(LAST UPDATE: 7/7/09)
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Developer(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Capcom
Platform(s): Arcade,
Playstation, Sega Saturn
Release: September 9th 1996 (JP Arcade), October 4th 1996 (NA
Arcade), October 31st 1997 (JP Saturn), February 26th 1998 (JP PS1), June 11th
1998 (NA PS1)
Characters:
Wolverine,
Cyclops,
Gambit,
Rogue,
Sabretooth,
Storm,
Magneto,
Juggernaut,
Ryu,
Ken,
Cammy,
Charlie,
Chun-Li,
Zangief,
Dhalsim,
Bison,
Akuma,
Apocolypse
Related Games:
X-men: Children of the Atom, Marvel
Super Heroes, Marvel Super Heroes VS Street
Fighter, Marvel VS Capcom,
Marvel
VS Capcom 2, Tatsunoko VS Capcom
Review: X-men VS
Street Fighter was the successor to
X-men: Children of the Atom, & Marvel Super Heroes,
and was Capcom's first
official "cross-over" fighting game. This game sure made a bang at the
arcades when it first arrived, and fans of X-men: COTA and fans of the Street
Fighter series clashed in an epic battle for supremacy... And a beautiful sight it was.
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X-men VS Street Fighter used a similar gameplay style that Marvel Super Heroes did, giving characters the ability to "super jump" and also unleash amazingly big and stylishly-flashy super moves. This game was the first Capcom fighting game to feature tag-team gameplay, as you can switch your first character with your second at any time. Arcade fighting game fans had certainly never gameplay quite like this before, and a new hit series was born... Later to be known as The VS series. Superb character animation, stages, and background music all came together to create an extraordinary presentation of an arcade fighting game, certainly one of the best to date.
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The best home
port of X-men VS Street Fighter was on the Sega Saturn, as it contained
nearly no slow down and the same tag team gameplay from the arcade version.
The Playstation version was unfortunately lacking the tag team gameplay,
as your partner could only come in during a team super move; and also suffered
from slowdown... So if you've only played the Playstation version, you haven't
played the real X-men VS Street Fighter.
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- Review is for Arcade version of X-men VS Street Fighter - |
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9 / 10 |
Closing Comment:
X-men VS SF was easily one of my favorite games at the time... It really
was a dream come true for
a nerd like me, who loved both Street Fighter AND Marvel. 
Go figure. Even to this day, it's still a fun game... Even though there are of course a
shit-load
of infinites (inescapable combos)... 
It's safe to say that this game
turned into a sloppy mess of who can get their infinites off first in high level
play, but even though it's a horribly broken game in high level play, it can still be
played, and can still be fun (if you know a few infinites yourself). 
Of course, it's better
in casual play without the infinites.
Come on now, don't be cheap... Remember, if you're playing this game at
the arcade and your opponents catches you in an infinite, just hit their taunt
button!!! 
~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG
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