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Fatal Fury: First Contact

» System: Switch » Buy it from: Online

» Buy it for: £7.19

It’s a, with a reduced character roster that focuses on fan favourites and a fighting model that retains most of the original mechanics, with the exception of the series’ signature plane-switching. Unlike most Neo Geo Pocket Fighters, this doesn’t offer any extra modes, and as one of the system’s earlier games the quality of the background art can occasionally dip below expectations. It’s still a game that you can have fun with, but it’s hard to recommend over either the original arcade game or any of its handheld contemporaries.

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