History VideoGame / CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium

** SNK also had a bit of this, as Rock's sprites were ported straight from ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', making him stand out among every other SNK character, all of whom (unlike some of Capcom's combatants) had original sprites created for both this game and ''[=CvS1=]''.
*** Rock's ''[=CvS2=]'' sprites aren't ports, at all. Like all of the other SNK characters, Capcom made his sprites from scratch. Here are [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/snk-rock1.gif 3]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/rock-run.gif different]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/rock-shinkick.gif animations]] of his sprites from ''[=MotW=]''. Now, compare them with the [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/rock-cvs2-stance.gif same]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/rock-cv-run.gif 3]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/rock-cv-lk.gif animations]] with his ''[=CvS2=]'' sprites.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The North American release is notable for its level of censorship not found in prior Capcom fighting games. Moves with "[[WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide Genocide]]" (Tiger Genocide and Genocide Cutter) in them were replaced with "Destroyer." Yamazaki's S&M move had its name changed as well. [[CallingYourAttacks Rugal calling out his Genocide Cutter]] was replaced with a generic grunt. God Rugal was changed to Ultimate Rugal. Due to ViewersAreMorons, Shin Akuma was untouched and became a BilingualBonus.

* ComebackMechanic: In ''Mark of the Millennium 2001'', the most obvious examples are S-Groove (where an opponent gains infinite meter while close to death) and K-Groove (attacks do more damage and they receive access to a Super Move) but only lasts a limited amount of time and ends the moment the Super Move is used.

* [[MarketBasedTitle Market Based Subtitle]]: ''Millionaire Fighting'' became ''Mark of the Millennium'' when it was ported overseas.

* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Maki. Surprisingly, Mai, the one character who is ''notorious'' about this (and whom Maki's is frequently accused of being modeled after in terms of appearance) gets away without so much as a peep.

* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Maki. Surprisingly, Mai, the one character who is ''notorious'' about (and whom Maki's is frequently accused of being modeled after in terms of appearance) gets away without so much as a peep.

* ComebackMechanic: In ''Mark of the Millenium 2001'', the most obvious examples are S-Groove (where an opponent gains infinite meter while close to death) and K-Groove (attacks do more damage and they receive access to a Super Move) but only lasts a limited amount of time and ends the moment the Super Move is used.

* ComebackMechanic: In ''Mark of the Millenium'', the most obvious examples are S-Groove (where an opponent gains infinite meter while close to death) and K-Groove (attacks do more damage and they receive access to a Super Move) but only lasts a limited amount of time and ends the moment the Super Move is used.

'''Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark Of The Millennium''' is the third installment (fourth, if you count the UpdatedRerelease of [=CvS1=]) in the ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]'' series. As the name suggests, it's developed by Creator/{{Capcom}}. It was released for [[ArcadeGame arcades]], the SegaDreamcast, PlayStation2, [[NintendoGameCube GameCube]] and {{Xbox}}.

** SNK also had a bit of this, as Rock's sprites were ported straight from ''Garou'', making him stand out among every other SNK character, all of whom (unlike some of Capcom's combatants) had original sprites created for both this game and ''[=CvS1=]''.

** More than a few characters get this (even if it's simply [[CallingYourAttacks name-calling their attacks]]), with standout cases being Guile, Terry, and Geese.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The announcer, radio DJ Hiroaki Asai. If you listen closely, it's clear from his random pausing and inflections that he's not a native speaker of English, but his annunciation is quite good overall and his being a LargeHamAnnouncer makes up everything as a whole.
** Eagle and even Zangief don't sound particularly Engrishy. Raiden is a special case in that he actual is voiced by a native English speaker (John Hulation), but sometimes doesn't sound like such due to the voice direction.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO'', with many tweaks, and two new groove choices. The GameCube version dropped online multiplayer though and is the only console version (aside from the Western [=PS2=] releases) without it.

'''Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark Of The Millennium''' is the third installment (fourth, if you count the UpdatedRerelease of [=CvS1=]) in the ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]'' series. As the name suggests, it's developed by Creator/{{Capcom}}. It was released for [[ArcadeGame arcades]], the SegaDreamcast, PlayStation2, GameCube and Xbox.

* {{Stripperific}}: Morrigan, [[{{Vaporwear}} who's technically not even wearing clothes!]]
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The announcer. If you listen closely, it's clear from his random pausing and inflections that he's most likely not a native speaker of English, but his annunciation is quite good overall and his being a LargeHamAnnouncer makes up everything as a whole.
** Eagle and even Zangief don't sound particularly Engrishy. Raiden is a special case in that he actual is voiced by a native English speaker, but sometimes doesn't sound like such due to the voice direction.

* TrueFinalBoss: God Rugal and Shin Akuma.

--> ''"Live and let die! '''FIGHT'''"''
--> '''- The announcer'''

'''Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark Of The Millennium''' is the third installment (fourth, if you count the UpdatedRerelease of [=CvS1=]) in the SNKVsCapcom series. As the name suggests, it's developed by {{Capcom}}. It was released for [[ArcadeGame arcades]], the SegaDreamcast, PlayStation2, GameCube and XBox.

