Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 (Sony PlayStation 2, 2001)

This game is an accumulation of the efforts of amazing talents of Capcom and SNK. If you can't get your hand on a naomi gd-rom of this game, you should treat yourself to one of the many versions available. Ps2, XBOX, Gamecube (and therefore Wii) as well as the closest port to the original, on Dreamcast. I would have went with the DC version, except the controllers leave a bit to be desired on fighting games, and the joysticks for that machine are way too expensive for a good set. The ps2 version doesn't include that EO mode of the XBOX or Gamecube, which I see as a plus.

All in all, this is one of the funnest fighting games to ever be created. No matter what kind of video game fan you are buying it for, they will more than likely recognize one of the characters and pick up on it right away.

This is a great game that I first played in the arcade and game room at my college. It appealed to me because it combined elements from the challenging Street Fighter Alpha games with the relatively obscure elements from the SNK fighting games. Compared to a former favorite fighting game of mine, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, this game has considerably more depth, challenge and balance, yet less excitement and replay factor (MvC2 forced you to play continuously to earn EX points allowing you to unlock more characters and costumes) than the game subtitled "New Age of Heroes." I also liked how this game brought back the old school vibe of the fighting games being tournaments held by the bosses, as opposed to the new trend where the characters are teaming up in inexplicable collaborations to defeat mystic evil powers. The lack of magic series and cheap infinity combos fortifies the throwback feel of this game, but don't fret, the variety of Super Combos via the Grooves (expanding on the ISM's in the Street Fighter Alpha games) gives it a fresh feel, resulting in one of the most unique fighting game experiences I've ever had. The developers here seemed to have successfully bridged the gap between several generations of fighting games and the end result is sure to keep me playing for countless months.

I have being playing this game for years,and I can tell this game is well built.The action is fantastic and the fighting styles are great.There are allot of characters to choose from and all the characters have unique abilities.The speed is not too fast which is very important in a fighting game,and its the skills you have that pulls you through not just straight power like most of other fighting games built.I would recommend this fighting game to all you fighting game lovers out there.

THREE WORDS.....BUY IT NOW, this game was made in 2001 and it still pumps you up with hyper fighting many years later. If you love capcom or snk games this is the jackpot. I played with friends that hate anime style games and after a couple of heated rounds they converted if you know what I mean. I hear of tournaments to this day are created based around this game. It is a classic and has been getting harder to get your hands on like the Marvel vs Capcom games. I bought mine for 40 dollars and was worth every cent. It does get addicting playing solo or with a friend and the characters look top notch for it's time as well as the different types of levels. There is plenty more I could say about the game such as the "Grooves" to choose from but ill leave it at this....WORTH THE BID!

capcom vs snk is one the best 2d fighters to this day. the gameplay is very fluid and innovating considerin you get dodge, roll, run ect. its classic gameplay with a slightly new feel. this game is almost flawless except for a few things. one the amount of attacks. this my personal as a bonefide street fighters fan. many people would find the many moves and specails interesting and fun but personally think three specials is enough. the snk characters are packed with like six or seven and some is really useless. second is the limited amount of stages. this is definetly no sf alpha game. there is only few stages in the game.....like six or seven, not sure but its under ten. there's things thatt aannoy me but thats only because im too picky.
GAMEPLAY 5/5 fighting is sweet. i personally do not like snk and if you are a real of the fighting genre, you'll see the difference quickly. good thing about that is that it appeals to the fans
SOUND 3/5 there are classic songs but news annoy the hell outta me. thumbs down
GRAPHICS 5/5 its a neo classic fighter and it stays with its roots. stages look nice too
OVERALL 4/5 good game. some things bring down its replay value, but it has a huge cast of fighters to master. is there really more to in that classic genre