Press release: 2000-11-08: Capcom vs SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 Now Available

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Language: English third-party
Original source: Capcom.com
Capcom vs SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 Now Available

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — November 8, 2000 — Capcom® Coin-Op and SNK™, makers of the Neo Geo, today announced the release of Capcom vs. SNK: Millenium Fight 2000™ for Sega Dreamcast. Capcom vs. SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 enlists a whole host of characters, morethan 28 in all, from Capcom’s legendary Street Fighter line and SNK’s world-renowned The King of Fighters characters. The game features two different fighting styles and various modes of play. With Capcom vs. SNK: Millenium Fight 2000, players can set up dream matches like Ryu vs. Kyo or Zangief vs. Raiden. Capcom vs. SNK is rated “T” by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. The game is expected to carry the suggested retail price of $49.95.

Capcom vs. SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 includes the following features:

- Players can select from two different fighting styles:

Capcom Groove – Based on the Street Fighter Alpha series, players have a Super Combo Level Gauge and can use Super Combos of different levels.

SNK Groove – Based on the Kingof Fighters series, players can use the Super Special Move once the Extra Gauge has reached its limit. If players’ vitality is very low, an enhanced version of Super Special Move is available giving players a chance to turn the tide in a big way.

- Variable Team System – Depending on the character’s strength level, the number of characters in a team varies. Each character has a strength level of 1-4 and the final team will have a total level of four.

- Groove Points System (1 player game only)– The Player’s fighting skills are evaluated in realtime. The more groovy a player fights, the more Groove Points they’ll get.

Capcom vs. SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 features an impressive cast of fighters. Capcom’s celebrated lineup includes, but notlimited to, perennial favorites Ryu, Ken and Chun Li along with the famous Guile, a military expert from the United States; Zangief, the massive Russian wrestler; and Blanka, the shocking beast from South America. The line-up of SNK characters includes,Kyo Kusanagi, one of the most popular characters from the King of Fighters series; Iori Yagami, another character from the King of Fighters and Kyo’s rival; Mai Shiranui, who specializes in the Ninjutsu form of martial arts; Terry Bogard, an American andone of the main characters from Fatal Fury; Raiden, an Australian wrestler; and Benimaru Nikaido, an expert at target shooting.

Capcom Entertainment of Sunnyvale, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom, Co., Ltd. of Japan. A leading force in the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry, Capcom’s legacy spans 20 years of entertaining video gamers. Capcom develops, markets, and distributes home video games for the PlayStation, PlayStation2, Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo 64 game machines and Game Boy Color Systems, personal computers and coin-operated games. Worldwide recognizable product lines include the Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, and Resident Evil series.

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