Garou: Mark of the Wolves - Revision history

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New page: == Introduction == Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last installment of the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo Geo. Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roste...

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== Introduction ==

Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last installment of the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo Geo. Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster, with only one Terry Bogard returning, but Terry is sporting an all new look. SNK also removed the Fatal Fury staple of "plain shifting" from Garou: MOTW.

=== Game Versions ===

* Arcade (MVS)
* Neo-Geo Home Console
* Playstation 2 (jp)
* Dreamcast

=== Version Differences ===

* The Neo-Geo AES and Neo-Geo MVS are identical and are the best version of the game available.

* The Japanese Playstation 2 version is the best port. The only know differences are the lack of 'Guard Cancel' does not flash appear on the screen when you it is performed and the sound is a little different from the Neo-Geo versions. The training mode is better on the PS2 then the Neo-Geo..... but it's still a port.
* The Dreamcast version is the worst port and suffers from alot of issues.

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 Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last game in the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo*Geo. Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster. There was only one returning playable character, Terry Bogard, though Terry had aged some years and had a completely new look for the game with shorter hair and a leather jacket (and he would go on to sport this look in a few of the future editions of The King of Fighters series). Series staple Kim Kaphwan appeared as a non-playable character, but only when one of the new characters, his son Kim Dong Hwan, was victorious and defeated his enemy with a desperation move, at which point, Kim Kaphwan would drop from the sky and chastise his loudmouthed offspring.
-Mark of the Wolves was a distinctive game for many reasons. While the game introduced a ton of new gameplay features, it also introduced a brand-new cast of characters with ties to previously-existing SNK characters, including Rock Howard, the son of Geese Howard; Kim Dong Hwan and Kim Jae Hoon, the sons of Kim Kaphwan; Hokutomaru, the disciple of Andy Bogard; Marco Rodriguez (also known as Khushnood Butt), the disciple of Ryo Sakazaki; and Kain Heinlein, the game's final boss and Geese Howard's brother-in-law. Completing the arcade version of the game with a high enough rating would let you fight the game's standard boss, Grant, as well as the final boss, Kain. Defeating Kain would show an ending sequence for that character, and many of these ending sequences appeared to refer to ongoing storylines and future appearances by familiar characters, most likely in a sequel. These include Hokutomaru's ending, in which he receives a letter from his master Andy Bogard that states that by virtue of his victory, Hokutomaru is no longer Andy's pupil, but is rival; and Marco's ending, in which it is revealed that Marco's dojo was destroyed by a "crazy" guy--presumably a reference to [[Ryuji Yamazaki]]'s earlier destruction of the Sakazaki dojo in KOF '98. Perhaps the most shocking ending was Rock's, in which he learns from his uncle, Kain Heinlein, that his mother, Geese Howard's (former?) wife is still alive, at which point, Rock "switches sides," walking out on his mentor and father-figure Terry and joining forces with the presumably "evil" Kain. These endings all seemed to point to a MOTW sequel with an ongoing story and potential appearances by "older" versions of Andy, Mai, Yamazaki, and Ryo, but sadly, MOTW never saw a sequel.
+Mark of the Wolves was a distinctive game for many reasons. While the game introduced a ton of new gameplay features, it also introduced a brand-new cast of characters with ties to previously-existing SNK characters, including Rock Howard, the son of Geese Howard; Kim Dong Hwan and Kim Jae Hoon, the sons of Kim Kaphwan; Hokutomaru, the disciple of Andy Bogard; Marco Rodriguez (also known as Khushnood Butt), the disciple of Ryo Sakazaki; and Kain Heinlein, the game's final boss and Geese Howard's brother-in-law. Completing the arcade version of the game with a high enough rating would let you fight the game's standard boss, Grant, as well as the final boss, Kain. Defeating Kain would show an ending sequence for that character, and many of these ending sequences appeared to refer to ongoing storylines and future appearances by familiar characters, most likely in a sequel. These include Hokutomaru's ending, in which he receives a letter from his master Andy Bogard that states that by virtue of his victory, Hokutomaru is no longer Andy's pupil, but his rival; and Marco's ending, in which it is revealed that Marco's dojo was destroyed by a "crazy" guy--presumably a reference to [[Ryuji Yamazaki]]'s earlier destruction of the Sakazaki dojo in KOF '98. Perhaps the most shocking ending was Rock's, in which he learns from his uncle, Kain Heinlein, that his mother, Geese Howard's (former?) wife is still alive, at which point, Rock "switches sides," walking out on his mentor and father-figure Terry and joining forces with the presumably "evil" Kain. These endings all seemed to point to a MOTW sequel with an ongoing story and potential appearances by "older" versions of Andy, Mai, Yamazaki, and Ryo, but sadly, MOTW never saw a sequel.
 == Gameplay Changes and New Features ==

