Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Brutal: Paws of fury character review

Brutal: Paws of fury is one of those things that wanted to be something else (I think.) Not violent like Mortal Kombat and definitely not as memorable as Street Fighter, but it somehow stuck in my memory.

I got the game as a gift from a family member that didn't know a whole lot about video games but they got it for me because (A-I liked video games and (B-It had animals on it and (C-I was taking karate at the time.
featuring : Punchy rabbit, grouchy bear, dignified wildcat, angry lion and long eared thing in the back.


To start, I don't like fighting games very much. I've never been good at them and I just don't like them. Brutal was something different. This was a fighting game that featured nothing but animals and it actually had some karate stuff in it. 
Anyways, The game isn't all that bad. Granted, I'm horrible at it and have only beat the final boss once, but it does have possibly some of the best music for a fighting game on the SNES
Anyways, This is a character review as with most fighting games, the characters are the most recognizable part of the game. So, Let's take a look!

Kung-Fu Bunny (like 15 years before Kung-Fu Panda)
Other Fighting game Equivalent: Liu Kang?
Coolness rating: 6/10
Comments: Probably the only character I used to get far in the game. From what I've seen with longplayers, he's the only character they've ever used except for one person that used Foxy.
Prince Leon of Kenya (Because Lions are king of the jungle.)
Other Fighting game Equivalent: Not sure. 
Coolness rating: 6/10
Comments: Leon's neat because he can summon a woofer speaker to knock his opponent on their ass. His taunt is him showing his sparkling teeth. Which makes you want to hit him even more.
Rhei Rat (AKA Moody McMoodypants)
Other Fighting game Equivalent: Again, Not sure
Coolness rating:3/10
Comments: I think I played as him once. He looks pissed no matter what. Probably because his wife yelled at him for putting his shorts in with the white laundry and making everything pink.
Tai Cheetah (Get it? It's a play on "Tai Chi"!!!)
Other Fighting game Equivalent: This is harder than I thought...
Coolness rating: 5/10
Comments: Tai is usually the first opponent you face. He isn't that strong but he's fast and can usually hit you a couple of times.
Kendo Coyote 
Other Fighting game Equivalent: Johnny Cage
Coolness rating:4/10
Comments: Kendo Coyote is some kind of Hollywood type trying to win the tournament for fame. He does this weird spin move that makes him hard to hit.
Foxy Roxy
Other Fighting game Equivalent: Sonya blade? 
Coolness rating: 8/10
Comments: Where do I start with Foxy Roxy? She's the token female of the game and it shows. she's scantily clad with form fitting pants and top, and she's the only character with X's in her name. Her taunt is slapping her ass. I'm not kidding, go look it up.
Ivan the Bear
Other Fighting game Equivalent: Zangief
Coolness rating: 6/10
Comments: When I first played the game, I played as Ivan because I was 8 and figured a bear would have no problem eating or killing the other animals. I soon learned that this game isn't based on biology and that Ivan isn't that good. His moves seem slower than the others and they don't have range.
Dali Llama-Hello Dali!
Other Fighting game Equivalent: Every boss ever? and smoke.
Coolness rating:7/10
Comments: Dali Llama is the boss of the game. For what it's worth, He doesn't look like a llama and he doesn't fight like a Llama. Llamas are tough. They kick, they spit and they don't take prisoners. Dali uses this weird black magic to turn into smoke to attack you. Real llamas don't do that. Real Llamas fight with honor.

So, there you have it, A strange and mediocre game I grew up with with all the characters explained. I never played the later games that were on the Saturn or PC. All they did was add a cat with psychosis, a fast talking crocodile, a culty panther and a mole that turned into a dragon... That actually sounds cool... See ya!

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