Summary
Fighting games are no strangers to cross-overs.Super Smash Bros. has arguably the best guest list, with dozens of characters from the gaming landscape appearing on its roster, but games likeMortal Kombat, with its list of M-rated stars,Street Fighter, andTekkenhave all dabbled in the past.
One of the biggest recent cross-overs features Terry and Mai fromFatal FuryjoiningStreet Fighter 6, with Chun-Li and Kenheading in the other direction, intoCity of the Wolves.
AtTokyo Game Showthis year, we spoke to Fatal Fury veteran and City of the Wolves producer Yasuyuki Oda, who shared more about the Capcom collaboration and who his dream characters would be.
Yasuyuki Oda Really Wants Michael Jackson In Fatal Fury
During my interview with Oda-san, I asked him to choose his ideal guest fighter for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, to which his translator instantly replied, “You don’t want to know.” Oda-san then rattled off a list of famous names that he’d clearly been thinking about for a long time.
“Michael Jackson. Sylvester Stallone. Bruce Willis. Everyone is so cool. Hollywood. Jackie Chan. The cast of The Expendables. The entire Expendables crew," he said before reiterating, “Everybody. And Michael Jackson.”
Michael Jackson. Sylvester Stallone. Bruce Willis. Everyone is so cool. Hollywood. Jackie Chan. The cast of The Expendables. The entire Expendables crew.
Were Michael Jackson to be added to the Fatal Fury roster, it wouldn’t be his first appearance in a video game. The controversial former popstar featured in a handful of games in the ’90s and ’00s, includingSpace Channel 5, as a character called Space Michael, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, andSonic the Hedgehog3. In fact, City of the Wolves wouldn’t even be the first fighting game he’d appeared in should it ever come to fruition, with Jackson featuring as a celebrity character in Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2.
Oda-san has already shown his willingness to allow celebrity guests to appear on the upcoming fighter’s roster, with a recent tease hinting that footballerCristiano Ronaldo will be joining the game at some point, so don’t be surprised if there are more wild additions in the future.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
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After 26 years, FATAL FURY is back! SNK’s beloved Fatal Fury series first hit the market in 1991, spearheading the fighting game boom of the 1990s that swept the industry thereafter.GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES (released in 1999) has, for some time, served as the franchise’s most recent installment. But that is all about to change: 26 years on, a brand-new entry—FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves—is set to arrive on the scene!FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves features a unique art style that stimulates the senses, an innovative REV system that supercharges the excitement, plus a host of other battle systems even more robust than before. The game also breathes new life into the series by introducing two distinct control schemes (ensuring fun and excitement for newcomers and veterans alike) as well as other fresh features and elements.The streets of South Town are a hotbed of action, wild dreams, and even wilder ambition. Here, at long last, a new legend is about to unfold…
