Ring outs may also be making a return as well
Lane switching used to be one of the most novel fighting aspects of the Fatal Fury series, but we haven’t seen it really used again in a long time.
That’s about to change, however, with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
During today’s Fatal Fury Evo Showcase, SNK revealed a two-lane battle mode is featured in City of the Wolves as well.
It’s not entirely clear if this will be included in a separate Versus mode or battle settings that can be used to add a more classic flair to the action.
Confirmed at Evo Showcase, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves will feature the two-lane battle mode! pic.twitter.com/YbI2UDpleT
— Evo (@Evo) April 9, 2025
On top of that, we also get to see some actual gameplay footage of the two-lane battles in action too at the event.
Like before, players can use the lane switch to dodge projectiles and certain attacks by moving into the background.
TWO-LANE BATTLES ARE BACK AFTER 27 YEARS! pic.twitter.com/kb79mIGhjV
— Fighting-Games Daily (@FGC_Daily) April 9, 2025
It looks as though there will also be some attacks that can cause a lane switch or can hit players in either lane.
Two-lane battles will be available at launch on certain stages with more planned for the future, and you can try it out in Training Mode as well.
The feature was first included in Fatal Fury: The King of Fighters but hasn’t been seen in 27 years since Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 considering Garou: Mark of the Wolves did away with it.
On top of that, it sounds like the developers are also working on adding another Real Bout feature to the game in the future too.
Jonathan ‘KrispyKaiser’ Campana teases that ring outs could be coming down the line as well though it’s not clear if that would be for the base fighting mode or part of the two-lane mode discussed here.
RING OUT FROM REAL BOUT FATAL FURY WILL BE ADDED IN COTW IN FUTURE UPDATES! pic.twitter.com/29IADuDcBG
— Fighting-Games Daily (@FGC_Daily) April 9, 2025
This is also the same event where SNK announced Hokutormaru as the final base roster character of the new Fatal Fury.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is set to release on April 24 on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Source: Event Hubs
