Cross Code: Project Ultimate Versus Battle

Cross Code: Project Ultimate Versus Battle (typecast as XCode: Project Ultimate Versus Battle) is a 2.5D crossover fighting game developed by Orange Soft and published by both Orange Soft, In-Verse Productions and GameCom. Released for the Arcade, Samsung Zeo, GigaCom, Wii U, XBox ONE, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. It will feature characters from Orange Soft, GameCom and In-Verse franchises. It is the first game to run under Orange Soft's new arcade system; the System 202: ENDYMION.

The Game's Ratings are: ESRB: T, PEGI: 16, CERO: B, ACB: M.

Gameplay
The game features the same tag/switch system as its predecessor Orange Soft x GameCom: Clash of Two Universes, with the addition of a new trio team mode.

The game uses an interchangeable 6-button system. At the start of the game, the player can choose between two control schemes: The game features a new "Switch Meter", located just above the X-Meter, that decreases as the player changes characters and fill us just as easily. Each switch attempt consumes one part of the three-level Switch meter, so when the Switch meter is depleted, the player cannot switch until the meter has at least one level replenished. This is done to avoid the cheap infinite switch combos from last game.
 * Standard style: Three buttons for light, medium and heavy attacks, one for blocking and two additional buttons for switching between characters.
 * Compressed style: Two buttons for light and heavy attacks, one for special moves, one for blocking and two additional buttons for switching between characters.

Other new game play features include "Breakers", which works like the "Vita Break" in the Crisis Moon series, performed by pressing L+M+H+S simultaneously, and automatically depletes the Guard gauge for a certain amount of time. Pressing a switch button during the Breaker will allow the player to switch in the middle of the Breaker animation. However, pressing both switch buttons will activate X-Mode instead (see below).

X-Mode is a special mode that powers up the player's attacks and allows them to perform unlimited Burst Drives and Cross Drives for a certain amount of time. Performed by pressing all six buttons at any point during the match. Can only be used once per match.

The Ultima Drive is an extremely powerful attack that can only be used once per match by the remaining character, when both partners are knocked out, during full meter X-Mode. When playing solo, Ultima Drives can instead be accessed when the player's HP is depleted by almost half. Most Ultima Drives are comboable.

The game uses cel-shaded 3D models coupled with 60fps frame movement. And with the 2D-style gameplay, the game creates a 2D-esque illusion.

Codes
The "style" system from the last game is revamped, with the new Code system. There are four "codes" to choose from, each with their own abilities, advantages and disadvantages:
 * α-Code: Three-level, Abilities: Double Airdash, Quick Flash Step, G-Cancel
 * β-Code: Two-level, Abilities: Reflecting Guard, Fast Hit Recovery, Air Absolute Guard
 * γ-Code: Singular, Abilities: Charge Attack, Guard Counter, Down Strike
 * δ-Code: Stackable (up to five), Abilities: G-Cancel, Guard Counter, Air Absolute Guard

Story
The game takes place in the same Xros Universe as its predecessor. After the events of the first game, the Xros Universe grew larger and larger, attracting other universes such as the In-Verse galaxy.

One day, a great power source, Enerjia, was found beneath the core of the Xros Universe. With the discovery of Enerjia, and the infinite possibilities that came with it, the people of the Xros Universe are thrust into a war for the power of Enerjia. Some search for the power for their own good, while some seek to change the world with it.

However, the rampant war and chaos soon awakened the ancient evil known as Kaos, the embodiment of all the world's sins, thought to be sealed inside the Xros Universe.

With the awakening of Kaos, a question arises: who will succeed in obtaining the unlimited power of Enerjia?: will it be Orange Soft, In-Verse or GameCom?.

