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{{short description|Video game series}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox video game series
| title = SNK vs. Capcom
| image = 
| caption = 
| creator = 
| composer= 
| platforms = [[Software:Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Engineering:Dreamcast|Dreamcast]], [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], Neo-Geo, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo DS, [[Engineering:GameCube|GameCube]], [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Engineering:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]<br>[[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], [[Engineering:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| developer = Capcom Production Studio 1<br>[[Company:Dimps|Dimps]]<br>[[Company:SNK|SNK]]
| publisher = [[Company:Capcom|Capcom]]<br>[[Company:SNK|SNK]]<br>SNK Playmore
| genre = Collectible card game<br>[[Software:Fighting game|Fighting]]
| first release version = ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash|SNK vs. Capcom]]''
| first release date = November 21, 1999
| latest release version = ''SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium'' (Nintendo Switch)
| latest release date = February 17, 2021
}}

'''''SNK vs. Capcom''''', or alternately '''''Capcom vs. SNK''''', is a series of crossover [[Engineering:Video game|video game]]s by either [[Company:Capcom|Capcom]] or [[Company:SNK|SNK]] featuring characters that appear in games created by either company. Most of these are [[Software:Fighting game|fighting game]]s, and take on a similar format to Capcom's own ''[[Software:Marvel vs. Capcom|Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series, in which the players create teams of fighters and have them fight each other. Games in this series either contain ''SNK vs. Capcom'' or ''Capcom vs. SNK'' in their titles, with the first company named denoting the company behind the game's development.

Reception to the series has been varied; the Capcom-developed titles were the most positively-received, while the SNK-developed installments received more mixed reviews.

==History==
{{Video game timeline
| 1999a = ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash|SNK vs. Capcom]]''
| 1999b = ''SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium''
| 2000 = ''[[Software:Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000|Capcom vs. SNK]]''
| 2001a = ''Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001''
| 2001b = ''SVC: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition''
| 2003 = ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos|SNK vs. Capcom]]''
| 2006 = ''SVC: Card Fighters DS''
}}


The supposed origin behind this series was an issue of ''Arcadia'' [[Software:Video game journalism|magazine]] in which there were articles covering both ''[[Software:The King of Fighters '98|The King of Fighters '98]]'' and ''[[Software:Street Fighter Alpha 3|Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'', both of which were released at around the same time. Readers had misread the cover, which said ''KOF vs. SF'', to mean that there was a fighting game that would pit characters from ''[[Software:Street Fighter|Street Fighter]]'' and ''[[Software:The King of Fighters|The King of Fighters]]''. Because of this uproar, Capcom and SNK supposedly{{By whom|date=March 2017}} signed a deal that would allow them to produce only two fighting games concerning both franchises in 1999 (the ''Card Fighters'' series (see below) were not fighting games and therefore were exempt from the rule). It is highly suggested{{By whom|date=June 2013}} that ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos|SNK vs. Capcom]]'' was only made in order to fulfill the contract obligations that SNK made prior to the company filing [[Finance:Bankruptcy|bankruptcy]] and their eventual closing in 2000. Also, if one company was the main creator of one game, the distributing company would gain the profits and not the company that licensed the characters for use (although SNK gave the rights to use the SNK characters to Capcom for the first ''Capcom vs. SNK'' game, SNK did not profit from the game, which did not help their financial problems).

While no new ''SNK vs. Capcom'' titles have been released since ''Card Fighters DS'', characters from both companies have appeared together in a handful of other titles, including [[Company:Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]]'s ''[[Software:Tekken 7|Tekken 7]]'', [[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]'s ''[[Software:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[Company:Cygames|Cygames]]' ''[[Software:Granblue Fantasy|Granblue Fantasy]]'', and [[Company:Netmarble|Netmarble]]/[[Company:SNK|SNK]]'s ''[[Software:The King of Fighters All Star|The King of Fighters All Star]]''.

