SNK vs. Capcom
SNK vs. Capcom | |
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First release | SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash November 21, 1999 |
Latest release | SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (Nintendo Switch) February 17, 2021 |
SNK vs. Capcom, or alternately Capcom vs. SNK, is a series of
Reception to the series has been varied; the Capcom-developed titles were the most positively-received, while the SNK-developed installments received more mixed reviews.
History
1999 | Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 |
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SVC: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition | |
2002 | |
2003 | SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos |
2004 | |
2005 | |
2006 | SVC: Card Fighters DS |
This section needs additional citations for verification. (September 2022) |
The supposed origin behind this series was an issue of Arcadia
While no new SNK vs. Capcom titles have been released since Card Fighters DS, characters from both companies have appeared together in a handful of other titles, including Bandai Namco's Tekken 7, Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Cygames' Granblue Fantasy, and Netmarble/SNK's The King of Fighters All Star.
Future
In a 2021 interview with Polygon, director Hideaki Itsuno confirmed that at one point, there had been plans for a new, 3D installment in the series, but that it had been cancelled due to SNK's bankruptcy. The 3D assets created for Capcom vs. SNK 3 were later repurposed for the cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars;[1] said project was set to include The King of Fighters protagonist Kyo Kusanagi as a guest character during its planned release after a deal was struck with the then-reformed SNK Playmore.[2] There were interviews with SNK that it would be possible to renew their contract with Capcom to make new SNK vs. Capcom games,[3] but in another interview, both companies stated that they would not do any further collaboration with each other, claiming SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS would probably be the last crossover game between both companies.[4] However, in an interview from January 2009, Yoshinori Ono, the producer of Street Fighter IV, expressed interest in a possible third game if fans demanded it.[5]
In August 2022, SNK and Capcom artists Eisuke Ogura and Shinkiro created special promotional posters featuring both companies' characters to celebrate the 2022 Evolution Championship Series tournament. In a subsequent interview, SNK producer Yasuyuki Oda stated that "both parties" were interested in a potential revival of the series.[6]
SNK-produced games
- SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium – A portable fighting game developed by Dimps and released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. The game features three different playing rules to choose from (Single Battle, Tag Match, and Team Battle). The game also features an "Olympic Mode" with themed minigames.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash – Also released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, a digital collectible card game featuring trading card based on SNK's and Capcom's properties. Two versions were produced; the SNK Supporter's Version and the Capcom Supporter's Version.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition – The sequel to Card Fighters Clash, released on the Neo Geo Pocket Color in Japan and Asia only. Includes cards based on Capcom vs. SNK 2.
- Neo Geo(both arcade and home versions) and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A one-on-one fighting game featuring 36 characters.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS – A Card Fighters Clash sequel released for the Nintendo DS.[7]
Capcom-produced games
- 2000 and ported to the Dreamcastduring the same year, the original Capcom vs. SNK features 28 characters (evenly divided between Capcom and SNK properties), two selectable fighting styles or "grooves" (based on the gameplay systems featured in The King of Fighters and Street Fighter Alpha series) and a ratio-based character selection system that determines the number of characters in a player's team based on their strength.
- An updated version titled Capcom vs. SNK Pro, released for the arcades and Dreamcast in Japan in 2001 and ported to the PlayStation in 2002, which adds Joe Higashito the character roster (they originally appeared only in the ending sequence of the original game). The Dreamcast version of the game also discards the shop option to earn extra characters and colors, having all of them available by default.
- An updated version titled Capcom vs. SNK Pro, released for the arcades and Dreamcast in Japan in 2001 and ported to the PlayStation in 2002, which adds
- 2001 and ported to the Dreamcast (in Japan only) and PlayStation 2during the same year. The game expands on the "Groove" system from the previous game by featuring six different fighting styles or "Grooves" and adds twelve new characters in addition to the ones featured in Capcom vs. SNK Pro.
- The Nintendo GameCube and Xbox versions were released under the title of Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO. According to the Japanese official website for the GameCube version, EO stands for Easy Operation, because of a new feature that allows the player to assign special techniques to the right analog stick (C Stick for the GameCube version).