Orange Soft side

 * Yuko Amano (Fight or Die)  -
 * Eiji Kagami (Fight or Die) Noriaki Sugiyama - Grant George
 * Len Stadfeld (Fight or Die)
 * Rokuro Higurashi (Fight or Die)
 * Adel Lee (Fight or Die)
 * Ayori Kanzaki (Fight or Die II: As Daylight Dies)
 * Shou Yamura (Fight or Die II: As Daylight Dies)
 * Gareth Mason (Fight or Die II: As Daylight Dies)
 * Crack (Fight or Die 3: Fatal Vengeance)
 * Vernon Lynch (Fight or Die 3: Fatal Vengeance)
 * Kokoro Katsura (Fight or Die 3: Fatal Vengeance)
 * Experiment 926 (Fight or Die 3: Fatal Vengeance)
 * Aris (Fight or Die)^
 * Crimson Yuko (Fight or Die)*
 * Kain (Code Chronos)
 * Faye Kurosawa (Code Chronos)
 * Renji Hide (Code Chronos)
 * L.D. 50 (Code Chronos)
 * Rick Durst (Code Chronos)
 * Astrid (Code Chronos)
 * Helena Valentine (Code Chronos)
 * Emery Yamanaka (Code Chronos: Eve of Destruction)
 * Ethan Burnley (Code Chronos: Eve of Destruction)
 * Mirai Kasugano (Code Chronos: Eve of Destruction)
 * Ash (Code Chronos)^
 * Mephistopheles (Code Chronos: Eve of Destruction)^
 * Kristoff Banks (Half*Dead)
 * Juno Hawkins (Half*Dead)
 * Peter Crawford (Half*Dead II)
 * Type M1-Atilla (Half*Dead)^
 * Ralph Rollins (Flame of Fury)
 * Joanna Anderson (Flame of Fury)
 * Hwa Long (Flame of Fury)
 * Kay Rollins (Flame of Fury 2)
 * Shannon Aino-Rollins (Flame of Fury 2)
 * Ranzou Kirishima (FoF: Flame of Fury 3)^
 * Berserk=Kay (Flame of Fury 4: Berserker's Rage)*
 * Kiyo Kamiya (Crisis Moon: The Bloody Symphony) Hikaru Midorikawa - Brad Swaile
 * Twilight (Crisis Moon: The Bloody Symphony) Satsuki Yukino - Erin Fitzgerald
 * Motoko Tsukagami (Crisis Moon: The Bloody Symphony) Ryoka Yuzuki - Carrie Keranen
 * Count Godfried Dominus (Crisis Moon: The Bloody Symphony)^ Yasunori Masutani - Crispin Freeman
 * Dawn (Crisis Moon II: The Hollow Eclipse) Akira Ishida - Yuri Lowenthal
 * Shiori Yumizuka (Crisis Moon II: The Hollow Eclipse) Noriko Shitaya - Cristina Valenzuela
 * Kira Kamiya (Crisis Moon II: The Hollow Eclipse)* Hikaru Midorikawa - Brad Swaile
 * Kenichi Asakaze (Gakuen Hearts) Daisuke Sakaguchi - Greg Ayres
 * Ayumi Miyano (Gakuen Hearts)
 * Mai Tachibana (Gakuen Hearts) Ryoko Shiraishi -
 * Misaki Hanamura (Gakuen Hearts)
 * Ed. D Axeman (Rockstar Heroes)
 * Smash (Rockstar Heroes)
 * The Flaming Man (Rockstar Heroes)
 * Eddie Wayland (Orange Soft x GameCom) Rikiya Koyama -
 * Hotaru Mikoto (Orange Soft x GameCom)
 * Spunky the Squirrel (The Adventures of Spunky the Squirrel!)

Orange Soft DLC

 * Haytate Yamura (Fight or Die II: As Daylight Dies)
 * Lisa Shaddix and RD-1 (Code Chronos)
 * Roman Black (Crisis Moon: The Bloody Symphony)
 * Ange (Cross Code: Project Ultimate Versus Battle)
 * Myriad (Star Command)