===Future===
In a 2021 interview with ''Polygon'', director Hideaki Itsuno confirmed that at one point, there had been plans for a new, 3D installment in the series, but that it had been cancelled due to SNK's bankruptcy. The 3D assets created for ''Capcom vs. SNK 3'' were later repurposed for the cancelled ''[[Software:Capcom Fighting All-Stars|Capcom Fighting All-Stars]]'';<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2021/1/7/22214717/capcom-vs-snk-an-oral-history | title=Capcom vs. SNK: An oral history | first=Matt | last=Leone | website=Polygon | date=January 7, 2021 | access-date=January 1, 2024}}</ref> said project was set to include ''The King of Fighters'' protagonist Kyo Kusanagi as a guest character during its planned release after a deal was struck with the then-reformed SNK Playmore.<ref name="kof">{{Cite news|work=Street Fighter V: Secret File|accessdate=2021-03-23|language=en|title= Guests – Round 5: Toyohisa Tanabe|date=2019|url=https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132053}}</ref> There were interviews with SNK that it would be possible to renew their contract with Capcom to make new ''SNK vs. Capcom'' games,<ref name=interview1>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberfanatix.com/index.php?m=single&id=606|title=KOF Game Videos: Interview with SNK Playmore|publisher=Cyberfanatix}}</ref> but in another interview, both companies stated that they would not do any further collaboration with each other, claiming ''SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS'' would probably be the last crossover game between both companies.<ref name=interview2>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberfanatix.com/index.php?m=single&id=635|title=KOF Game Videos: SNK related news.|publisher=Cyberfanatix}}</ref> However, in an interview from January 2009, Yoshinori Ono, the producer of ''[[Software:Street Fighter IV|Street Fighter IV]]'', expressed interest in a possible third game if fans demanded it.<ref>[http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/01/17/capcom-vs-snk-3-is-very-not-impossible Capcom vs. SNK 3 Is Very Not Impossible?]</ref>

In August 2022, SNK and Capcom artists Eisuke Ogura and Shinkiro created special promotional posters featuring both companies' characters to celebrate the 2022 [[Company:Evolution Championship Series|Evolution Championship Series]] tournament. In a subsequent interview, SNK producer Yasuyuki Oda stated that "both parties" were interested in a potential revival of the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=SNK's Yasuyuki Oda: 'Both parties interested' in SNK vs. Capcom revival|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/08/snks-yasuyuki-oda-both-parties-interested-in-snk-vs-capcom-revival|website=Gematsu|date=30 August 2022 |access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2022-08-31/snk-producer-yasuyuki-oda-capcom-snk-both-interested-in-crossover-revival/.189163 | title=SNK Producer Yasuyuki Oda: Capcom, SNK Both Interested in Crossover Revival }}</ref>

== SNK-produced games ==
* ''SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium'' – A portable fighting game developed by [[Company:Dimps|Dimps]] and released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. The game features three different playing rules to choose from (Single Battle, Tag Match, and Team Battle). The game also features an "Olympic Mode" with themed minigames.
* ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash|SNK vs. Capcom]]'' – Also released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, a [[Software:Digital collectible card game|digital collectible card game]] featuring trading card based on SNK's and Capcom's properties. Two versions were produced; the ''SNK Supporter's Version'' and the ''Capcom Supporter's Version''. 
* ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash#SVC: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition|SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition]]'' – The sequel to ''Card Fighters Clash'', released on the Neo Geo Pocket Color in Japan and Asia only. Includes cards based on ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''.
* ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos|SNK vs. Capcom]]'' – Released for the Neo Geo (both arcade and home versions) and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A one-on-one fighting game featuring 36 characters.
* ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash#SVC: Card Fighters DS|SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS]]'' – A ''Card Fighters Clash'' sequel released for the Nintendo DS.<ref>Orlando, Greg. "SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS". (January 2007) ''Newtype USA''. Volume 6 Number 1 page 131.</ref>

== Capcom-produced games ==
* ''[[Software:Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000|Capcom vs. SNK]]'' – Released for [[Company:Sega|Sega]]{{'}}s NAOMI arcade hardware in 2000 and ported to the [[Engineering:Dreamcast|Dreamcast]] during the same year, the original ''Capcom vs. SNK'' features 28 characters (evenly divided between Capcom and SNK properties), two selectable fighting styles or "grooves" (based on the gameplay systems featured in ''The King of Fighters'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha'' series) and a ratio-based character selection system that determines the number of characters in a player's team based on their strength.
** An updated version titled ''Capcom vs. SNK Pro'', released for the arcades and Dreamcast in Japan and ported to the PlayStation in 2001, which adds Dan Hibiki and Joe Higashi to the character roster (they originally appeared only in the ending sequence of the original game). The Dreamcast version of the game also discards the shop option to earn extra characters and colors, having all of them available by default. 
* ''[[Software:Capcom vs. SNK 2|Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001]]'' – Titled ''Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001'' in Japan. Released for the NAOMI hardware in 2001 and ported to the Dreamcast (in Japan only) and [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] during the same year. The game expands on the "Groove" system from the previous game by featuring six different fighting styles or "Grooves" and adds twelve new characters in addition to the ones featured in ''Capcom vs. SNK Pro''.
**The Nintendo GameCube and Xbox versions were released under the title of ''Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO''. According to the Japanese official website for the GameCube version, ''EO'' stands for ''Easy Operation'', because of a new feature that allows the player to assign special techniques to the right analog stick (C Stick for the GameCube version).

