Oh look, it's another beloved Capcom crossover franchise. If a crown was crafted to sit atop the head of a king of crossovers, the Japanese developer would undoubtedly be at the front of the line to claim the throne. X-Men Vs. Street Fighter was the first such game to feature tag team battles, and enabled players to pair up any X-Men or Street Fighter character to take down the super mutant (no, not the Fallout type) Apocalypse at the end of the game's arcade mode. The roster wasn't particularly huge - both sides had nine characters each to choose from - but the minimalistic approach to each of the title's facets are what added to its long-lasting appeal. Capcom sometimes struggles to make all of its fighters feel unique, but X-Men Vs. Street Fighter never really suffered from having 'clone' characters - they all felt unique. Above all else though, we have this very game to thank for the existence of the next entry...
Joe is a freelance games journalist who, while not spending every waking minute selling himself to websites around the world, spends his free time writing. Most of it makes no sense, but when it does, he treats each article as if it were his Magnum Opus - with varying results.