GameCom side

 * Jared Saurian (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * Beecanoe the Dry Bones (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * Genius Guy #445 (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * E.T.G. (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * Galactic Petey (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * Dark Guy (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * Lord Apocalypse (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * Penumbra the Sultan (Epic Saga: Treason and Redemption)
 * Dark Guy (Epic Saga: Conquest of the Judgment Emporer)
 * Belphegor (Epic Saga: Conquest of the Judgment Emporer)
 * Terios (Epic Saga: Ouroburos vs. Beecanoe ~ Final Nightmare)
 * Sephira (Epic Saga: Those Who Fight)
 * Final Ouroboros (Epic Saga: The Video Game)^
 * Shiroan (Epic Saga: Conquest of the Judgment Emporer)*
 * Jacob (Combat Park)
 * Saul (Combat Park)
 * Lea (Combat Park)
 * Sjaander (Combat Park)
 * Leon (Combat Park)
 * Alejandro (Combat Park)
 * Frejya (Combat Park)
 * Blackbeard (Combat Park)
 * Ogwrath (Combat Park)
 * William (Combat Park)
 * Voodoo (Combat Park)^
 * Yuki no Hiro/Yun (Frontier Adventure)
 * Yuri no Hikari (Frontier Adventure)
 * Joker (Frontier Adventure)
 * Shinjitsu Senshi (Frontier Adventure)
 * Ryu Nagato (Eon)
 * Koki Hakusho (Eon)
 * Hayate Hakusho (Eon)
 * Janga no Eon (Eon)
 * Eiyu no Shinjitsu (Eon)
 * Gurel (Eon)
 * Weiss (Neo Vortex)
 * Bulk (Neo Vortex)
 * Paradog (Neo Vortex)
 * Sven (Neo Vortex)
 * Tidal (Neo Vortex)
 * Drown (Neo Vortex)
 * Tsunami (Neo Vortex)
 * Heddo (Heddo)
 * Mr. Simon (Heddo)
 * Jeiku (Heddo)
 * Fehc (Heddo)
 * Fireboy (Fireboy: The First Chapter)
 * Cyclone (Fireboy: The First Chapter)
 * Wombat (Fireboy: The First Chapter)
 * Lina Yakamoto (Orochi Breaker)
 * Mia Sazunara (Orochi Breaker)
 * Morris Jade (Wandering Soul)

GameCom DLC

 * Mr. Bones (Epic Saga: The Video Game)
 * Webster (Combat Park)
 * Oceano (Neo Vortex)
 * Kiru Doma (Orochi Breaker)
 * Snickard (Zagodah)

