Fatal Fury: First Contact
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.
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Developer(s) | SNK |
Publisher(s) | SNK |
Series | Fatal Fury |
Platform(s) | Neo-Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch |
Release | Neo-Geo Pocket Color May 27, 1999[1][2] Nintendo Switch December 23, 2020[3] |
Genre(s) | Fighting |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
The game has 13 playable characters.[4] Two-player multiplayer is supported via a link cable.[2]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 62/100 (Switch)[5] |
Publication | Score |
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GameSpot | 7.0/10 (NGPC)[6] |
IGN | 7.0/10 (NGPC)[2] |
Nintendo Life | 7/10 (Switch)[7] |
Nintendo World Report | 6/10 (Switch)[8] |
Digitally Downloaded | 3/5 (Switch)[4] |
IGN said First Contact is a quality game but recommended to get either King of Fighters R-2 or Samurai Shodown! 2 instead.[2] GameSpot said the game has great graphics but recommended to get King of Fighters R-2 instead.[6] Hardcore Gaming 101 said the game is "among the best portable fighters ever made".[1] Nintendo Life called the Switch port "accessible and charming" but said there are better alternatives available.[7] Nintendo World Report complimented the graphics but criticized the lack of extras compared to the other Neo-Geo Pocket Color fighting games.[8] 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.".[9] Siliconera said First Contact "is a fun pocket-sized fighter".[10]
References
- "Fatal Fury: First Contact". Hardcore Gaming 101. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Schneider, Peer (14 July 1999). "Reviews - Fatal Fury: First Contact". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 16 June 2000. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Romano, Sal (23 December 2020). "Fatal Fury: First Contact now available for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- S., Matt (13 January 2021). "Review: Fatal Fury: First Contact (Nintendo Switch)". Digitally Downloaded. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "Fatal Fury: First Contact for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Gerstmann, Jeff (28 January 2000). "Review - Fatal Fury: First Contact". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Brunskill, Kerry (29 December 2020). "Fatal Fury First Contact Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Hookshot Media. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Miller, Zachary (5 January 2021). "Fatal Fury: First Contact (Switch eShop) Review Mini". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Peeples, Jeremy (29 December 2020). "Fatal Fury: First Contact Showcases Another NGPC Classic on Switch". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Hashimoto, Kazuma (29 December 2020). "Fatal Fury First Contact Is an Almost Perfect Port of the Classic". Siliconera. Gamurs. Retrieved 16 April 2023.