SNK vs. series
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The SNK vs. series is a collection of video games by either Capcom or SNK in which characters that appear in games created by both of these two companies. The "vs. series" terminology originates from the fact that many of these games (but not all) are fighting games, while SNK is added to distinguish itself from Capcom's other vs. series with Marvel Comics.
As a rule, games in this series either contain SNK vs. Capcom or Capcom vs. SNK, the first company denoting the company behind the game's publication. Games in this series appear for various platforms, including the Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Neo-Geo, Neo Geo Pocket Color, and Sega Dreamcast.
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 period. 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.
Fighting Games
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
- Also known as Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Battle 2000 in Japan.
- A update of the game, called Capcom vs. SNK Pro was released to include the supposed "champions" of the Millennium Fight tournament.
- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
- Also known as Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 in Japan.
- The Nintendo GameCube and Xbox versions of this game is called Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO because a new feature called the "Easy Operation/Extreme Offense." It's where special moves are performed using movement of an analog stick instead of the traditional fighting game motions.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium
- Also known as SNK vs. Capcom: Choujou Kessen Saikyou Fighters in Japan.
- SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom
Non-fighting games
Although not commonly referred to as members of the SNK vs. series (since they are not fighting games), nevertheless they are part of the series, and they do involve characters from both Capcom and SNK.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
- This was an electronic trading card game in which cards represented the various Capcom and SNK characters. There were two versions of this game: SNK and Capcom, indicating the game with the higher amount of characters from that company. Physical trading cards have also been created, with slightly differing rules.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition
- This was an electronic trading card game that expanded upon the first to include characters from Capcom vs. SNK 2.