In-Verse side

 * Vanessa Luxaloss (The Adventures of Vanessa) Rina Sato - Michelle Ruff
 * Emily Fontaine (The Adventures of Vanessa) Mariko Suzuki - Laura Bailey
 * Jenny Thorndyke (The Adventures of Vanessa) Yuka Terasaki - G.K. Bowes
 * Sylvia Thorndyke (The Adventures of Vanessa) Kotono Mitsuishi - Kari Wahlgren
 * Sarah Nelson (The Adventures of Vanessa) Ayumi Tsuji - Hunter McKenzie-Austin
 * Jaden Luxaloss (The Adventures of Vanessa 2: The Newcomers) Atsushi Abe - Yuri Lowenthal
 * Elise Luxaloss (The Adventures of Vanessa 2: The Newcomers) Maaya Sakamoto - Veronica Taylor
 * Alaitz Friedman (The Adventures of Vanessa 2: The Newcomers) Yui Horie - Tara Sands
 * Lumine and Tenebrae (The Adventures of Vanessa 3: Darkness and Light) Makiko Ohmoto and Takako Honda - Cindy Robinson and Valerie Arem
 * Mark O'Bryne (The Adventures of Vanessa 5: The Mightiest Iron Fist King) Yuuki Kaji - Micah Solusod
 * Kali Chrome (The Legend of Vanessa) Rina Sato - Michelle Ruff
 * Astral (The Legend of Vanessa) Kosuke Toriumi  - Matthew Mercer
 * Dr. Seth Einsteintin (The Adventures of Vanessa)^ Keiji Fujiwara - Steve Blum
 * Dark Kaiser (The Adventures of Vanessa 5: The Mightiest Iron Fist King)* Mariko Suzuki - Laura Bailey
 * Keith Laurent (Re: Vengeance - Silent Storm) Daisuke Ono - Crispin Freeman
 * Claire Edwards (Re: Vengeance - Silent Storm) Miyuki Sawashiro - Carrie Keranen
 * Aiden Spencer (Re: Vengeance - Silent Storm) Mariya Ise - Cherami Leigh
 * Eirian Gallagher (Re: Vengeance - Blue Blood) Tetsuya Kakihara - Vic Mignogna
 * Mireya Bagliore (Re: Vengeance - Blue Blood) Mie Sonozaki - Amanda Winn Lee
 * Raoul Giovanni (Re: Vengeance - White Knight) Tomokazu Seki - Doug Erholtz
 * Éclair "Némesis" Masters (Re: Vengeance - The Distant Last Battle)^ Miyuki Sawashiro - Carrie Keranen
 * Lancelot A. Spencer (Re: Vengeance - Mark of the Bloody Soul) Masakazu Morita - Grant George
 * Victoria Arcos (Re: Vengeance ~ Dark Masters of the Night) Atsuko Tanaka - Tara Platt
 * Shiroi (Re: Vengeance ~ Dark Masters of the Night) Kazuya Nakai - Troy Baker
 * Savio Edwards (Re: Vengeance - Silent Storm)^ Fumihiko Tachiki - Jamieson Price
 * Ba'al (Re: Vengeance ~ Dark Masters of the Night)^ Kenji Nomura - Michael McConnohie
 * Medea Reynard (Neo Formula Racing: Dynamite Blaze) Chiwa Saitou - Cassandra Morris
 * Black Vision (Neo Formula Racing: Dynamite Blaze) Tsuyoshi Koyama - J.B. Blanc
 * Jeanne Sterling (Neo Formula Racing: Dynamite Blaze) Chie Matsuura - Amanda Celine Miller
 * Berserker (Neo Formula Racing: Dynamite Blaze)^ Yuuji Kishi - Todd Haberkorn
 * Sienna Travers/Fancy Velour (Feast of the Black Strings) Yuko Goto - Carrie Savage
 * Blake Snider/Platinum Blaze (Feast of the Black Strings) Jun Fukuyama - Sam Riegel
 * Grizelda "Zelda" Grizel/Sheena Marvelous (Feast of the Black Strings) Yuu Asakawa - Erin Fitzgerald
 * Gavin Albain/Saturn Ace (Feast of the Black Strings) Nobutoshi Canna - Kyle Hebert
 * Melody (Black Strings Carnival: Last Song) Nana Mizuki - Cristina Valenzuela
 * Jazz (Black Strings Carnival: Last Song/Jazz: Chapter WONDERLAND) Ami Koshimizu - Lauren Landa
 * FEAST Comet (Feast of the Black Strings)^ Itself
 * Valeria Lindbergh (VSRFX) Mitsuki Saiga - Karen Strassman
 * Claude Lindbergh (VSRFX) Yuuto Kazama - David Vincent
 * Elisa Delgado (VSRFX) Rie Tanaka - Julie Ann Taylor
 * Nagi Hisame (VSRFX) Yuuichi Nakamura - Chris Patton
 * Ran Howard (Fighter's Road - VSRFX2) Ryou Hirohashi - Stephanie Sheh
 * Allen Lindbergh (VSRFX3 - Allen's Revenge) Tomokazu Sugita - Dave Wittenberg
 * Kira Illas (VSRFX Origins) Houko Kuwashima - Brina Palencia
 * Alexa Maxwell (Dream Revolution: Challenge to the Ultimate Fight) Motoko Kumai - Kate Higgins / (Ignatius: Jurota Kosugi - Kaiji Tang)
 * Nathaniel Blade (Dream Revolution 2: The Counter-Attack) Kenji Nojima -  Johnny Yong Bosch
 * Alison Evans (Dream Revolution Final: New Game) Mayumi Shintani - Melissa Fahn
 * Ignis Vatra (Dream Revolution: Last Fire) Ryoutarou Okiayu - Patrick Seitz
 * Milo the Warrior (Devil's Eye) Romi Park - Erica Mendez
 * Death Slayer (Devil's Eye) Makoto Tsumura - Bryce Papenbrook
 * Haydee Chardin (Devil's Eye 777: Blood of Chaos) Minori Chihara - Xanthe Huynh
 * Genesis (Arcana Warriors) Yumi Hara - Wendee Lee
 * Joker (Arcana Warriors) Fumiko Orikasa - Eden Riegel
 * Divine (White Void: The Memories) Taiki Matsuno - Spike Spencer

