Savage Reign / Fu'un Mokushiroku - Kakutou Sousei - MAME machine

SNK Neo-Geo MVS cart. published 29 years ago:

風雲黙示録 格闘創世 © 1995 SNK [Shin Nihon Kikaku].
(Fu'un Mokushiroku - Kakutou Sousei)

10 fighters, each brandishing a weapon, fight to have a crack at the Real King Leo. There are 2 planes of action to switch from and in some cases the player can use elements of the background as weapons.

TECHNICAL
Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID: NGM-059

Players: 2
Control: 8-Way Joystick
Buttons: 4
→ [A] Light Punch/Strong Punch, [B] Light Kick/Strong Kick, [C] Attack with weapon/Throw, [D] Change Line

TRIVIA
Fu'un Mokushiroku was released on April 25, 1995 in Japan. The game was known outside Japan as Savage Reign (released one month later, on May 25, 1995).

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Wind and Cloud Apocalypse - Hand-to-Hand Fighting Genesis'). 'Mokushiroku' is Japanese for the Christian book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse. 'Sousei' is Japanese for 'creation of the world', or 'genesis'. 'Sousei' and 'Mokushiroku' are diametrically opposed, just like 'Genesis' and 'Apocalypse' - and used here as a metaphor for the conflict between Syo Hayate and Shishi-Oh (King Lion).

'Fu'un' in the series actually refers to the fighting style of the main character, Syo Hayate.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Fu'un Mokushiroku - Kakutou Sousei - PCCB-00181) on June 21, 1995.

UPDATES
In the Japanese version:

• King Lion is named Kage Shishioh.
• King Leo is named Shin Shishioh.

SERIES

• Fu'un Mokushiroku - Kakutou Sousei [Model NGM-059] (1995)
• Fu'un - Super Tag Battle [Model NGM-216] (1996)

STAFF
Executive Producer: Eikichi Kawasaki
Producers: Takashi Nishiyama, R. Field
Front Designers: Sezamimi, Health Abe, Sugar Baby. R, Kanitaro, Masa. LC 630, Mina Kawai (Osu!), Futatsu!!!, Exe. Ponda, K -Oda- Kirigiri, Fuku. Fuku, Shio Shio Shio, Okiemon, Toshiaki Joe, Morimori, Mikarin, Toooooooooohru, Mr. 6?Adachi, Marche-Kaji, 460. Ito, Aho Kamen, Nobuhiro. J
Back Designers: Mic Senbey, Manoru, J. Mikami, Hipopo. Nao, Econo Daisuke, Ten Chan (260), Wadamomo Kagu, Miyoshi Yome, S Tami
Programmers: Magi2 Papa, Jaron, M.O.R. Jax Y. O
Sound: Jojoha Kitapy, Mariko, Yassun
Planners: Hamachi Papa, Mitsuzo, Uenoyama. Sys

• Voice Actors:

Syo Hayate: Konichi Hayashi
Gozu: Konichi Hayashi
Carol Stanzack: Kana Ohshima
Mezu: Konichi Hayashi
Max Eagle: Kunihiko Tatsumi
Nicola Zaza: Kana Ohshima
Chung Paifu: Humio Niwa
King Lion (Shishioh in Japanese version): Masaru Naka
Gordon Bowman: Hisanori Higashi
Joker: Takeshi Kokubo
King Leo (Shin Shishioh in Japanese version): John Hulaton

Special Thanks: Jerry G Hideki, Secret A., Y. Gushiken, Kengo Asai, Masahiko. Sawa, Nakomani Ono, K. Ohshima, Hayashi, Hurukubo, Niwa, Higashi, Nakatsuka, Tatsumi, John. F, Kanpee, SNK Design Selection All Staff

PORTS

• CONSOLES:

[JP] SNK Neo-Geo AES (may.26, 1995; "Fu'un Mokushiroku - Kakutou Sousei [Model NGH-059]")
[US] SNK Neo-Geo AES (may.26, 1995; "Savage Reign [Model NGH-059]")
[JP] SNK Neo-Geo CD (june.16, 1995; "Fu'un Mokushiroku - Kakutou Sousei [Model NGCD-059]")
[US] SNK Neo-Geo CD (june.16, 1995; "Savage Reign [Model NGCD-059E]")
[JP] Sony PS2 (june.21, 2007; "Fu'un Super Combo [NeoGeo Online Collection Vol.8] [Model SLPS-25781]")
[JP] Sony PS2 (may.29, 2008; "Fu'un Super Combo [NeoGeo Online Collection The Best] [Model SLPS-25866]")

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