Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo)
Graphics: 10 ............Line
Up: 7.75
Gameplay: 9.75 .......Replay:
10
Alright, let me start by saying the schematics of this
game are not a typical fighter, they have been completely
enhanced and I believe Garou is the most advanced fighter
to date, "why?" you ask well its simple, back
in the early 90's games like fatal fury & street fighter
2 were released these games took off but sadly street fighter
took the coins in until fatal fury 2 this gave SNK a high
selling point to arcade vendors everywhere. So it is 7 odd
years later and we have Mark of the wolves.
The first thing you will notice is the graphics in this
game they are easily said to be beautiful, or amazing it
is obvious why the characters are riddled with insane amounts
of animation lets take rock Howard (son of the great geese)
he moves flawlessly across the screen he feels like a real
human being this is what I decided in 1999 that I had to
have this game because it was a masterpiece,... amazingly
I had not even played this before I wanted it AND BAD! I
started to play the game when I got it and LET ME TELL YOU
THIS IS A FLAWLESS EXPERIENCE! The reason is because of
the music, PLAYABILITY, and lineup. Now let me tell you
about this games backgrounds, they are detailed to a exact
movement and if you pay attention to certain aspect you
can see how the backgrounds change even when your not noticing,
as for the game play it is very responsive because it has
a new system which I love this is called the JUST DEFENDED
SYSTEM this allows a character to block the exact time a
move hits, and you gain a little energy back from this I
liked this system especially because it was tilted towards
the more advanced players.
Rarely talked about in reviews are the special's they consist
of decent to down right cheesy I.E. Tizoc/Griffon Mask but
I have to give credit to the special system because they
made the moves a little easier to perform, they consist
of double rolls, back rolls ext. this makes the beginner
enjoy the game too. The one complaint I have about Garou
is Tizoc he is just down right CRAP he takes a third of
energy each throw and is fast despite his size, but this
character is great for a beginner, because he has easy use.
One thing any fighter fan can not mistake that GAMEPLAY
IS EVERYTHING.
Lineup,....... Good despite my friend Lawrence did not
get his favorite character ANDY :( well I have my gripes
about this because certain characters are cool, and other's
are annoying as all hell. Lets start with Terry, amazing
has a lot more skilled playability a must for the advanced
and then there is Kain anyone who has used him knows he
is the games most advanced character, but I have to say
everyone is pretty much balanced except for Khushnood Butt
AND TIZOC!!!! Butt is the single most unskilled fighter
in this game he has a move for everything (and the most
beautiful stage I might add) .......Tizoc he can kill you
in 3 fierce throws, nuff said. Overall Garou is a must have
if you dislike this game I understand but heck, its fatal
fury its started Neo fighters and will always be 1 in my
book.
-LWK-