Fatal Fury: First Contact Explained

Fatal Fury: First Contact
Developer:SNK
Publisher:SNK
Series:Fatal Fury
Platforms:Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch
Released:Neo Geo Pocket ColorNintendo Switch
December 23, 2020[1]
Genre:Fighting
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer

Fatal Fury: First Contact is a fighting game released by SNK in May 1999 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld system. It is the part of the Fatal Fury series, and is loosely based on . The game was later re-released as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.

Gameplay

The game has 13 playable characters. Two-player multiplayer is supported via a link cable.

Characters

Reception

IGN stated that First Contact was a quality game while unfavorably comparing it to King of Fighters R-2 or Samurai Shodown! 2. GameSpot praised the quality of the title's graphics but similarly compared it unfavorably to King of Fighters R-. Hardcore Gaming 101 stated that the title was "among the best portable fighters ever made".[2] Nintendo Life called the Switch port "accessible and charming" while stating that there were better alternatives available for the system. Nintendo World Report complimented the graphics but criticized the lack of extras compared to the other Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting games. Hardcore Gamer wrote that the game "[...] plays like a dream still and while its graphics don’t hold up as well as the other NGPC games due to a lack of background activity, its core action does."[3] Siliconera called First Contact a "fun pocket-sized fighter".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romano . Sal . Fatal Fury: First Contact now available for Switch . Gematsu . 16 April 2023 . 23 December 2020 . 16 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150104/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/fatal-fury-first-contact-now-available-for-switch . live .
  2. Web site: Fatal Fury: First Contact . . 16 April 2023 . 28 January 2008 . 1 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401212324/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fatal-fury-first-contact/ . live .
  3. Web site: Peeples . Jeremy . Fatal Fury: First Contact Showcases Another NGPC Classic on Switch . Hardcore Gamer . 16 April 2023 . 29 December 2020 . 16 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150104/https://hardcoregamer.com/features/articles/opinion/fatal-fury-first-contact-showcases-another-ngpc-classic-on-switch/394770/ . live .
  4. Web site: Hashimoto . Kazuma . Fatal Fury First Contact Is an Almost Perfect Port of the Classic . . . 16 April 2023 . 29 December 2020 . 16 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150702/https://www.siliconera.com/fatal-fury-first-contact-is-an-almost-perfect-port-of-the-classic/ . live .