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 == Introduction ==
-Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last game in the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo*Geo. Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster. There was only one returning playable character, Terry Bogard, though Terry had aged some years and had a completely new look for the game with shorter hair and a leather jacket; he would then sport look in a few of the future games in the King of Fighters series. Series staple Kim Kaphwan appeared as a non-playable character, but only when one of the new characters, his son Kim Dong Hwan, was victorious and defeated his enemy with a desperation move, at which point, Kim Kaphwan would drop from the sky and chastise his loudmouthed offspring.
+Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last game in the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo*Geo. Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster. There was only one returning playable character, Terry Bogard, though Terry had aged some years and had a completely new look for the game with shorter hair and a leather jacket (and he would go on to sport this look in a few of the future editions of The King of Fighters series). Series staple Kim Kaphwan appeared as a non-playable character, but only when one of the new characters, his son Kim Dong Hwan, was victorious and defeated his enemy with a desperation move, at which point, Kim Kaphwan would drop from the sky and chastise his loudmouthed offspring.
 == Gameplay Changes and New Features ==

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 == Introduction ==
-Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last installment of the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo Geo.  Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster, with only one Terry Bogard returning, but Terry is sporting an all new look.  SNK also removed the Fatal Fury staple of "plane shifting" from Garou: MOTW.
+Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last game in the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo*Geo. Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster. There was only one returning playable character, Terry Bogard, though Terry had aged some years and had a completely new look for the game with shorter hair and a leather jacket; he would then sport look in a few of the future games in the King of Fighters series. Series staple Kim Kaphwan appeared as a non-playable character, but only when one of the new characters, his son Kim Dong Hwan, was victorious and defeated his enemy with a desperation move, at which point, Kim Kaphwan would drop from the sky and chastise his loudmouthed offspring.
 === Game Versions ===

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 == Introduction ==
-Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last installment of the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo Geo.  Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster, with only one Terry Bogard returning, but Terry is sporting an all new look.  SNK also removed the Fatal Fury staple of "plain shifting" from Garou: MOTW.
+Garou: Mark of the Wolves (MOTW) was the last installment of the Fatal Fury Series on the Neo Geo.  Garou: MOTW was released in 1999 and had almost a entirely new roster, with only one Terry Bogard returning, but Terry is sporting an all new look.  SNK also removed the Fatal Fury staple of "plane shifting" from Garou: MOTW.
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 * The Japanese Playstation 2 version is the best port. The only know differences are the lack of 'Guard Cancel' does not flash appear on the screen when you it is performed and the sound is a little different from the Neo-Geo versions. The training mode is better on the PS2 then the Neo-Geo..... but it's still a port.
-* The Dreamcast version is the worst port and suffers from alot of issues.
+* The Dreamcast version is the worst port and suffers from a lot of issues.
 == The Characters ==

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	* The Japanese Playstation 2 version is the best port. The only know differences are the lack of 'Guard Cancel' does not flash appear on the screen when you it is performed and the sound is a little different from the Neo-Geo versions. The training mode is better on the PS2 then the Neo-Geo..... but it's still a port.		* The Japanese Playstation 2 version is the best port. The only know differences are the lack of 'Guard Cancel' does not flash appear on the screen when you it is performed and the sound is a little different from the Neo-Geo versions. The training mode is better on the PS2 then the Neo-Geo..... but it's still a port.
	* The Dreamcast version is the worst port and suffers from alot of issues.		* The Dreamcast version is the worst port and suffers from alot of issues.
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		+	== The Characters ==
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		+	* [[Rock (Garou)\|Rock Howard]]
		+	* [[Kim Dong Hwan (Garou)\|Kim Dong Hwan]]
		+	* [[Hotaru Futaba (Garou)\|Hotaru Futaba]]
		+	* [[Khushnood Butt (Garou)\|Khushnood Butt (Marco Rodrigues)]]
		+	* [[Hokutomaru (Garou)\|Hokutomaru]]
		+	* [[Kevin Rian (Garou)\|Kevin Rian]]
		+	* [[Freeman (Garou)\|Freeman]]
		+	* [[Tizoc (Garou)\|Tizoc (The Griffon Mask)]]
		+	* [[B. Jenet (Garou)\|B. Jenet]]
		+	* [[Gato (Garou)\|Gato]]
		+	* [[Kim Jae Hoon (Garou)\|Kim Jae Hoon]]
		+	* [[Terry Bogard (Garou)\|Terry Bogard]]
		+	* [[Kain R. Heinlein (Garou)\|Kain R. Heinlein]]
		+	* [[Grant (Garou)\|Grant]]
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		+	Note: Names in () are for japanese version''

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 === Version Differences ===
-* The Neo-Geo AES and Neo-Geo MVS are identical and are the best version of the game available.
+* The Neo-Geo AES and Neo-Geo MVS are identical and are the best version of the game.
 * The Japanese Playstation 2 version is the best port. The only know differences are the lack of 'Guard Cancel' does not flash appear on the screen when you it is performed and the sound is a little different from the Neo-Geo versions. The training mode is better on the PS2 then the Neo-Geo..... but it's still a port.
 * The Dreamcast version is the worst port and suffers from alot of issues.