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system at the end of the life bar, so I can fight for my life, a last resort. With these new characters, IвЂ™m using the T.O.P. system at the start of my life bar so I can come out all guns blazing. When playing as Freeman, I usually elect to use the T.O.P. System to be active in (beginning, middle or end вЂ“ see the health bars in the above picture) so it plays a part of your strategy. You pick which third of your life bar you wish for the T.O.P. special attack, as well as recover health and inflict more damage. SystemвЂ™ (Tactical Offensive Position), which allows you to use each characterвЂ™s T.O.P. The draw with вЂJust DefenceвЂ™ is that you can do it multiple times on an attack with multiple hits, if you have the reflexes. вЂJust DefenceвЂ™ is super-important if you block an attack at the last second, you can recover some health as well as force an opening to attack the opponent. Speaking of mechanics, I should probably explain them. I enjoy tough games if they reward the player for developing their skills and Garou is certainly an example of that. IвЂ™m gradually pushing GatoвЂ™s life bar down and getting to know the gameвЂ™s mechanics. As much as IвЂ™m struggling, IвЂ™m enjoying the speedy action and I feel like IвЂ™m getting better. Gato (above right) in particular seems to take umbrage to my cack-handed playing and beats me down repeatedly. However, after the first two fights, I start to get my arse kicked вЂ“ Tizoc is slow and Garou doesnвЂ™t seem to be a game where you can really get in close and use throws and grabs.

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I usually always pick the pro wrestler character, because IвЂ™m a wrestling fan and like using wrestling moves. I decide to pick Tizoc as heвЂ™s the obligatory pro wrestler. There is no dead weight here, every fighter is impressive with a unique selection of moves and skills. I need to pick a fighter other than Freeman to play as, which presents a problem GarouвЂ™s roster is superb. I bought the Xbox Live version on day of release I had been waiting two years to play it in the comfort of my own home and was worried that if I didnвЂ™t buy it, I would miss out. Garou was something that was whispered about, you would see glowing references to it on the internet and wonder how you could play it. I think the sparse releases have helped GarouвЂ™s mystique as much as I love Street Fighter, weвЂ™ve had loads of new releases and slight variations. Only the Dreamcast version left Japan (as вЂFatal Fury 4: Mark of The WolvesвЂ™) and it wouldnвЂ™t be until 2009вЂ™s Xbox Live release that Garou would get a worldwide release.

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Originally released in Japan via arcades in 1999, Garou made itвЂ™s way to the Neo Geo in 2000, the Dreamcast in 2001, and then to the PS2 in 2005. Will I find one I like more than Freeman? What can this redress teach me about Garou? ItвЂ™s time to find outвЂ¦ДЇirst, I decided to learn more about Garou itself first, before diving straight into the arcade mode. ItвЂ™s time to play as the other characters and find out what the other characters are like. What IвЂ™ve done is just experience one aspect of a great piece of art, kinda like buying Master of Puppets and just listening to Battery on repeat. I want to play as the other characters and learn more about this great game.

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So now IвЂ™ve got the PS4 version, I want to redress that short sighted mistake. Xbox 360 version? Freeman, offline, online, all the time. In that arcade? Freeman, on my lunch breaks and after work. Since I started playing Garou, IвЂ™ve always played as Freeman. Problem is, IвЂ™ve never tried to buy anything else.

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Sinister, violent serial killer with special moves named after heavy metal songs? ThatвЂ™s an easy sell to me. Beautiful 2D graphics, slick fighting and a character I became obsessed with straight away, Freeman. I had heard about this great fighting game, a game that hadnвЂ™t been ported to home consoles on these shores and I knew I had to try it. Then one day I came across Garou: Mark of The Wolves. This machine had every 80вЂ™s/90вЂ™s arcade game on it and for 50p a go, I was happy to explore all itвЂ™s games.

The arcade had two video game machines вЂ“ one was a Tekken 3 unit, the second was a MAME emulator in a sitdown arcade unit. Standard 9-5 hours, nothing excitingвЂ¦until I discovered an arcade at Piccadilly Gardens.

Early 2007, I started a new job in Manchester and was on a training course in the city centre. IвЂ™ve always loved Garou: Mark of The Wolves. Redress вЂ“ Play as the other characters and find one I like enough to complete the arcade mode with. Crime вЂ“ Being a big fan of Garou: Mark Of The WolvesвЂ¦but only playing as Freeman.

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