Kinu
Nishimura, Shinkiro, and the main illustration was done in a collaboration of
the following artists: Harumaru, Akiman, Bengus, Shinsuke Komaki, Ikeno,
Sensei, Kinu, Shinkiro
While it's a great looking game, not the same can be said about the gameplay.
The gameplay and combo system was definitely quite stiff when compared to many
other 2D fighters. Luckily, Capcom VS SNK
2 fixed up the gameplay issues and added a ton of new characters. ~TFG
Webmaster
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STORY:
In AD 2000. A
special martial arts event is planned through a collaboration of the two most
powerful world organizations: Garcia Financial Clique and Masters Foundation.
The gala event - it is hoped! - will ease the political conflicts between
the two powers. Its name was
"Millennium Fight 2000". Many
renowned martial artists have registered for the tournament. People around the
world focus intensely on the upcoming exhibitions. The
long-awaited opening ceremony is a huge success. No one notices the signs of
impending chaos.
REVIEW:
Capcom
VS SNK is the cross-over 2D fighting game that old-school fighting game enthusiasts
thought could never
happen. Fighting game icons from Capcom & SNK finally appeared together
in traditional-style 2D fighter. Players choose from two "grooves," AKA super meters, respectively called Capcom
and SNK. The groove selection allows the player to have either a Street
Fighter Alpha 3 style triple bar super meter, or a AOF/KOF style charge
super meter.
Match-ups never thought
possible.
CVS introduced a
4 slot "ratio" system to select characters. Each character carries a ratio,
or number that represents the character's strength (basically how much damage
the character takes off). Each team can have
characters up to a level 4 ratio. For example, you can combine levels in
these ways: 2 + 2, 1 + 3, or 1 + 1 + 2. The ratio system was unique,
but was also probably the biggest downside to the game; since it obviously
left out the possibility for many "dream teams." Players wanted to be
more creative with their teams, and honestly the ratio system itself wasn't
completely accurate in terms of character balance.
The 2D graphics
look great all around... the SNK characters were completely re-drawn "Capcom
style" and honestly, most of them look better than they ever did in the KOF
series!
Although a few Capcom characters like Ryu, Ken, & Bison, were re-drawn from
the ground up, Capcom also used some older Street
Fighter Alpha sprites for some of the other classic characters like Chun Li,
Blanka, & Sagat. The fact that CVS uses sprites from the Street Fighter
Alpha series gives
the game a slightly dated look, but most of the Alpha sprites still look
rather good; like Guile, Honda, & Cammy.
Classic bosses collide.
Although quite
a few character moves are missing, most of the SNK cast were represented
fairly well. The BGMs & backgrounds are probably the most impressive aspect
about the game, with some
interesting "stage intros" (something that the sequel actually lacked).
Lastly, something else that bugged a lot of fans... was the title... CAPCOM
VS SNK. Because this game was more along the lines of King of
Fighters VS Street Fighter... we wanted more characters! Capcom answered our prayers with
Capcom VS SNK 2,
but CVS1 was a solid stepping stone and a considerably fun game at the
time.
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