Snk Vs Capcom Millennium Fight 2000
Frida Kosofsky
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000,[a] 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 arcade.
Capcom vs. SNK uses a "ratio" system, where 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 can also choose their "groove", or attack meter. The SNK Groove is based on the Extra mode that was used from The King of Fighters '94 to The King of Fighters '98, while the Capcom Groove is based on the gameplay system from the Street Fighter Alpha series.
The Dreamcast version of Capcom vs. SNK received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version of the Pro edition received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6] Uncle Dust of GamePro said of the Dreamcast version in one review, "While it would be nice to have more available characters, Capcom vs. SNK will keep you busy for a very long time, mastering the nuances of the fighting engine and unlocking the huge amount of hidden features. Capcom vs. SNK is a fantastic addition to the Dreamcast fighting library, although only hardcore fans need apply."[27][b] In another GamePro review, Uncle Dust said of the same console version, "It was a long time in coming, but Capcom vs. SNK is definitely worth the wait. It has plenty of secrets to unlock (hidden characters, levels, and play modes) to keep you playing solo for hours. The only noticeable flaw in this gem is the small 33-character lineup."[28][c] Four-Eyed Dragon said of the PlayStation version, "For fighting enthusiasts still holding on to their PlayStation, Capcom vs. SNK Pro will entertain you. PS2 owners, though, should skip this title and just pick up Capcom vs. SNK 2 instead."[29][d] Louis Bedigian of GameZone gave the latter console version eight out of ten, calling it "a must-have fighting game for every mobile screen owner", as well as "for those few unfortunate gamers out there who have yet to get a PS2 or a GameCube."[30] Edge gave the former console version's Japanese import a similar score of eight out of ten, calling it "a taut, lean brawler that scores points for pure depth of play. A rich tapestry woven from the finest strands of each company, this is a tour de force that no hardcore Dreamcast owner should be without."[31] Chester "Chet" Barber of NextGen said of the same console version, "Although there are many unique ideas here, Capcom vs. SNK simply lacks ambition. Capcom and its newly acquired developers from SNK need to sit down and once again revolutionize this genre."[25] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 for the Dreamcast version of both Capcom vs. SNK and the Pro Edition each,[13][14] and 27 out of 40 for the PlayStation version.[15]
Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their October 1, 2000 issue as the most-successful arcade game of the month.[32] The same arcade version was nominated for the "Best Head-to-Head Arcade Fighting Game" by Monthly Arcadia, which went to Guilty Gear X.[33]
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 Esu-Enu-Kei Mireniamu Faito Nisen?) is a crossover fighting game published by Capcom and released for the Sega NAOMI GD-ROM hardware and the Dreamcast in 2000. It is the second game in the SNK vs. Capcom series, a crossover video game series that features characters from Capcom and SNK games.
"In AD 2000, a special martial arts event is planned through a collaboration of the two most powerful world organizations: Garcia Financial Clique and Masters Foundation. The gala event will ease the political conflicts between the two powers. Its name is "Millennium Fight 2000". Many renowned martial artists have registered for the tournament. People around the world focus intensely on the upcoming exhibitions. The long-awaited opening ceremony is a huge success. No one notices the signs of impending chaos..."
The game uses a "ratio" system, where 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 can also choose their "groove", or attack meter. The SNK Groove is based on the Extra mode that was used from The King of Fighters '94 to The King of Fighters '98, while the Capcom Groove is based on the gameplay system from the Street Fighter Alpha series.
Another limitation of the game is the ratio system, which is predetermined for each character, thus reducing the possibilities of team formations. The home versions have a Pair Match mode where the player can choose any two characters since, in this mode, they are all rated 2.
