fighting

DYZOEMAN IS WRONG I'VE PLAYED THIS GAME BEFORE AND IT'S FUN IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. CAPCOM VS SNK PRO IS JUST LIKE X-MEN VS STREET FIGHTER AND MARVEL VS CAPCOM I'VE PLAYED ALL THREE AND THE'RE REALLY FUN IF YOU'RE INTO FIGHTING GAMES.

I bought this game solely because it had Street Fighter characters in it. Little did I know that there are only four buttons at your disposal. The "L" buttons are totally useless, as they are merely combinations of the aforementioned four buttons.

I gave this 3 stars only because the characters are interesting and their moves are exciting to watch. However, the A.I. is, of course, a cheeser. Expect to be helplessly and inexplicably put into a grab move, despite the fact that you are too far away to be reached. Also, if you pick Akuma, you are forced to fight alone in Arcade mode. Meaning, if the computer has 4 players, you must fight all four alone in what turns out to be a survival mode.

If you want a real street fighting game with Street Fighter characters, stick with the Street Fighter Alpha series.

Okay, okay. I'm not much of a fighter, but hey; I've played Super Street Fighter 2 since I was five on the SNES. It was intriguing, but I was only FIVE!! And I haven't even heard of SNK's King of Fighters until I saw Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO in an arcade.
Anyway, this game is okay. New moves that I'm not use to, but there are easy beginner characters that rock. As an "advanced beginner", I preferred SNK's Terry and King better than Capcom's Ryu/Ken. But hey, get this game if you liked Capcom fighters and are a tired of "one-button fighters" (Super Smash Bros. is one I've played almost endlessly; my term so don't steal!). The different game modes are easily worn out by experts, but not really for advanced beginners (like me, played for at least seven hours the first two days). The ratio system and grooves are very new to me, so took me a while to get used to, but SF/KoF veterans should have no problem. The gallery is interesting (oddly, I think Capcom does a better job w/ SNK characters and vice versa). The bonus gallery is very cool (the Kyo and Sakura one is funny). Great game for two players with equal skill and devotion to SF/KoF.