Characters
Character | Side | SNK-developed | Capcom -developed
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MotM | Chaos | CvS | CvS2 | ||
Akari Ichijou |
SNK | Yes | No | No | No |
Akuma | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Athena | SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Athena Asamiya | SNK | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Baby Bonnie Hood |
Capcom | Yes | No | No | No |
Balrog |
Capcom | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Benimaru Nikaido |
SNK | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Blanka |
Capcom | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Cammy | Capcom | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Chang Koehan |
SNK | No | No | No | Yes |
Choi Bounge |
SNK | No | Yes | No | Assist[a] |
Chun-Li | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dan | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Pro | Yes |
Demitri Maximoff |
Capcom | No | Yes | No | No |
Dhalsim | Capcom | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
E. Honda | Capcom | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Eagle |
Capcom | No | No | No | Yes |
Earthquake | SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Evil Ryu | Capcom | Yes | No | Yes | Home |
Felicia |
Capcom | Yes | No | No | No |
Geese Howard | SNK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Genjuro Kibagami | SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
God Rugal | SNK | No | No | No | Yes |
Goenitz |
SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Guile | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Haohmaru |
SNK | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Hibiki Takane |
SNK | No | No | No | Yes |
Honki ni Natta Mr. Karate |
SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Hugo |
Capcom | No | Yes | No | No |
Iori Yagami | SNK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Joe Higashi |
SNK | No | No | Pro | Yes |
Kasumi Todoh |
SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Ken | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kim Kaphwan |
SNK | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
King | SNK | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Kyo Kusanagi | SNK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kyosuke Kagami |
Capcom | No | No | No | Yes |
Leona Heidern |
SNK | Yes | No | No | No |
M. Bison | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mai Shiranui | SNK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maki |
Capcom | No | No | No | Yes |
Mars People | SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Morrigan Aensland | Capcom | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Mr. Karate |
SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Nakoruru | SNK | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Raiden |
SNK | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Red Arremer |
Capcom | No | Yes | No | No |
Rock Howard |
SNK | No | No | No | Yes |
Rolento |
Capcom | No | No | No | Yes |
Rugal Bernstein | SNK | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Ryo Sakazaki |
SNK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ryu | Capcom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ryuhaku Todoh |
SNK | No | No | No | Yes |
Ryuji Yamazaki |
SNK | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Sagat |
Capcom | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sakura | Capcom | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Shiki | SNK | No | Yes | No | No |
Shin Akuma |
Capcom | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Terry Bogard | SNK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tessa | Capcom | No | Yes | No | No |
Vega | Capcom | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Vice |
SNK | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Violent Ken |
Capcom | No | Yes | No | No |
Wild Iori | SNK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Home |
Yun |
Capcom | No | No | No | Yes |
Yuri Sakazaki |
SNK | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Zangief | Capcom | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Zero | Capcom | No | Yes | No | No |
Total | 22 | 36 | 35 | 48 |
- ^ In Capcom vs. SNK 2, Choi is not playable separately, but constantly accompanies Chang during battle and will attack opponents as part of Chang's moveset.
Reception
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Card Fighters DS and SVC Chaos had a polarized, mixed reception, with a Metacritic score of 48%[8] and 57% respectively.[9] The two Capcom-developed games and Match of the Millennium have fared better, with Capcom vs. SNK 2 achieving a Metacritic score of 81%.[10]
In 2012,
References
- ^ Leone, Matt (January 7, 2021). "Capcom vs. SNK: An oral history". Polygon. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Guests – Round 5: Toyohisa Tanabe". Street Fighter V: Secret File. 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "KOF Game Videos: Interview with SNK Playmore". Cyberfanatix.
- ^ "KOF Game Videos: SNK related news". Cyberfanatix.
- ^ Capcom vs. SNK 3 Is Very Not Impossible?
- ^ Robinson, Andy (August 30, 2022). "'Both sides' are interested in reviving SNK vs. Capcom, says producer". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Orlando, Greg. "SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS". (January 2007) Newtype USA. Volume 6 Number 1 page 131.
- ^ "SNK VS. CAPCOM CARD FIGHTERS DS". metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "SVC CHAOS: SNK VS. CAPCOM". metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "CAPCOM VS. SNK 2: MARK OF THE MILLENNIUM 2001". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc.
- ^ "The 50 Best Video Game Franchises". Complex. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-09-26.