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Story: Two monster corporations at war. One solution... A massive martial arts event is organized to settle the score between the two parties.
General: Capcom
VS SNK is indeed the game that 2D fighting game enthusiasts thought
they would never see... Icons from both worlds of Capcom and SNK
came together to make an entertaining cross-over fighting game. Players
can 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.
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CVS uses a
4 slot "ratio" system to select characters. Each character has a ratio,
or number that represents the character's "strength." 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. This system was unique,
but was also probably the biggest downside to the game; since it obviously
left out the possibility for several "dream teams." Players wanted to be
more creative with their teams, and honestly, the ratio system itself wasn't
completely accurate. It was a decent attempt at balancing out the game
but it wasn't the best idea.
The graphics
look great all around. The SNK characters were completely re-drawn "Capcom
style" and most of them honestly look better than they ever did in gameplay!
Although a few Capcom characters, like Ryu,
Ken,
and Bison, were re-drawn with a
new fresh look, Capcom unfortunately used some older
Street
Fighter Alpha sprites for some of the other classic characters. But
who can blame them, most of the Alpha sprites still look pretty
good; like Guile, Honda, and Cammy, but then again, a few just
need
to be redone; especially Sagat
and Morrigan.
Although quite
a few character moves are missing, most of the SNK cast were presented
fairly well. The BGMs and backgrounds are also very impressive, 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! That's when Capcom
answered our prayers with Capcom VS SNK 2.
Manufacturer: Capcom
Platforms: Dreamcast,
Arcade, Playstation (as CVS: Pro)
Release: 2000
Characters:
Ryu,
Ken,
Chun-Li,
Guile,
Dhalsim,
Blanka,
Zangief,
Sakura,
Cammy,
Balrog,
E.Honda,
Bison,
Sagat,
Vega,
Morrigan,
Akuma,
Kyo,
Benimaru,
Terry,
King,
Yuri,
Ryo,
Mai,
Raiden,
Iori,
Kim,
Yamazaki,
Geese,
Rugal,
Evil
Ryu,
Nakoruru
Related Games:
Capcom
VS SNK: Pro, Capcom VS SNK 2, SNK
VS Capcom Chaos, Match of the Millenium,
Card Fighters Clash, Card
Fighters Clash 2, Card fighters
Clash DS
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Closing Comment:
While it's a fun game to watch, not the same can be said about the gameplay.
It's definitely quite stiff when compared to other 2D fighters, and not
really all that fun overall. Luckily,
Capcom VS SNK
2 fixed those problems, and Capcom gave us a much better game overall.
Capcom VS SNK 1 is what you'd refer to as a "stepping stone." ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG