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Brutal: Above the Claw

Under the watchful eye of the great master Dali 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…

1 March 1995

Brutal: Above the Claw is a fighting developed by GameTek, Inc., released 1 March 1995 on Sega 32X.

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What Brutal: Above the Claw is

Brutal: Above the Claw is a fighting game developed by GameTek, Inc. and released in 1995. It is available on Sega 32X only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Under the watchful eye of the great master Dali 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, Above the Claw, 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.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Brutal: Above the Claw launched on 1 March 1995, within three weeks of Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent and Discworld.

Released around the same time: Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent, Discworld.

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When did Brutal: Above the Claw come out?
Brutal: Above the Claw was released on 1 March 1995 for Sega 32X.

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