Released in late 1997 for the Sega Saturn, this Capcom release is a testament to what the Sega Saturn was capable of. While it never made it outside of Japan, this release is highly discussed among fans of Capcom fighters and the Sega Saturn alike. Let's find out why.
X-Men vs Street Fighter is a tag-team fighter like the Marvel vs. Capcom series. You take control of two fighters from a list of 17 (Apocalypse is the final boss) fighters. This list may seem small nowadays, but was sizeable at the time of release. Most of the fan-favourites appear on the list, however Marvel vs Capcom players will certainly notice some players missing.
Like Marvel vs. Capcom, tagging in your other character can be done in different ways. You can break you block and allow for a super move (with the drain of your meter). Or, you can opt for a more simple tag-in attack. In any case, fans of MVC games should feel at home with this somewhat simplified version of combos and attacks. The fantastic Sega Saturn controller makes playing the game even better, that is if you can track down a model 2 Saturn Controller.
X-Men vs. Street Fighter is considered to be arcade-perfect by many. This is certainly accurate, as very little is missing in the way of lost frames of animation. This is largely due to the "4MB" memory-card which many Saturn fighters made use of. The game needs the cart to run, and they can be an expensive item to track down nowadays. However, the cart will work for other Saturn fighters such as Vampire Savior and Marvel Superheroes vs. Capcom.
For fans of Capcom fighters, X-Men vs. Street Fighter is a fantastic version of a classic arcade game. If you have a Sega Saturn (and the ability to play import games), this game sits pretty high up on the Saturn fighter throne.
+Pretty close to arcade perfect.
+You get to play it with the Sega Saturn controller (the best fighting gamepad).
+Fairly short loading times.
+Sounds great
-Needs 4MB memory cart.
-Japan-only release (need ability to play imports).
RATING-9/10
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