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PS2
Fuun Super Combo
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Partial Shipment Arrival |
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NCS
Game Synopsis
«©NCS»
It's been over a decade since Savage Reign
aka
Fuun Mokushiroku and Kizuna Encounter:
Super Tag Battle aka Fuun Super Tag Battle
gobbled up credits in arcades across Japan. While
neither game was particularly memorable or unique,
Kizuna Encounter has the distinction of being a
very rare and thus very expensive Neo Geo home
cartridge. As we rush towards the second half of
2007, Playstation gamers get to completely own
both games for a middling US$39.
In Savage Reign, a hulking bruiser named Shishioh announces
the Battle of the Beast God Tournament
where he throws out a televised challenge to the
greatest fighters in the world. From all corners
of the planet, a motley assortment of nine
combatants converge on Shishioh in respective bids
to win untold wealth and fame.
Kizuna Encounter takes place after the events of Savage
Reign where Shishioh announces another Battle
of the Beast God Tournament. In the first
challenge, Shioshioh was soundly defeated by the
boomerang-wielding Hayate. In the new contest,
Shioshioh mandates that the fighters battle in
teams of two - thus the "Tag Battle" distinction
in the game title.
Partial Shipment Arrival
Half of our shipment arrived
today but the remainder is scheduled for tomorrow.
We'll process preorders in the order that they
were received.
Jan Code: 4964808300938
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NCS Game Notes
» The title screen features the Fuun Super
Combo logo on the lower-right corner of the screen
along with images from both games - Savage Reign
and Super Tag Battle. If you leave it alone, a
demo loads up which shows the game in action with
resonant music, voice dialogue and 1-second video
bites where Hayate does his thing. Leave it alone
some more and an actual Savage Reign match plays
where Gozu and Nicola fight on a two tiered level.
» Press START and the familiar Neo Geo
Online Collection menu screen appears. On the
upper left side of the screen, you can choose to
play Fuun Mokushiroku or Fuun Super Tag Battle
which make up the first two selections. Move the
cursor to the third option on the top of the
screen and you can enter the Network Match area
which connects you to the Multi-Matching BB
service to look for online combatants to compete
against. The fourth option on the top portion of
the screen allows you to play Practice Mode for
either game.
» On the lower portion of the main menu
screen, the options from left to right are:
MEMORY / Load Data, Save Data, or toggle
Auto Save option
CONTROL / Set the button configuration for
both games
VIDEO / Change screen type, position x and
y, and adjust focus
AUDIO / Set output (Stereo/Mono), Select
Normal or Arrange BGM, adjust BGM volume, sound
test
COLOR / Customize the color schemes for the
characters in either Fuun game
» Either the d-pad or L-Analog may be used
for control. Press "SELECT" at any time during a
match and you'll be able to bring up the following
selections:
CONTINUE / Resume game
SKILL LIST / Check out the special moves
and attacks for your fighter
KEY SETTING / Map commands to buttons as
you see fit
PRACTICE MENU / Battle against a dummy
COM-controlled opponent
RESTART / Start a new game with Stage
Select and Character Change option
END / Return to the main menu
» Choose either game and the familiar Neo
Geo jingle plays with the appropriate intro
screen. The games appear to be emulated since they
look and sound very much like the Neo Geo
originals
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Color on Fuun Mokushiroku
The characters in Fuun Mokushiroku
Hayate / Looks like a burlier version of Ryu
but carries a boomerang
Gozu / An orange garbed ninja with a gas
mask on who attacks with claws
Carol / Blonde amazon in a short yellow
skirt - holds a pink sphere
Mezu / Looks like a blue-garbed version of
Gozu with a pointy face mask
Eagle / Birdie from the Street Fighter game
may have a twin brother
Nicola / Jumpy little guy who holds a green
/ blue shield and sports white hair
Chung / Tung Fu Rue revived? Holds a wicked
looking walking stick and wears blue shades
Shishioh / Muscular mohawked-fighter who
wears boxing gloves and armored chest plate
Gordon / Big monstrous cop with a growth on
his chest that looks like the mop of a Beatle
Joker / Scrawny clown with big red nose and
4-wheel inline skates
» The default button configuration for Fuun
Mokushiroku is as follows:
SQUARE / Punch
CROSS / Kick
TRIANGLE / Weapon
CIRCLE / Depth Move
R1-TRIGGER / P + K
L1-TRIGGER / K + W
R2-TRIGGER / P + K + W
» The blood runs ruddy - use Gozu to slash away at
someone and witness the ejection of thick red
splotches. Gozu's claws can also deflect Carol's
sphere attacks or Nicolas' shield throw.
» FM is a standard one-on-one fighting game
featuring 10 characters with the lead being a
fighter named Hayate who swings a boomerang during
bouts. Each stage is 2-tiered with a lower level
and an upper level that fighters may jump onto by
pressing the CIRCLE button which is called the
"Depth Move." The jumping up and out of the second
tier may be used for strategic offensive purposes
or to vamoose from a powerful attacker. Since
every fighter utilizes a weapon, a mix of melee
attacks may be mashed against an opponent.
» The game runs fast and controls well enough.
It's a very good Neo Geo conversion
» Nicola cries like a little girl when defeated on
the battlefield.
» The language in the game can be toggled from
Japanese to English to Spanish. The game speed may
also be adjusted from the standard 100% to 90% or
120% and the Level may be set at Easy, Normal,
Hard, or MVS.
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Color on Fuun Super Tag Battle
» The characters are mostly the same as before but
the art style is different and sharper. Three new
fighters join the cast.
Rosa / Bandana-wearing senorita who carries
a katana
Gozu / He looks the same as he did in the
first game
Shishioh / Muscular mohawked-fighter who
wears boxing gloves and armored chest plate
Chung / The senior citizen with moxie
returns to fight with his walking stick
Hayate / Still swinging that boomerang like
his life depended on it
Kim Sue Il / A jumpy bead-wearing player
who wears white/blue colors and fights with a
stick
Mezu / Nothing much has changed with this
blue ninja with pointy face mask and slashing
claws
Gordon / His color scheme has changed but
he's still fat and carries a wicked electrified
Billy club that's called a Stantofar.
Joker / The big red nose is gone, replaced
by a purplish blue proboscis - can throw cards and
hit with a hammer
Eagle / Still imposing and ripped. Carries
a sword
» The default button scheme for Fuun Super Tag
Battle is:
SQUARE / Punch
CROSS / Kick
TRIANGLE / Weapon
CIRCLE / Change (Tag)
R1-TRIG / P + K
L1-TRIG / K + W
R2-TRIG / W + C
» Fuun Super Tag Battle features alternating
2-on-2 action where fighters tag out with each
other to participate in the battle. Only 1-on-1
fighting action takes place at any one time
however.
» Game options are 1-Player Only game or a Player
1 & Player 2 game. In the latter, the second
player controls the second fighter in the duo and
is only active when the first player tags out.
» When you're in your tag zone, press the D button
to tag out with your partner.
» The blood runs ruddy and splotchy. Check out the
spray whenever one of Joker's cards slices into a
hapless opponent.
» The language in the game can be toggled to
Japanese, English, Spanish, or Portuguese. The game
speed may also be adjusted from Normal, Fast, or
Low.
» The Time may be set at Low, Normal, Fast, or No
Count. Finally, the level of the game may be set
from 1 to 8 which stands for Very Easy, Easy,
Normal, MVS, Hard, Very Hard, Hyper Hard, and
Strong Hard.
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