In-Verse DLC

 * Rainel Schulz (The Adventures of Vanessa 2: The Newcomers) Nobuhiko Okamoto - Erik Davies
 * Tate Moon (Re: Vengeance ~ Dark Masters of the Night) Kouji Yusa - Derek Stephen Price
 * Shawn Grizel (Feast of the Black Strings) Kazuyuki Okitsu - Steve Staley
 * Lumina (In-Verse All-Stars: Starry Sky Story) Ayako Kawasumi - Ashly Burch
 * Mondo Kitsch (Arcana Warriors) Junichi Kanemaru - Austin Tindle

Original Characters
Voiced by: (JP), (EN) The guardian of Enerjia, an angelic fairy with the powers of light. Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto (JP), ??? (EN) The embodiment of all the sins of the world, a large cloud of darkness with a demon-like face.
 * Ange
 * Kaos

Orange Soft

 * Wastelands (Code Chronos)
 * All that remains after the fated battle. The Wastelands is set in a particularly devastated city. Rubble and wreckage can be seen in various places.
 * Moonlight Park (Crisis Moon: The Bloody Symphony)
 * The darkness is nothing to be afraid of. The Park is set in a certain park in Taiyo CIty. Several lampposts add lighting to the stage.
 * Neo Colosseum (Flame of Fury 2)
 * A battle of wills between two individuals starts here. The Colosseum is set in a wide, caged arena. A screen in the background can be seen, where the fight is reflected. The overall look is similar to that of a proffesional wrestling (preferably WWE events)
 * Tokiomi High School (Gakuen Hearts)
 * A school of learning and hard knocks. The Fight is set in the school grounds of Tokiomi High School. Several cherry blossom trees can be seen, with some of their leaves falling. Cameos of characters from Gakuen Hearts can be seen.
 * Riot Carnival Music Bar (Rockstar Heroes)
 * Rock and roll in this pub of chaos. The Bar appears as a particularly chaotic pub, with a bevy of stereotypical rock concert goers in the background, shirtless and cheering for the music. Black Bart, Garth Phoenix's band, is playing music in the background.
 * End of Days (Fight or Die) [Orange Soft boss stage]
 * unidentified. The Battle is set in the rooftop of an unknown building. However, the sky is colored red and the overall ambience seems otherworldly. Several things are added depending on the boss currently fought: red torches and a pentagram on the floor (Mephistophles), a huge throne and noticeable blood splatters (Dominus), a bunch of test subjects in incubators (Type M1: Atilla).

In-Verse

 * The Triangle Festival (The Adventures of Vanessa)
 * Three colors Festival, three lights, but infinite hopes. The Battle is set Over a boat in the Triangle Festival, the fireworks, the dancers, and the people who holds lights are in Blue, Yellow and Red Colors.
 * Grandma's Toy House (Dark Masters of the Night II: The Ringing Bell)
 * This house represents Childhood and Free Spirit. The House is basically a big sized version of a typical Toy House, Melanie Scarlet Blood and the other sequel characters, appear as a cameos. In Nemesis' boss case, it appears to be twilight.
 * Raven Crest Base (VSRFX)
 * A Place for Heroes only in Title. An hangar with computers, red chairs, and when the other minor characters hang out. (Cameos of Charlie, Haizea, Zephyra, Ryuu, etc.)
 * Concert Hall (The FEAST Saga)
 * Battle of the Bands and Mecha are One in this Place. A Concert Hall where the random bands perform, with an orchestra of music mixed with some modern instruments.
 * Ventura Road -Day/Night/Snow/Storm- (Neo Formula Racing: Dynamite Blaze/Xtr.)
 * ​The Fastest are the Mightiest. The battle is set in front of the racing court, in where the race is set, an Announcer, known as Mr. MC, narrates the races as he narrates the battle. (Storm only is available in the Berserker Battle)
 * Macabre City/The Gate (Devil's Eye)
 * Where only belongs to human Imagination. Is your typical normal city, but there's an annomaly, there's a Huge Door in the Middle, resembling one of the final stages of the respective game.
 * Crystal Time (Dream Revolution Saga)
 * Fallen from battle are Crystals. A Place who's full of unbreakable crystals resembling statues or people, two in fact, are pretty similar to Alexa's alter Ignatius and Dynamo's alter Lightning Bolt.
 * Martin Empire (New Ver.) (Re: Vengeance - Dark Sonata)
 * The Empire of Darkness. The Stage is set on the house's center in a party. In where kid Celina, Ferdinand and Eric are observing the battle set in cushions alongside other party guests who are dancing or either observing. When Savio is fighting only Domenico and his guards appear.
 * The Circus (Dynamite Bros' Circus: The Legend of Ell)
 * Two Faced Maniac Circus. The Fight is centered in a stereotypical circus. With all the members of the Dynamite Brothers doing their presentations.
 * Skyscraper Crown (Project BREAK-OUT!) [In-Verse boss stage except Berserker, Nemesis and Savio.]
 * ​unidentified. The Place is a simple skyscraper at first, but changes depending of the boss who the player faces. Burning (Ba'al), Inside of a clock (FEAST Comet), The Laboratory (S. Einsteintin and Dark Kaiser).

