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<h2>Overview</h2><figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/10500/484177-brutal_paws_of_fury_snes_screenshot4.gif" data-ref-id="1300-484177" data-ratio="0.875" data-width="256" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 256px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:87.5%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/10500/484177-brutal_paws_of_fury_snes_screenshot4.gif" data-ref-id="1300-484177"><img alt="No Caption Provided" src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/1/10500/484177-brutal_paws_of_fury_snes_screenshot4.gif" srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/1/10500/484177-brutal_paws_of_fury_snes_screenshot4.gif 256w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" data-width="256"></a></figure><p>Brutal: Paws of Fury is a 2D fighting game developed and published by <a href="/gametek-inc/3010-505/" data-ref-id="3010-505">GameTek</a> for the <a href="/genesis/3045-6/" data-ref-id="3045-6">Sega Genesis</a> and <a href="/sega-cd/3045-29/" data-ref-id="3045-29">Sega CD</a> in October 1994.</p><p>The game follows various <a href="/anthropomorphism/3015-476/" data-ref-id="3015-476">anthropomorphic</a> animals as <a href="/martial-arts/3015-515/" data-ref-id="3015-515">martial arts</a> fighters of various disciplines as they compete in a tournament in the secluded Brutal Island by the mysterious <a href="/dali-llama/3005-29861/" data-ref-id="3005-29861">Dali Llama</a>.</p><p>The game is unique for its <a href="/password/3015-38/" data-ref-id="3015-38">password</a> system, where <a href="/special-attacks/3015-327/" data-ref-id="3015-327">special moves</a> must be earned by winning matches and each fighter's repertoire can be stored as passwords.</p><p>It was ported to the <a href="/super-nintendo-entertainment-system/3045-9/" data-ref-id="3045-9">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a> in December 1994 by <a href="/eurocom-entertainment-software/3010-65/" data-ref-id="3010-65">Eurocom</a>. The SNES version was released in North America by <a href="/cybersoft-inc/3010-1038/" data-ref-id="3010-1038">Cybersoft</a>, Europe by GameTek, and Japan (as <em>Animal Takeranden: BRUTAL</em>) by <a href="/kemco/3010-1270/" data-ref-id="3010-1270">Kemco</a>. It was also ported in 1995 by GameTek to the <a href="/amiga/3045-1/" data-ref-id="3045-1">Amiga</a> (only in Europe), <a href="/amiga-cd32/3045-39/" data-ref-id="3045-39">Amiga CD32</a> (only in Europe), <a href="/pc/3045-94/" data-ref-id="3045-94">PC</a> (only in North America, known as <em>Brutal: Above the Claw</em> in-artwork), and <a href="/sega-32x/3045-31/" data-ref-id="3045-31">Sega 32X</a> (only in North America, known as <em>Brutal: Above the Claw</em> in-artwork and <em>Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw</em> in-game).</p><h2>Characters</h2><p>Each fighter in the game is a different <a href="/anthropomorphism/3015-476/" data-ref-id="3015-476">anthropomorphic</a> animal and represents a different <a href="/martial-arts/3015-515/" data-ref-id="3015-515">martial arts</a> style (real or fictional). Most versions of the game include eight playable fighters and two unlockable bosses, while some earlier consoles exclude two characters. Two additional fighters were made for the last versions (while making the two boss characters playable from the start).</p><ul><li><a href="/kung-fu-bunny/3005-29866/" data-ref-id="3005-29866"><strong>Kung Fu Bunny</strong></a> (<a href="/rabbit/3015-2266/" data-ref-id="3015-2266">rabbit</a>, <a href="/kung-fu/3015-1045/" data-ref-id="3015-1045">Relaxed Paw</a> style)</li><li><a href="/prince-leon/3005-29867/" data-ref-id="3005-29867"><strong>Prince Leon of Kenya</strong></a> (<a href="/lions/3015-3116/" data-ref-id="3015-3116">lion</a>, Jah style)</li><li><strong>Tai Cheetah</strong> (<a href="/cheetahs/3015-6197/" data-ref-id="3015-6197">cheetah</a>, Tai Chi style)</li><li><strong>Rhei Rat</strong> (<a href="/rat/3015-4772/" data-ref-id="3015-4772">rat</a>, <a href="/muay-thai/3015-8394/" data-ref-id="3015-8394">Thai Boxing</a> style)</li><li><strong>Pantha</strong> (<a href="/panthers/3015-6196/" data-ref-id="3015-6196">panther</a>, <a href="/cults/3015-1366/" data-ref-id="3015-1366">Cultist</a> style, unavailable in the SNES and Genesis versions)</li><li><a href="/kendo-coyote/3005-29865/" data-ref-id="3005-29865"><strong>Kendo Coyote</strong></a> (<a href="/coyote/3015-5440/" data-ref-id="3015-5440">coyote</a>, <a href="/taekwondo/3015-5286/" data-ref-id="3015-5286">Tae Kwon Do</a> style)</li><li><a href="/foxy-roxy/3005-29862/" data-ref-id="3005-29862"><strong>Foxy Roxy</strong></a> (<a href="/fox/3015-2371/" data-ref-id="3015-2371">vixen</a>, Penjat Silat style)</li><li><a href="/ivan/3005-29863/" data-ref-id="3005-29863"><strong>Ivan the Bear</strong></a> (<a href="/bears/3015-1848/" data-ref-id="3015-1848">bear</a>, Soviet Military style)</li><li><strong>Chung Poe</strong> (<a href="/mole/3015-3477/" data-ref-id="3015-3477">mole</a>, Sabbbaal style, PC and 32X versions only)</li><li><strong>Psycho Kitty</strong> (<a href="/cat/3015-2952/" data-ref-id="3015-2952">cat</a>, PC and 32X versions only)</li><li><a href="/karate-croc/3005-29864/" data-ref-id="3005-29864"><strong>Karate Croc</strong></a> (<a href="/crocodilians/3015-3901/" data-ref-id="3015-3901">crocodile</a>, boss, unlockable in all but the PC and 32X versions, unavailable in the SNES and Genesis versions)</li><li><a href="/dali-llama/3005-29861/" data-ref-id="3005-29861"><strong>Dali Llama</strong></a> (<a href="/llama/3015-2818/" data-ref-id="3015-2818">llama</a>, Divine style, final boss, unlockable in all but the PC and 32X versions)</li></ul>