Outside of the standard versus mode, there is an arcade mode and a training mode, but the biggest inclusion comes in the form of the Olympics mode. While all of this sounds pretty standard for a fighting game, having it play well on such a low-tech handheld is incredibly impressive.
The game also includes the option to play using teams of two or three characters. Each player also has access to a super meter to unleash flashy special moves to quickly drain the opponent’s health bar. Players input button commands mixed with their respective attack buttons to whittle away the opponent’s health bar as quickly as possible. Hearing authentic chiptune renditions of Ken, Terry, and Iori’s themes was a great surprise, and are easily worth a listen on their own.Ĭore gameplay is a standard 2D fighting game shrunken down for a Neo Geo Pocket Color. The music, similarly, has some fantastic recreations of classic character themes. Each of the 16-bit character sprites are well animated and have a lot of personality. The game also looks surprisingly good for a Neo Geo Pocket Color game. For newcomers, however, the game includes the original manual, with all the command inputs that can be accessed at any time, which makes learning characters on the fly easier than ever. From hadoukens to power waves, each move’s command inputs are the same as they normally are, making for a seamless transition for any existing fans. Even more impressive, however, is that all the characters play exactly as you’d imagine them to. While it would have been great to see a more varied Capcom roster, since it is mostly Street Fighter reps, the fact that so many diverse characters fit on the tiny handheld is impressive in and of itself. For SNK, Iori, Kyo, Mai, Terry, and Nakoruru all make the cut, while on the Capcom side, there is Ryu, Ken, Morrigan, Felicia, and Guile. The game has 26 playable characters, and all of your favorite SNK and Capcom fighting game characters are here and accounted for. The lack of an analog stick, less buttons, downgraded graphics and cut back rosters were always things to worry about but, surprisingly, SvC accounted for this and built the game around the system instead of porting it down. Before the Switch, the idea of a fighting game available on a handheld brought up many red flags. Capcom franchise technically began with Card Fighters Clash, Match of the Millennium was the first fighting game in the series. Neo Geo fans who grew up with the game likely already picked this up, but for those experiencing this crossover for the first time, is it a worthwhile bout to partake in?
However, against all odds, SNK surprised fans with the announcement of a port, which is now available for purchase on the Switch eShop. Between the licensing issues and the lack of any collaborations between the two titular companies, you could make a safe bet that this rerelease would never see the light of day. A few months after the announcement that Neo Geo Pocket Color games were going to be rereleased on Switch for the first time ever, few expected the beloved SNK vs.
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