* Returning: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Benimaru Nikaido, Kyo, Vice, Rugal Bernstein, Iori]], (and his Orochi EvilCounterpart) [[VideoGame/FatalFury Mai, Terry, Raiden, Kim Kaphwan, Ryuji Yamazaki, Geese Howard]], [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Ryo, King, Yuri]] and [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Nakoruru]], plus [[VideoGame/FatalFury Joe]] from ''Pro''.

* AscendedExtra: Ryuhaku Todoh, Maki and Eagle, characters who had formerly appeared in the first ''{{Art of Fighting}}'', ''VideoGame/FinalFight 2'' and the original ''Street Fighter'' respectively, made their unexpected returns as playable characters. Indeed, it has been said that [[UnexpectedCharacter Capcom deliberately chose more obscure newcomers for that game.]]

** Yun is assisted by Yang
** Morrigan by Lilith
** Kyosuke by Batsu and Hinata
** Chang shares his moveset with Choi
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The North American release is notable for its level of censorship not found in prior Capcom fighting games. Moves with "[[WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide Genocide]]" (Tiger Genocide and Genocide Cutter) in them were replaced with "Destroyer". Yamazaki's S&M move name was changed as well. [[CallingYourAttacks Rugal calling out his Genocide Cutter]] was replaced with a generic grunt. God Rugal was changed to Ultimate Rugal. Due to ViewersAreMorons, Shin Akuma was untouched and became a BilingualBonus.
* ABoyAndHisX: [[SamuraiShodown Nakoruru and her hawk Mamahaha]].

* {{Gainaxing}}: Mai. (obviously)

* GratuitousEnglish: ''Finest K.O.'', though it [[TranslationCorrection got changed]] to ''Dramatic K.O.'' for the European and North American releases.

* NonDubbedGrunts: Like other fighting games of the time. Some special introductions are full of dialogue (and sometimes even {{Mythology Gag}}s) that are completely incomprehensible if you don't understand Japanese. Special post-battle victory banter text were dropped in the overseas versions similar to what happened in the StreetFighterZero games.

* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Maki.

* SNKBoss: Predictably. Shin Akuma and God Rugal.

* StockAudioClip: Most characters were rerecorded, but others reuse voice samples from older games. (e.g. King from ''King of Fighters '96'', Yun from ''Third Strike'')

* TookALevelInBadass: Ryuhaku Todoh was basically a JokeCharacter in ''[[ArtOfFighting Art of Fighting]]'' with only one special attack. It took the efforts of daughter Kasumi in sequels and then his big return in this game to show just how badass the Todoh Style can be.

** And then there's Ryuhaku Todoh, a character whose mostly been [[DemotedToExtra a background cameo]] as a RunningGag after his first playable appearance, way back from the first ArtOfFighting. Capcom Vs SNK 2 marks the '''second''' game in which he's playable.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO'', with many tweaks, and two new groove choices. The GameCube version dropped online multiplayer though and is the only console version (aside from the Western PS2 releases) without it.

The two bosses [[OriginalGeneration were created for this sole game]]: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters God/Ultimate Rugal]] and a special version of [[StreetFighter Shin Akuma]][[hottip:*:The ''shin'' here is 神 "god" rather than 真 "true"]], who were the result of one absorbing the other's power.

* ABoyAndHisX: [[SamuraiShodown Nakoruru and her hawk Mamahaha]].
* AGodAmI: Both Shin Akuma and God Rugal have this in their names. [[SNKBoss And it's not for show...]]

* AscendedExtra: Ryuhaku Todoh, Maki and Eagle, characters who had formerly appeared in the first ''{{Art of Fighting}}'', ''VideoGame/FinalFight 2'' and the original ''Street Fighter'' respectively, made their unexpected returns as playable characters. Indeed, it has been said that [[TheUnexpected Capcom deliberately chose more obscure newcomers for that game.]]

* TheUnexpected: While a few character choices are no-brainers (Rock, Haohmaru, Athena), others are more of the "Wait, ''what''?!" variety (Chang, Eagle, Hibiki Takane, Kyosuke, Maki).

* Returning: [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ryu, Ken, Sagat]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Chun-Li, Guile, Zangief, E. Honda, Blanka, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, M. Bison, Cammy, Akuma]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Sakura, Evil Ryu]], and [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan]].

* Returning: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Benimaru Nikaido, Kyo, Vice, Rugal Bernstein, Iori]], (and his Orochi EvilCounterpart) [[VideoGame/FatalFury Mai, Terry, Raiden, Kim Kaphwan, Ryuji Yamazaki, Geese Howard]], [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Ryo, King, Yuri]] and [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Nakoruru]].

* Returning: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Benimaru Nikaido, Kyo, Vice, Rugal Bernstein, Iori]], (and his Orochi EvilCounterpart) [[VideoGame/FatalFury Mai, Terry, Raiden, Kim Kaphwan, Ryuji Yamazaki, Geese Howard]], [[ArtOfFighting Ryo, King, Yuri]] and [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Nakoruru]].
* Newcomers: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Chang & Choi]], [[VideoGame/PsychoSoldier Athena]], [[FatalFury Rock Howard]], [[SamuraiShodown Haohmaru]], [[ArtOfFighting Ryuhaku Todoh]] and [[LastBlade Hibiki Takane]].

