Gamespot reviews Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO (score 8.7)

Gamestop's review doesn't say anything significant which hasn't been known or discussed already but clearly the recent "rumored" info I featured earlier on the boards about backgrounds looking better and stuff don't seem to be true. (Either that or I am blind)

Personal thoughts

-Just thought I'd add that CvS2 contains the special tracks that never made it over in the other console editions (i.e. character-specific themes like Morrigan, Ryu, KoF theme, etc)

-I HATE EO Mode, I need to recheck if there's an option to turn that garbage off.

-Loading times are much longer in-between matches (supposedly longer when played online)

-Learning to adapt with S-Controller *kicks X-Arcade stick*

It got an 8.7 and it's Gamespot not Gamestop ;p

I got Gamestop on the brain because I have to get ready for an appt. at 8:30

*fixes*

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Originally posted by bahn
-Just thought I'd add that CvS2 contains the special tracks that never made it over in the other console editions (i.e. character-specific themes like Morrigan, Ryu, KoF theme, etc)

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Yes, and they ROCK! They're not the same old songs we've all heard a million times either, they're REMIXES!

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-I HATE EO Mode, I need to recheck if there's an option to turn that garbage off.

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Indeed there is :)

Actually, they are the same ol' songs I've heard a million times. They were featured in the Capcom vs. SNK releases.

Yeah, I've already heard remixes of Blanka's SFII theme song and the theme music from the first stage of Final Fight. Bad to the bone!

I, too, hate playing people who use EO mode. How can one implement the option to turn this mode off without using the create-a-match option?

From the Gamespot Review:

"The standard controls work pretty well with the Xbox's stock controller--the big one, not so much the controller S. The black and white buttons are lined up with the main face buttons in such a way that the controls can suitably mimic the six-button scheme found in arcades. The directional pad is a bit stiff, but it gets the job done. In short, the Xbox controller probably won't get in the way of your ability to excel at Capcom vs. SNK 2."

-Is this guy on drugs? But, he does make a very good point, someting I've been saying ever since CVS was released:

"Capcom vs. SNK 2 looks about the same as the original. It's been said before, but some of those characters look simply archaic at this point--one-eyed Sagat hasn't changed since Street Fighter Alpha from 1995, and Morrigan, the succubus from the Dark Stalkers series, dates back even earlier. Some of the new characters look pretty good and are smoothly animated--in particular, Eagle and Haohmaru look like the imposing fighters they're supposed to be. Others, such as the silly duo of Chang and Choi, the two Korean ex-cons from the King of Fighters series, look poor and exhibit the bland, comical art style used for some of the uglier Street Fighter Alpha characters, such as Blanka and Balrog the boxer (who are as ugly as ever in Capcom vs. SNK 2). The game's biggest graphical problem is still that the art style throughout is so inconsistent from character to character."

A pretty accurate review except for the contoller bit.

I would be into this but I want to see some new characters added in the series :(

Gooch: Uh...what remix of Blanka? There's no Blanka remix in there.

Werewolf: (Assuming you're not a regular CvS player) There's already a large cast in the series as it is... how can you want more characters if you never played the CvS series to begin with? Capcom and "new" characters can not be used in the same sentence :)

As for the S controller, it's exceptionally close in terms of a psuedo 6-button layout; but a very large stretch. I've grown up being accustomed to using pads for years before I moved onto sticks and in all honesty, this really isn't cutting it. A third-party developer NEEDS to make a true 6-button fighting controller. Nuff said.

Man, Arc System Works need to handle the sprite development for future Capcom fighters because clearly the original corporation just ain't cutting it with these dated character designs.

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Originally posted by bahn
Gooch: Uh...what remix of Blanka? There's no Blanka remix in there.

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I think there's one in the training stage. There is a *lot* of different music in the training stage.