Fatal Fury

I was surprised by how quickly I picked up the controls—each fighter’s special move feels satisfying to pull off. The tournament brackets keep you on your toes, and Geese is as tough as advertised. A solid brawler that’s easy to jump into with friends.

Geese Howard’s tournament structure actually gives you a reason to keep replaying, since you have to fight your way through his cronies before the final showdown. The pick-up-and-play controls are so straightforward that I had a blast pulling off special moves within my first few matches. It’s exact

Picked this up for some retro fighting action and the pick-up-and-play mechanics are spot on, no convoluted combos to memorize. Really satisfying to smash through Geese’s cronies one by one, even if the difficulty spikes hard near the end.