* Returning: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Benimaru Nikaido, Kyo, Vice, Rugal Bernstein, Iori]], (and his Orochi EvilCounterpart) [[FatalFury Mai, Terry, Raiden, Kim Kaphwan, Ryuji Yamazaki, Geese Howard]], [[ArtOfFighting Ryo, King, Yuri]] and [[SamuraiShodown Nakoruru]].
* Newcomers: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Chang & Choi]], [[PsychoSoldier Athena]], [[FatalFury Rock Howard]], [[SamuraiShodown Haohmaru]], [[ArtOfFighting Ryuhaku Todoh]] and [[LastBlade Hibiki Takane]].

* Newcomers: [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Eagle]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Yun]], [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Kyosuke]], [[FinalFight Maki and Rolento]].

* AscendedExtra: Ryuhaku Todoh, Maki and Eagle, characters who had formerly appeared in the first ''{{Art of Fighting}}'', ''FinalFight 2'' and the original ''Street Fighter'' respectively, made their unexpected returns as playable characters. Indeed, it has been said that [[TheUnexpected Capcom deliberately chose more obscure newcomers for that game.]]

* Newcomers: [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Eagle]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Yun]], [[RivalSchools Kyosuke]], [[FinalFight Maki and Rolento]].

* TheJimmyHartVersion:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTx78gt-grk Wipe Out]], the BGM of the Osaka stage. It sounds like a less Oriental, more rock-heavy version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE5EtiI3ka8 Lei Wulong's theme]] from ''{{Tekken}} 3''.

The two bosses [[OriginalGeneration were created for this sole game]]: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters God/Ultimate Rugal]] and a special version of [[StreetFighter Shin Akuma]][[hottip:*:The ''shin'' here means "god" rather than "true"]], who were the result of one absorbing the other's power.

* NonDubbedGrunts: Like other fighting games of the time. There are numerous special introductions full of dialogue (and sometimes even {{Mythology Gag}}s) that are completely incomprehensible if you don't understand Japanese.

* AGodAmI: Both Shin Akuma and God/Ultimate Rugal have a serious case of this.

* NonDubbedGrunts: The special introductions are often full of dialogue (and sometimes even {{Mythology Gag}}s) that are completely incomprehensible if you don't understand Japanese.
* OriginalGeneration:
** God[=/=]Ultimate Rugal, to an extent, being a variant created only for his sole appearances.
** Shin Akuma is a variation. While he plays a lot like the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' verison, this Shin Akuma is different. In the Alpha games, he's essentially Akuma not holding back. In the Versus game, he's Akuma after absorbing the powers of Orochi.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO'', with many tweaks, two new groove choices, some new playable characters (Evil Ryu and Orochi Iori) and the addition of online multiplayer for the Xbox version. Evil Ryu and Orochi Iori were both in the Dreamcast and PS2 version.

* ArtShift: Reuse of ''StreetFighterAlpha'' sprites, and the ensuing clash in art style and animation quality, was one of the strongest complaints. Morrigan's constant reuse of '''''her very first sprite''''' is still a vivid running joke in many circles.

* [=~Everything's Better With Spinning~=]: Zangief.

The two bosses were, arguably, [[OriginalGeneration created for this sole game]]: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters God/Ultimate Rugal]] and a special version of [[StreetFighter Shin Akuma]][[hottip:*:The ''shin'' here means "god" rather than "true"]], who were the result of one absorbing the other's power.

* Returning: [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ryu, Ken, Sagat]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Chun-Li, Guile, Zangief, E. Honda, Blanka, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, M. Bison, Cammy, Akuma]], [[StreetFighterAlpha Sakura, Evil Ryu]], and [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan]].
* Newcomers: [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Eagle]], [[StreetFighterIII Yun]], [[RivalSchools Kyosuke]], [[FinalFight Maki and Rolento]].

* Returning: [[TheKingOfFighters Benimaru Nikaido, Kyo, Vice, Rugal Bernstein, Iori]], (and his Orochi EvilCounterpart) [[FatalFury Mai, Terry, Raiden, Kim Kaphwan, Ryuji Yamazaki, Geese Howard]], [[ArtOfFighting Ryo, King, Yuri]] and [[SamuraiShodown Nakoruru]].
* Newcomers: [[TheKingOfFighters Chang & Choi]], [[PsychoSoldier Athena]], [[FatalFury Rock Howard]], [[SamuraiShodown Haohmaru]], [[ArtOfFighting Ryuhaku Todoh]] and [[LastBlade Hibiki Takane]].

The two bosses were, arguably, [[OriginalGeneration created for this sole game]]: [[TheKingOfFighters God/Ultimate Rugal]] and a special version of [[StreetFighter Shin Akuma]][[hottip:*:The ''shin'' here means "god" rather than "true"]], who were the result of one absorbing the other's power.