Brutal: Paws of Fury

Brutal: Paws of Fury is a Fighting 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.

Brutal: Paws of Fury was released in 1994 by GameTek and Cybersoft in the US, and Kemco in Japan on the Sega Genesis and Sega CD, and was ported to the SNES 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 releases boasted superior graphics and sound. However, 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 Genesis 3-button controller forced players to toggle between punches and kicks.