

The SNES version was released in North America by Cybersoft, Europe by GameTek, and Japan (as Animal Takeranden: BRUTAL) by Kemco. It was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in December 1994 by Eurocom.

The game is unique for its password system, where special moves must be earned by winning matches and each fighter's repertoire can be stored as passwords.

The game follows various anthropomorphic animals as martial arts fighters of various disciplines as they compete in a tournament in the secluded Brutal Island by the mysterious Dali Llama. Brutal: Paws of Fury is a 2D fighting game developed and published by GameTek for the Sega Genesis and Sega CD in October 1994.