==Characters==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ {{nowrap|List of characters}}
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:20%;"| Character
!rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"| Side
!colspan="2"| SNK-developed
!colspan="2"| Capcom-developed
|-
!style="width:10%;"| ''MotM''
!style="width:10%;"| ''[[Software:SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos|Chaos]]''
!style="width:10%;"| ''[[Software:Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000|CvS]]''
!style="width:10%;"| ''[[Software:Capcom vs. SNK 2|CvS2]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Akari Ichijou||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Akuma||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Athena Asamiya||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} Baby Bonnie Hood||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Balrog||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Benimaru Nikaido||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Blanka||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} Cammy||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Chang Koehan||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Choi Bounge||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{maybe|Assist{{efn|In ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', Choi is not playable separately, but constantly accompanies Chang during battle and will attack opponents as part of Chang's moveset.}}}}
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} Chun-Li||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Dan||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes|Pro}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Romania}} Demitri Maximoff||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} Dhalsim||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} E. Honda||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} Eagle||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Software:Samurai Shodown|Earthquake]]||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Evil Ryu||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes|Home}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Felicia||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Geese Howard||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Software:Samurai Shodown II|Genjuro Kibagami]]||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} God Rugal||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of None.svg|26px]] Goenitz||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Social:Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile]]||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Haohmaru||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Hibiki Takane||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Honki ni Natta Mr. Karate||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Hugo||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Iori Yagami||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Joe Higashi||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes|Pro}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kasumi Todoh||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ken||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Kaphwan||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} King||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kyo Kusanagi||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kyosuke Kagami||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of None.svg|26px]] Leona Heidern||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of None.svg|26px]] M. Bison||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Mai Shiranui||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Maki||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of None.svg|26px]] [[Software:Metal Slug 2|Mars People]]||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Morrigan Aensland||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Mr. Karate||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Nakoruru||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} Raiden||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of None.svg|26px]] Red Arremer||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Rock Howard||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Rolento||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Rugal Bernstein||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryo Sakazaki||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryu||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryuhaku Todoh||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryuji Yamazaki||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Sagat||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Sakura||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Software:Samurai Shodown 64|Shiki]]||SNK
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Shin Akuma||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Terry Bogard||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Software:Red Earth (video game)|Tessa]]||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Vega||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of None.svg|26px]] Vice||SNK
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Violent Ken||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Wild Iori||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes|Home}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Yun||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yuri Sakazaki||SNK
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|{{flagicon|USSR}} Zangief||Capcom
|{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of None.svg|26px]] Zero||Capcom
|{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}
|- class="sortbottom" style="text-align:center;"
||'''Total'''
||
||22
||36
||35
||48
|}
{{notelist}}

==Reception==
''Card Fighters DS'' and ''SVC Chaos'' had a polarized, mixed reception, with a Metacritic score of 48%<ref>{{cite web|title=SNK VS. CAPCOM CARD FIGHTERS DS|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/snk-vs-capcom-card-fighters-ds/critic-reviews/?platform=ds|website=metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref> and 57% respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=SVC CHAOS: SNK VS. CAPCOM|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/svc-chaos-snk-vs-capcom/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|website=metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref> The two Capcom-developed games and ''Match of the Millennium'' have fared better, with ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' achieving a Metacritic score of 81%.<ref>{{cite web|title=CAPCOM VS. SNK 2: MARK OF THE MILLENNIUM 2001|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/capcom-vs-snk-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.}}</ref>

In 2012, ''Complex'' ranked ''Capcom vs. SNK'' at number 38 on the list of the best video game franchises.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/the-50-best-video-game-franchises/capcom-vs-snk|title=The 50 Best Video Game Franchises|magazine=Complex}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Capcom's VS. series}}

[[Category:Fighting games]]

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