SNK revealed way ahead of April Fools’ Day 2025 that it will formally add Cristiano Ronaldo as a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves at launch. This means players of the upcoming fighting game will be able to have the famous soccer/football player duke it out with the likes of Terry Bogard, Mai Shiranui, and Billy Kane.
Even though Cristiano Ronaldo is also known to be proficient in English, the athlete will not voice his own character in this fighting game. Juan Felipe Sierra will instead become the voice actor who provides the English voiceovers for the character, as shown in the new official trailer below:
City of the Wolves will have an option to toggle the voiceover languages between English and Japanese, and that means a Japanese dub for CR7 will also be available. SNK has simultaneously uploaded the Japanese version of the trailer, which features voiceovers by Masaaki Mizunaka:
As a side note, investment from Saudi Arabia to SNK may have played a major role in this addition. The Electronic Gaming Development Company under the Saudi MiSK Foundation notably acquired a majority of SNK’s shares in the early 2020s. As of 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo is playing for the Al Nassr club in the Roshn Saudi Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo will not be the only guest character appearing in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. SNK revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2024 that it will also bring Ken and Chun-Li from Street Fighter 6 via the first Season Pass, which will gradually add new playable characters throughout 2025.
SNK will release Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC simultaneously worldwide on April 24, 2025.
Published: Mar 27, 2025 09:00 am