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SNK vs. Capcom, or alternately Capcom vs. SNK, is a series of crossover video games by either Capcom or SNK featuring characters that appear in games created by either company. Most of these are fighting games, and take on a similar format to Capcom's own Marvel vs. Capcom series, in which the players create teams of fighters and have them fight each other. Games in this series either contain SNK vs. Capcom or Capcom vs. SNK in their titles, with the first company named denoting the company behind the game's development.

Reception to the series has been varied; while the Capcom-developed titles were the most positively-received (and are still widely well regarded by critics), the SNK-developed installments received more mixed reviews by the time of its releases, although these have been the subject of reappraisal as time went on, now being considered cult classics by players and critics alike.

HistoryEdit

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The supposed origin behind this series was an issue of Arcadia magazine in which there were articles covering both The King of Fighters '98 and Street Fighter Alpha 3, both of which were released at around the same time. Readers had misread the cover, which said KOF vs. SF, to mean that there was a fighting game that would pit characters from Street Fighter and The King of Fighters. Because of this uproar, in 1999, Capcom and SNK supposedlyTemplate:By whom signed a deal that would allow them to produce only two fighting games concerning both franchises.Template:Citation needed

Series hiatusEdit

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;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="kof">Template:Cite news</ref> There were interviews with SNK that it would be possible to renew their contract with Capcom to make new SNK vs. Capcom games,<ref name=interview1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=interview2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Capcom vs. SNK 3 Is Very Not Impossible?</ref>

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 titles by other developers, including Bandai Namco's Tekken 7, Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Cygames' Granblue Fantasy.

Crossover appearances and re-releasesEdit

SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium and SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash were re-released for the first time in 2021 and 2022 respectively on Windows and Nintendo Switch.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In March 2022, Street Fighter characters were added to Netmarble and SNK's The King of Fighters All Star. In August 2022, SNK and Capcom artists Eisuke Ogura and Shinkiro – the latter of whom is currently at Capcom after famously working at SNK – created special promotional posters featuring both companies' characters to celebrate the 2022 Evolution Championship Series tournament, the first live EVO since the COVID-19 pandemic. In a subsequent interview, SNK producer Yasuyuki Oda stated that "both parties" were interested in a potential revival of the series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Oda stated in a later interview that the EVO artwork opened the doors for further collaboration between the two companies.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Multiple crossovers between SNK and Capcom were announced throughout 2024. At Summer Game Fest in June, both Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui were revealed as part of Street Fighter 6Template:'s second season of downloadable content, making them the first third-party guest characters in a mainline Street Fighter game.<ref name="FatalFury">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The next month, during EVO 2024, a re-release of SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos for Windows, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 was announced and released that day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The following August, it was announced that the Capcom-developed titles in the series would be included in Capcom Fighting Collection 2, set for release in 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During Tokyo Game Show in September, it was announced that Ken Masters and Chun-Li would be part of the first season of DLC for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, similarly making them the first third-party guest characters in a Fatal Fury game.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These announcements sparked speculation about a potential revival of the series, an interest acknowledged by Capcom producer Shuhei Matsumoto in an interview.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In another interview, Oda stated that while there were certain hurdles in the way, they were aware of the fan demand and the odds of a revival were not impossible.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SNK-produced gamesEdit

Capcom-produced gamesEdit

  • Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 – Released for SegaTemplate:'s NAOMI arcade hardware in 2000 and ported to the Dreamcast during 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 was released for the arcades and Dreamcast in Japan in 2001 and ported to the PlayStation in 2002, which adds Dan Hibiki and Joe Higashi to the character roster. The Dreamcast version of the game also discards the shop option to earn extra characters and colors, having all of them available by default. This version is included in Capcom Fighting Collection 2.
  • Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 – Titled Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 in Japan. Released for the NAOMI hardware in 2001 and ported to the Dreamcast (in Japan only) and PlayStation 2 during 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 PlayStation 2 version was later re-released as a PlayStation 2 Classics port for PlayStation 3. The arcade version will also be included on Capcom Fighting Collection 2, set for release on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2025.
    • A version for GameCube and Xbox was 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). This version is also included in Capcom Fighting Collection 2.

CharactersEdit

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Character Side SNK-developed Capcom-developed
MotM Chaos CvS CvS2
Template:Flagicon Akari Ichijou SNK Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Akuma Capcom Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
File:Flag of None.svg Athena SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Athena Asamiya SNK Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Baby Bonnie Hood Capcom Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Balrog Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Benimaru Nikaido SNK Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Blanka Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Cammy Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Chang Koehan SNK Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Choi Bounge SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:Maybe
Template:Flagicon Chun-Li Capcom Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Dan Capcom Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Demitri Maximoff Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Dhalsim Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon E. Honda Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Eagle Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Earthquake SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Evil Ryu Capcom Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Felicia Capcom Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Geese Howard SNK Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Genjuro Kibagami SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon God Rugal SNK Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
File:Flag of None.svg Goenitz SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Guile Capcom Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Haohmaru SNK Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Hibiki Takane SNK Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Honki ni Natta Mr. Karate SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Hugo Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Iori Yagami SNK Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Joe Higashi SNK Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Kasumi Todoh SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Ken Capcom Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Kim Kaphwan SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon King SNK Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Kyo Kusanagi SNK Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Kyosuke Kagami Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
File:Flag of None.svg Leona Heidern SNK Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No
File:Flag of None.svg M. Bison Capcom Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Mai Shiranui SNK Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Maki Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
File:Flag of None.svg Mars People SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Morrigan Aensland Capcom Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Mr. Karate SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Nakoruru SNK Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Raiden SNK Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
File:Flag of None.svg Red Arremer Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Rock Howard SNK Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Rolento Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Rugal Bernstein SNK Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Ryo Sakazaki SNK Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Ryu Capcom Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Ryuhaku Todoh SNK Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Ryuji Yamazaki SNK Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Sagat Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Sakura Capcom Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Shiki SNK Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Shin Akuma Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Terry Bogard SNK Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Tessa Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Vega Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
File:Flag of None.svg Vice SNK Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Violent Ken Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Template:Flagicon Wild Iori SNK Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Yun Capcom Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Yuri Sakazaki SNK Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
Template:Flagicon Zangief Capcom Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
File:Flag of None.svg Zero Capcom Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
Total 22 36 35 48

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ReceptionEdit

Template:Expand section Card Fighters DS and SVC Chaos had a polarized, mixed reception, with a Metacritic score of 48%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 57% respectively;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> although Chaos has been the subject of reappraisal as time went on, being often considered a cult classic by some outlets.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The two Capcom-developed games and Match of the Millennium have fared better, with Capcom vs. SNK 2 achieving a Metacritic score of 81%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, Complex ranked Capcom vs. SNK at number 38 on the list of the best video game franchises.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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