Original

 * Emptiness (Cross Code) [Kaos boss fight stage]
 * unidentified. The Place is nothing but a dark sky and and various debris of floating land (the remains of the Xros Universe after it has been half-destroyed). The fight takes on one of the larger debris while a huge storm is commencing.

Trio

 * Yuko, Eiji and Len: The three

Pairs

 * Kiyo and Twilight: The illicit lovers.
 * Kain and Faye:
 * Yuko and Aris: Siblings of Materia
 * Ralph and Kay: Father and daughter.
 * Kenichi and Ayumi: Tokiomi High's official pair
 * Hayate and Shou: Master and apprentince

Trio

 * Jared, Beecanoe and E.T.G: Team Epic Saga.

Pairs

 * Genus Guy and Dark Guy: The two Shy Guys.

Trio

 * Vanessa, Emily and Sarah: The three Legendary Sorceresses.

Pairs

 * Alexa and Ignis: Mother and Son.
 * Keith and Claire: The butler and the Princess.
 * Ran and Valeria: Tiger and Dragon.
 * Sienna and Blake: The Ragnarok duo.
 * Medea and Jeanne: Racing rookies.
 * Joker and Genesis: Fool and Judgment.
 * Jazz and Mireya: Grim reapers.
 * Valeria and Claude: Lindbergh siblings team.
 * Lancelot and Blake: Musicians.
 * Milo and Death Slayer: Bein' Friends.
 * Vanessa and Kali: Same girl, different timelines.
 * Jenny and Sylvia: Thorndyke Sisters Team.
 * Lumina and Victoria: Mature Girls.
 * Emily and Elisa: The Word of Law.
 * Black Vision and Gavin: Mentors 1.
 * Zelda and Shawn: Grayson Bros.
 * Allen and Astral: Mentors 2.
 * Shiroi and Tate: Lone Wolves.
 * Nemesis and Claire: Angel and Devil.
 * Blade and Alison: The Counter-Attack.
 * Vanessa or Elise and Jaden: Luxaloss Bros.
 * Blake and Jazz: Snider Bros.
 * Medea and Berserker: Strained.
 * Lumine/Tenebrae and Melody or Divine: Mysterious Deities.
 * Genesis and Mondo: Judgment and The World.

More to come.

Covers/Flyers
The cover for the game resembles the cover of J-Stars Victory VS. At the front are the three main representatives of the three companies: Vanessa in the left smiling and doing a pose similar to the one seen in the cover of Jojo's Bizzare Adventure #4, Yuko in the middle reaching out her hand, smiling with one of her eyes closed as electric currents surround her and Jared in the right about to punch. Behind them are a bunch of characters appearing in the game. The logo of the game is located below the charcters in the Japanese version and above them in the US and European versions.

Trivia

 * The Japan and US versions of the game will recieve different songs in its intro: "Pray" by Tommy Heavenly6 in the Japanese version, and "Invincible" by Adelitas Way for the US version. Both versions of the opening are available as unlockable items in the game's Gallery mode.
 * Each character's color palette #7 and #10 is a reference to other characters (The First is related to a company's character, and the second refers to a pop culture character). The color list for Orange Soft and In-Verse can be seen here (incomplete) and here.