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Brutal: Paws of Fury cover art |
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| Developer(s) | GameTek Eurocom |
| Publisher(s) | GameTek |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Sega Mega-CD, DOS, Sega 32X |
| Release date(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis
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| Genre(s) | Versus fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Two-player |
| Rating(s) | VRC: Mature Audiences (MA-13) |
| Media/distribution | Cartridge CD-ROM |
Brutal: Paws of Fury (Animal Buranden - Brutal) is a fighting video game published by GameTek Inc. in 1994. The game features a full cast of anthropomorphic animals as selectable fighters. The game also featured an ability to learn new moves and save them via a password feature.
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Brutal: Paws of Fury was published in 1994 by GameTek and Cybersoft in the US and Europe, and Kemco in Japan. The game was released on the Amiga, Mega Drive/Genesis and Mega-CD, and was ported to the Super NES later the same year. Another version, Brutal: Above the Claw, was released on the 32X and PC in 1995 with two new playable characters and a remixed introduction. The general content and gameplay has remained constant throughout all incarnations, although the Sega CD and 32X releases boasted superior graphics and sound. Many fighting game fans preferred the SNES version, if only due to the 6-button controller, each button to correspond with strong, medium, and weak punches/kicks, while the standard Sega Genesis 3-button controller forced players to toggle between punches and kicks. This could be remedied with use of the Sega 6 button pad.
Brutal
The Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis versions of Brutal: Paws of Fury.
Brutal: Paws of Fury (1994)
Every four years on the uncharted Brutal Island, the world's toughest martial artists are invited to compete in the most gruelling tournament, aptly referred to as the Brutal Island Tournament. Only the winner of this tournament gains the privilege to challenge the Dali Llama, the greatest fighter in the world, for the coveted Belt of Heaven championship.
Brutal: Animal Buranden
The Japanese title of the Super Nintendo version.
Brutal: Paws of Fury Remix
A fan made mugen Brutal: Paws of Fury game.
Brutal: Above the Claw (1995)
Four years after the Paws of Fury tournament, the participants return to Brutal Island to once again compete for the match against the Dali Llama for the Belt of Heaven. The tournament is also the Llama's way of "testing" the warriors, judging whom among them possess the deepest "warrior's spirit."
All the characters in the game are various anthropomorphic animals. The original Brutal: Paws of Fury includes:
Note: Karate Croc and the Dali Llama are only playable by means of inputting a secret button sequence, and The Pantha is only available in the Sega CD version.
Brutal: Above the Claw introduces two additional characters: