X-Men vs. Street Fighter II is a crossover fighting video game developed and published by Mad Man Ninja Studios. It is Mad Man Ninja Studios' fifth fighting game to feature Marvel Comics characters, following Marvel Super Heroes 2: Civil War, Marvel Super Heroes 3: The Initiative, Avengers Vs X-Men: Pheonix Rising and Marvel Knights: Urban Legends. As the title suggests, the game includes characters from Marvel's X-Men franchise and the cast from Capcom's Street Fighter series.
X-Men vs. Street Fighter features gameplay similar to Street Fighter series, but incorporates dual-character selection and tag team-based combat. Each player selects two characters to compete in a one-on-one battle, attempting to defeat the opposing team. The players are given the ability to switch between their characters at any point during the match.
Gameplay[]
Similar to Capcom's various Street Fighter titles, X-Men vs. Street Fighter II is a 2.5D fighting game in which players control various characters to engage in one-on-one combat, attempting to knock out the opponent by depleting their health. Instead of the typical best-of-three round format, matches consist of a single round. Players select two characters at the beginning of a match, each sporting their own life gauge. Players control one character at a time, while the other awaits off-screen. The starting character can tag in the off-screen character at any time during the fight. The dormant character will also slowly recover a portion of their vitality while the current character is fighting. If one character loses all of their vitality, then the tag partner will automatically come into play. The match continues until both characters on either team are defeated. If the timer runs out before either team is knocked out, then the player with the most combined remaining health is declared the winner.
The game borrows numerous gameplay conventions from Capcom's previous Marvel-licensed ventures, such as the "Super Jump", the ability to jump higher than normal, and "Aerial Rave", the ability to perform combos on the opponent while in the air. X-Men vs. Street Fighter II also includes a meter system called the "Hyper Combo Gauge". As characters perform moves and receive damage, the players' Hyper Combo Gauges will gradually fill. Players can expend their meter to perform various special techniques, such as the "Hyper Combo", which unleashes high amounts of damage; "Variable Combination", where both characters use their Hyper Combos simultaneously; and "Variable Counter", which transforms a defensive block into an offensive counterattack by tagging in the off-screen character.
Playable Characters[]
X-Men vs. Street Fighter II features a roster of 36 playable characters. In order to create a level playing field between the cast of Street Fighter and the X-Men series' superheroes and supervillains, the Street Fighter characters were re-imagined with highly exaggerated versions of their special moves. For example, Ryu comes equipped with a "super Hadouken" that fills the entire screen, similar to the original game.
X-Men characters[]
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| Cyclops | Magneto | Storm | Nightcrawler | Phoenix | Rasputin |
| Gambit | Rogue | Wolverine | Colossus | Emma Frost | Rockslide |
| Juggernaut | Sabretooth | Cable | Mirage | Archangel | Psylocke |
Street Fighter characters[]
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| Akuma | Cammy | Charlie Nash | Chun-Li | Dhalsim | Ken Masters |
| M. Bison | Ryu | Zangief | Sakura | Juri | Rashid |
| Kimberly | E. Honda | Blanka | Laura | Cody | Sagat |
DLC Seasons[]
Season 1[]
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Season 3[]
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Season 4[]
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