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Garou: Mark of the Wolves

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80 26 November 1999

Garou: Mark of the Wolves is an arcade developed by SNK, released 26 November 1999 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 and Dreamcast.

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What Garou: Mark of the Wolves is

Garou: Mark of the Wolves is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 1999. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Neo Geo AES, Android, Arcade, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Neo Geo MVS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ten years after crime lord Geese Howard's death, the city of Southtown has become more peaceful. Now, the stage is the neighbour city known as Second Southtown. A new fighting tournament called "King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem" starts in the area, and several characters related with the fighters from the old era of King of Fighters tournaments participate within it.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 28 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Garou: Mark of the Wolves holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 67 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium 4 2.4Ghz, 1 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Garou: Mark of the Wolves launched on 26 November 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Garou: Mark of the Wolves yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

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Quick answers

Garou: Mark of the Wolves — frequently asked questions

When did Garou: Mark of the Wolves come out?
Garou: Mark of the Wolves was released on 26 November 1999 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Neo Geo AES, Android, Arcade, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Garou: Mark of the Wolves?
At minimum, Garou: Mark of the Wolves needs Pentium 4 2.4Ghz, 1 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Garou: Mark of the Wolves?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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