Brutal: Paws of Fury

a.k.a. Brutal: Above the Claw

created and published by Gametek in 1995, running on MS-DOS

type: fighting
genre: Cartoon, Martial arts, One-on-one fighting
perspective: side view
player options: single player, shared-screen

3.8/5

Official description

Across the world, invitations were delivered.

Under the watchful eye of the great master Dall Llama, the worlds greatest martial artists would return to a place they knew well... Brutal Island. Each will use their own unique mental and physical martial arts style and training. In a tournament to prove the worlds one true champion.

Brutal, Paws of Fury is a brilliantly rendered game of humorous cartoon style combat, combined with depth, philosophy, and an attention to detail not found in any other fighting game.

Go ahead and Unleash the Animal, it's time to get Brutal.

Featuring:* Action Replay * Loads of special moves * A unique learning system * Extra moves available to higher belts