Like its predecessor, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro is a Dreamcast 2D fighting game that features a number of characters from popular games produced by both Capcom and SNK. And like in the original game, many of the characters in Millennium Fight Pro seem stripped-down and simplified because they lack the signature special maneuvers they possess in other games. And as you play Millennium Fight Pro, you'll notice more and more similarities between it and the original game...until you realize that Millennium Fight Pro essentially is the original game. That's actually a good thing if you haven't played the original Capcom vs. SNK; since you'll find that Millennium Fight Pro has a huge roster of colorful characters and quite a few different gameplay options to customize both the single-player game and two-player matches. Unfortunately, if you have played the original game, you'll find hardly anything new or worthwhile in the new game over the first.
There are very, very few differences between Millennium Fight Pro and the original Capcom vs. SNK. The most obvious is the addition of two new playable characters: SNK's loudmouthed kickboxer, Joe Higashi, and Capcom's even more loudmouthed "parody" character, Dan Hibiki. Dan is represented in the new game quite well. He has every single one of his special attacks, including his super taunt, though as with every other game he's been in, Dan's character sprite is nothing more than another character with a new head. On the other hand, Joe turned out horribly. He's barely got three of his most basic special attacks and a single super move, which makes him incredibly boring to play, despite the fact that he's evolved greatly in SNK's King of Fighters series into a rather interesting character. Joe has the same muscular, defined look he has in SNK's more recent King of Fighters games--the exact same look, since Capcom did the same lazy thing with Joe as it did with other the SNK characters: simply taking existing frames of animation out of SNK's games and tracing over them. In short, if you're a tremendous fan of Dan Hibiki, you might almost be able to justify the cost of buying this game instead of the previous game. But if you're a fan of Joe, just keep playing as him in whatever recent Fatal Fury or King of Fighters game you enjoy most, as Joe is far less interesting in Millennium Fight Pro than he is in nearly any other game.
Aside from the unremarkable addition of two new characters, Millennium Fight Pro really only has two other new features that distinguish it from the previous game. First, the game has all its secrets unlocked, including alternate versions of certain characters, color edit mode, and pair match mode (which lets you edit the "point ratio" of stronger characters, essentially allowing you to pick a full team of the strongest characters in the game). Second, the game features four new background stages. These four stages are all as colorful and detailed--and also as nondescript and generic--as those of the original game are. And that's basically it. If you played the previous game, you'll remember that it took an insane amount of playing time to earn every secret option. As such, the game's fully unlocked secrets are clearly Millennium Fight Pro's most attractive feature.
Otherwise, Millennium Fight Pro is essentially identical to the original Capcom vs. SNK. In the past, it's been customary for fighting-game developers like both SNK and Capcom to release a fighting game, make some significant additions and gameplay tweaks, and then rerelease it as the next edition in a series. Capcom hasn't done this with Millennium Fight Pro. Nearly every single character in this game is virtually identical to his or her counterpart in the previous game, and with very few exceptions, most have no new moves, win poses, voice samples, or anything else, for that matter. This is especially unfortunate in the case of the game's SNK characters, many of which lack several of their distinctive special attacks in the previous game and still don't have them in the new game. Millennium Fight Pro also uses the same character portraits, features the same thoroughly lame and forgettable techno music, and even has the exact same audio bug that sometimes completely muffles a character's voice samples for no apparent reason.
Millennium Fight Pro also plays exactly the same as the previous game. The pacing of both Capcom vs. SNK games resembles a stripped-down and sped-up version of the original Street Fighter Alpha, though both games have a turbo setting that lets you play at appreciably faster speeds. Both games have two different play modes that you can choose for your characters, "Capcom groove" and "SNK groove," each of which is better suited to certain characters than others. And both games put less emphasis on things like range and attack priority--since many characters' standard attacks are short-range kicks and punches--and put more emphasis on close-range fighting and combination attacks. As such, both games have rather shallow gameplay; a few characters have some interesting juggle attacks, but on the whole, they don't have the same level of depth and complexity as the characters in the later King of Fighters games or Street Fighter Alpha 3. But for what it is, Millennium Fight Pro's gameplay is enjoyable enough. It's got responsive control, and its sizeable character roster and play modes are varied enough and balanced enough to easily keep you and a group of friends entertained for an afternoon or two as you hand off the controllers between fights.
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