Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world’s top football players, will not feature in the upcoming Fatal Fury: City of Wolves game. Initially, many thought it was an April Fool's prank when the game developer posted a video where Ronaldo was talking about his special appearance in the game.
Cristiano is now a playable character, and players who play the game can now enjoy playing as the Portugal legend. This is not the first time SNK games have partnered with sports personalities in the world of sports. Previously, Boxing player Heavy D, Basketball player Glauber and football athlete Battler all featured in ‘The King of Fighters’ game.
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo's appearance in the game
Fatal Fury featured a special appearance by boxing legend Mike Tyson, who appeared in the game as his alter ego, Michael Max. His mentor and friend later appeared as Axel Hawk in Fatal Fury 2. Now, Cristiano Ronaldo is set to appear in the game as a new character, and the football legend described the game as "very cool." The announcement video was released by SNK on their social media pages, where the soccer icon shared his experience working with the game developer.
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He also commented that the favourite part of the game was his character doing his special moves. SNK also released a new trailer of the game that shows Cristiano Ronaldo’s favourite move during gameplay. The full gameplay trailer also featured EX dribbles, ball kicks and even a punch. The fan’s most favourite part was the ‘SIIIIUUUU’ celebration at the end of the trailer.
But Ronaldo is not the only celebrity who appears in the Fatal Fury as a playable character. Salvatore Ganacci will also feature in the game. The DJ has more than 500,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. His moves will include like dance and special effects related to music. Christiano Ronaldo and Salvatore Ganacci are among the few characters, and there are many celebrities and unexpected guests on the list waiting to be revealed later.
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