Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
Arcade flyer
Developer(s) Capcom Production Studio 1
Publisher(s) Capcom
Dreamcast
Designer(s) Hideaki Itsuno
Composer(s) Satoshi Ise
Platform(s) Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation
Release Arcade
  • JP: August 13, 2000
  • NA: August 13, 2000
(Pro)
  • JP: June 6, 2001
  • NA: June 6, 2001
Dreamcast
  • JP: September 6, 2000
  • NA: November 9, 2000
  • EU: December 15, 2000
(Pro)
  • JP: June 14, 2001
PlayStation (Pro)
  • JP: April 18, 2002
  • EU: July 12, 2002
  • NA: August 14, 2002
Genre(s) 2D versus fighting
Mode(s) Up to 2 players simultaneously
Cabinet Upright
Arcade system Sega NAOMI
CPU Hitachi SH-4 @ 200 MHz
Sound Yamaha AICA @ 45 MHz
Display Raster, horizontal orientation, 24 bit colors

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (カプコン バーサス エス・エヌ・ケイ ミレニアムファイト 2000, Kapukon Bāsasu Es-Enu-Kei Mireniamu Faito Nisen), also known as simply Capcom vs. SNK in international releases, is a 2000 head-to-head fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for Sega's NAOMI hardware and later ported to the Dreamcast. It is the second game in the SNK vs. Capcom series and the first game in the series to be released for the arcades.

The sequel Capcom vs. SNK 2 featuring tweaked gameplay and more characters was released the following year.

Gameplay

Capcom vs. SNK utilizes a "ratio" system, in that the "ratio" is a rating of a character's overall strength, ranging from 1 to 4. Teams of up to four can be assembled, but their combined ratios must equal and go no higher than 4. The gameplay uses the SNK-style four-button format. The player also has their choice of "groove", or attack meter. The SNK-Groove is based on Extra mode from The King of Fighters '94 to '98, whereas the Capcom-Groove is based on the gameplay system from Street Fighter Alpha.

Plot

In 2000, a special martial arts event is planned through a collaboration of the two most powerful world organizations: the Garcia Financial Clique and the Masters Foundation. The gala event – it is hoped by everyone – will ease the political conflicts between the two powers. The competition was named "Millennium Fight 2000".

Many renowned martial artists have registered for the tournament. People around the world focus intensely on the upcoming exhibitions, making the long-awaited opening ceremony a huge success.[1]

Characters

Ratio 1

Capcom SNK
BlankaBenimaru Nikaido
DhalsimKing
Cammy WhiteVice
Sakura KasuganoYuri Sakazaki
Dan Hibiki**Joe Higashi**

Ratio 2

Capcom SNK
RyuKyo Kusanagi
Ken MastersIori Yagami
Chun-LiMai Shiranui
GuileTerry Bogard
ZangiefRaiden
Edmond HondaKim Kaphwan
BalrogRyo Sakazaki
Morrigan Aensland*Nakoruru*

Ratio 3

Capcom SNK
VegaRyuji Yamazaki
SagatRugal Bernstein
M. BisonGeese Howard

Ratio 4

Capcom SNK
Evil Ryu*Wild Iori*
Akuma*

*Hidden
**Added in Capcom vs. SNK Pro

Versions

An updated version of the original Capcom vs. SNK titled Capcom vs. SNK Pro was released on the Arcade Sega NAOMI GD-ROM hardware (2000), Dreamcast (2001) and PlayStation (2002), the latter suffering from slight load times between rounds and downgraded graphics and sound due to hardware limitations. New additions included Joe Higashi (from Fatal Fury) and Dan Hibiki (from Street Fighter Alpha), new moves for existing characters, and new modes of play.

