
for Super Nintendo and SEGA Genesis), this PC port is inferior due to the disappointing lack of kungfu "belt system" (i.e. The graphics are excellent, and the animals are large and very well animated. Each character that you can control (12 in all) has 6 different attacks, not to mention several combos and special attacks. With names like Foxy Roxy, Kung Fu Bunny, and Psycho Kitten, the game has a great sense of humor that fans of Earthworm Jim will enjoy. Two additional fighters were made for the last versions (while making the two boss characters playable from the start).One of the more successful Mortal Kombat-inspired fighting games, Brutal: Paws of Fury is an innovative game that features cartoon animals doing kungfu moves. Most versions of the game include eight playable fighters and two unlockable bosses, while some earlier consoles exclude two characters. CharactersĮach fighter in the game is a different anthropomorphic animal and represents a different martial arts style (real or fictional). It was also ported in 1995 by GameTek to the Amiga (only in Europe), Amiga CD32 (only in Europe), PC (only in North America, known as Brutal: Above the Claw in-artwork), and Sega 32X (only in North America, known as Brutal: Above the Claw in-artwork and Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw in-game). The SNES version was released in North America by Cybersoft, Europe by GameTek, and Japan (as Animal Takeranden: BRUTAL) by Kemco. It was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in December 1994 by Eurocom. The game is unique for its password system, where special moves must be earned by winning matches and each fighter's repertoire can be stored as passwords.

The game follows various anthropomorphic animals as martial arts fighters of various disciplines as they compete in a tournament in the secluded Brutal Island by the mysterious Dali Llama. Brutal: Paws of Fury is a 2D fighting game developed and published by GameTek for the Sega Genesis and Sega CD in October 1994.
