store, Steam) and Xbox Series S.
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