Brutal: Paws of Fury (0)

Overview

Brutal: Paws of Fury is a 2D fighting game developed and published by for the and in October 1994.

The game follows various animals as fighters of various disciplines as they compete in a tournament in the secluded Brutal Island by the mysterious .

The game is unique for its system, where must be earned by winning matches and each fighter's repertoire can be stored as passwords.

It was ported to the in December 1994 by . The SNES version was released in North America by , Europe by GameTek, and Japan (as Animal Takeranden: BRUTAL) by . It was also ported in 1995 by GameTek to the (only in Europe), (only in Europe), (only in North America, known as Brutal: Above the Claw in-artwork), and (only in North America, known as Brutal: Above the Claw in-artwork and Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw in-game).

Characters

Each fighter in the game is a different animal and represents a different style (real or fictional). Most versions of the game include eight playable fighters and two unlockable bosses, while some earlier consoles exclude two characters. Two additional fighters were made for the last versions (while making the two boss characters playable from the start).

• (, style)
• (, Jah style)
• Tai Cheetah (, Tai Chi style)
• Rhei Rat (, style)
• Pantha (, style, unavailable in the SNES and Genesis versions)
• (, style)
• (, Penjat Silat style)
• (, Soviet Military style)
• Chung Poe (, Sabbbaal style, PC and 32X versions only)
• Psycho Kitty (, PC and 32X versions only)
• (, boss, unlockable in all but the PC and 32X versions, unavailable in the SNES and Genesis versions)
• (, Divine style, final boss, unlockable in all but the PC and 32X versions)