SNK vs Capcom -Details on Game System        -7.16.00

Game system details on Capcom Vs SNK, have been revealed.

Capcom has released information regarding their upcoming release title for the Naomi and Dreamcast- Capcom Vs SNK.

Capcom Vs SNK utilizes a game engine similar to the Street Fighter series, in which there are no aerial raves or Button tapping chain combinations. Any set of characters can be chosen for a team- that is, SNK and Capcom characters can be chosen in the same team without any boundaries. (note: some limit in character teamups apply depending on strength: see Ratio system.)

There are 3 main points to the unique system adopted in Capcom Vs SNK-
1: The basic Game controls- which generally does not change in between the two grooves
2: The Groove system- which determines the use of the Energy and POW meter
3: The Ratio system- which determines the selectable characters in a team.

The Basic Controls
The Basic system of the game goes as follows-

The game uses the normal 8 direction controller for walking, jumping and guarding. For attacking, 4 buttons are used in the game: Weak & Fierce Punch, Weak + Fierce Kick	Dashing, High Jump, and Rolling applies to both Capcom and SNK Groove.
	Dash- Forward x 2 or Back x 2 High Jump- Down, Up Roll-through- Weak Punch + Kick

Throws can be done by holding left or right on the joystick, and pressing the fierce punch or kick button.
In addition, guard crush is implemented in the game, indicated to the player by a flashing energy bar border when the crush is about to happen.

The Groove System- Capcom and SNK

The Groove system between the two modes- Capcom and SNK, only distinguishes the method in which the Life and POW meter will be used, and does not have effect to the controls or special moves to characters. The Groove is chosen before the character select screen, and cannot be changed afterwards.

If the opponent is defeated while the meter has not completely gone down, the next round will begin with the meter at the same position, and not completely deplenished. In addition, when the player's life is low, the life bar will blink and supers will be useable with no limit- when the power meter is Max'ed during this state, a Max super can be executed.



During the character select, all of the character profile images are those by Kinu Nishimura if in Capcom Groove, and Shinkirou if in SNK Groove. Likewise, the character icons on top of energy meters during the fight are also different upon the two artists, depending on the two Groove.

Left- Team of Kyo and Ken selected in Capcom Groove, as seen by Kinu Nishimura of Capcom's artwork. Right- Team of Ryu and Iori selected in SNK Groove, as seen by Shinkirou of SNK's artwork.

Choosing Characters- The Ratio System

Capcom Vs SNK adopts a Round system similar to the King Of Fighters- The player must chose a number of characters for a team, select the order in which the team members will be used prior to each set of battle, and fight rounds until one of the players lose all of their team members.

However, unlike the King OF Fighters in which the number of characters per team is fixed at 3, Capcom Vs SNK allows the player to create a team of up to 4 characters (minimum is 2). This is done without the loss of game balance through the newly adopted Ratio System.


In Capcom Vs SNK, characters are separated into 3 groups- Ratio 1, Ratio 2, or Ratio 3.
Characters are generally separated into different levels of Ratio depending on what type of status they have in other games- Sub character, Main Character, or Boss Character.

Depending on the Ratio level, the damage that the character can inflict, and the energy which the character loses upon getting hit differs- the higher the Ratio level, the more damage the character can inflict on opponents, and the less energy lost when the character gets attacked by the opponent.


The player is allowed to create a team which consists of 4 Ratio Levels in total- that is,

Image above- one Ratio 2 character and one Ratio 1 character is selected, allowing room for one more Ratio 1 character to be selected for the team.

1- A combination of Four Ratio 1 characters
2- A combination of Two Ratio 2 characters
3- A combination of One Ratio 2 character + Two Ratio 1 characters
4- A combination of One Ratio 3 character + One Ratio 1 character

I.E:
A team of Kyo, Cammy, and King is Possible. (2 + 1 + 1)
A team of Rugal and Blanka is possible (3 + 1)
A team of Sagat and Terry, is not possible (3 + 2)

Ratio 1 Characters goes as follows: Vice, Benimaru, Yuri, King | Blanka, Sakura, Cammy, Dhalsim

Ratio 2 Characters goes as follows: Kyo, Iori, Terry, Ryo, Mai, Kim, Raiden | Ryu, Ken, Chun-li, Zangief, Guile, E.Honda, M.Bison(Balrog)

Ratio 3 Characters goes as follows: Geese, Yamazaki, Rugal | Balrog(Vega), Sagat, Vega (M.Bison)

Moves List & Et Cetra


Number of characters have gained new moves in Capcom vs SNK. Below are official moves named to be new attacks in the game.
In addition, the full copy scan of the control panel can be viewed from the links below.

Click Right image for moves list- Capcom Side (note: Actual Copy of control panel- Japanese.)
Click Right image for moves list- SNK Side (note: Actual Copy of control panel- Japanese.)
Click Right image for Instruction Panel (note: Actual Copy of Instruction panel- Japanese.)

Capcom vs SNK is scheduled for release in late August for the Arcades, and a tentative release date of 9/8/00 for the Home version on Dreamcast.

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