Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves announces release window in new trailer

The recent EVO 2023 was the ideal setting to announce Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, the return of SNK’s classic saga more than two decades later. Now, as part of the SNK World Championship Grand Final, this direct sequel to the 1999 classic Garou: Mark of the Wolves has received new trailers announcing its release window and introducing some of the game’s characters. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves has been announced to be released in early 2025, so we will still have to wait to revisit South Town.

The characters introduced are mostly old acquaintances from the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters saga, highlighting Terry Bogard, protagonist of Fatal Fury; Rock Howard, protagonist of Garou: Mark of the Wolves, who arrives along with other characters from that title such as Hotaru Futaba and Tizoc. Finally, Preecha, a character who will make her debut in this Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, the return of a video game classic

Fatal Fury, known as Garou Densetsu in Japan, is one of the most outstanding fighting game sagas in video game history. It was created in 1991 by Takashi Nishiyama, a former employee of companies like Irem and Capcom, who was the director of the first Street Fighter. Nishiyama’s legacy is outstanding, working as a producer in other outstanding SNK sagas such as The King of Fighters and Metal Slug, in 2000 he would leave SNK and founded Dimps, responsible for games such as The Rumble Fish, the Dragon Ball Xenoverse saga and also working on Street Fighter IV or Soulcalibur VI.

With a multitude of installments behind it, the Fatal Fury saga has served to bring forth such powerful things as The King of Fighters, as well as unforgettable characters such as brothers Terry and Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, and the fearsome Geese Howard.