Audio track

In the options menu, in the middle of a song a voice can be heard saying in Portuguese: "Kaiser, uma grande cerveja. A cerveja dos momentos felizes". This translates as "Kaiser, a great beer. The beer of the happy moments." Kaiser is a beer manufacturer in Brazil and this audio track was a rip from commercial insertion on Jovem Pan FM radio. The rip was claimed by RadioDJ.com.br and released on Napster in late 1999.[2] All three versions of the game (arcade, Dreamcast and PlayStation) feature this audio track. This commercial insertion also was found in another song from DJMax Portable 3, NieN - Leave Me Alone.[3]

There are a few audio edits in the North American version of the game:

Stage Final Fight

The Arcade version completely omits the theme "Needle" (from the Final Fight stage) and replaces it with the theme B.B. (from the SNK stage).

The North American console ports retain the track. However, the lyrics were completely omitted. The most reasonable explanation for this is because of one line in the lyrics that state "I'm ready to fuckin' spill". The Japanese version retain the unedited track.

Character Selection Screen

All American versions of the game, along with all the Pro editions, omit the game's announcer saying the character's name during the character select screen. this may be because the Japanese version of the game features the announcer referring to Balrog by his full Japanese name: Mike Bison, as well as the lack of an announcer voice for Akuma's name outside Japan.

Sagat

Sagat makes a generic grunt after saying "Tiger" when performing the Tiger Genocide.

Rugal Bernstein

Rugal makes a generic grunt when performing the Genocide Cutter. He only says "Cutter" in the overseas PlayStation releases.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DreamcastPS
AllGame[4][5]
Edge8/10[6]N/A
EGM8.5/10[7]N/A
Eurogamer9/10[8]N/A
Famitsu30/40[9][10]N/A
Game Informer8/10[11]N/A
GamePro[12][13]
Game RevolutionC[14]N/A
GameSpot8.2/10[15]
(Pro) 6.9/10[16]		6.7/10[17]
GameSpy8.5/10[18]N/A
GameZoneN/A8/10[19]
IGN8.8/10[20]8.2/10[21]
OPM (US)N/A[22]
Aggregate score
Metacritic80/100[23]74/100[24]

The Dreamcast version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version's Pro edition received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[23][24] In Japan, Famitsu gave the former console version and its Pro edition each a score of 30 out of 40.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ CAPCOM VS. SNK MILLENNIUM FIGHT 2000 Archived July 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Rain (December 18, 2008). "Capcom VS SNK - Kaiser Sample on Options Menu Song". YouTube.
  3. ↑ "NieN - Leave me Alone". YouTube. October 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ Kwiatkowski, Michael. "Capcom vs. SNK (DC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Grandstaff, Matt. "Capcom vs. SNK Pro (PS) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Edge staff (December 2000). "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (DC)". Edge (91).
  7. ↑ EGM staff (February 2001). "Capcom vs. SNK (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ Ellis, Keith "DNM" (February 3, 2001). "Capcom vs. SNK (DC)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 29, 2001. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "ドリームキャスト - CAPCOM vs. SNK MILLENNIUM FIGHT 2000". Famitsu. 915: 52. June 30, 2006.
  10. 1 2 "ドリームキャスト - CAPCOM vs. SNK MILLENNIUM FIGHT 2000 PRO". Famitsu. 915: 53. June 30, 2006.
  11. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (January 2001). "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (DC)". Game Informer (93): 122.
  12. ↑ Tokyo Drifter (November 9, 2000). "Capcom vs. SNK Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  13. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (August 14, 2002). "Capcom vs. SNK Pro Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ Joe (December 2000). "Capcom vs. SNK Review (DC)". Game Revolution. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ Lopez, Miguel (September 13, 2000). "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Review (DC)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  16. ↑ Park, Andrew (June 27, 2001). "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro Review (DC)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ Park, Andrew (August 16, 2002). "Capcom vs. SNK Pro: Millennium Fight 2000 [sic] Review (PS)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  18. ↑ reojojo (May 4, 2001). "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000". PlanetDreamcast. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  19. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (August 26, 2002). "Capcom vs. SNK: Pro [sic] Review - PlayStation". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  20. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (November 13, 2000). "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (DC)". IGN. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  21. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (August 7, 2002). "Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (PS)". IGN. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Capcom vs. SNK Pro". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 119. September 2002.
  23. 1 2 "Capcom vs. SNK for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Capcom vs. SNK Pro for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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