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Cammy's the best!
Capcom vs SNK 2 was released for the Dreamcast & PS2 in Japan on September 13, 2001.  That's almost exactly a year after the first one was released.  Right now, I think the US release date for the game is November 11, 2001.  Anyhow, since I've got a 2 month head-start on most of you, lemme tell you what to expect... is this game any good?
Well, a lot of people were disappointed with the first Cap vs SNK, but I thought it was okay.  However, this one is definitely a disappointment to me.  I really don't think they did much with it.  I remember having a lot more fun playing the first one.  However, there are some good improvements.  I'll go over all that and more if you keep on reading...
Cammy's the best!
.First of all... Cammy!
Any game with Cammy is automatically a good game to a certain extent!  Cammy kicked butt in the first one, and she's even better in this one.  Now, she's not limited to being just a Ratio 1 character... you can make her whatever Ratio you want.  And in the first one, Cammy was limited to only her Spin Drive Smasher super move, but in this one she's got her Reverse Shaft Breaker too!  Those are two good moves to have because they cover pretty much all the angles, but her Killer Bee Assault is just SO damn cool, so I'm a bit sad that she still can't use it.  I guess they had to handicap Cammy, or she'd just totally dominate all the other fighters in the game!  ^_^

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Cap v SNK 2 Cammy
Another big bit of news is that Cammy's got another new voice!  It seems like she gets her voice redone with every game she's in.  It's always awkward at first, but I've gotten used to it again.  In some ways, I really like the new voice, but then again, it's still not quite right.  How about finding a real English girl to spend a few hours in a recording studio, and get it right once and for all?
Other than that, I don't have much else to say... it's the same old Cammy, she kicks ass, and she's by far the coolest character in the game.  There's some stuff about Cammy in the ending, but it's hard to read Japanese on a TV (because of the resolution), and it comes and goes so fast, so I don't know what I'm missing.  Guess we'll find out when the English version is out.
BTW, the awesome Color Edit mode is back!   I LOVE playing around it.  However, this time you're only allowed one custom color per character.  But there's a new twist... you can rename your character!   Here are a few cool color schemes I came up with for Cammy...
Terry Bogard Cammy - I made this Cammy to color coordinate with the mighty Terry Bogard.  Don't tell Mary, but they look great together!  ^_^  Anyhow, it's a normal Shadowloo Cammy with a red suit & red paint, and dark blue gloves & boots.  Definitely try this one out, I think you'll like it.
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Inverse Cammy - white suit & paint, black boots & gloves, dark tan skin, and light pink hair.  This is an interesting look... the colors are almost inversed like on a negative.
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Cammy's the best!
.Capcom vs SNK 2... a general overview
Well, as I said before, this game isn't very impressive.  Mainly, it's just because there's not much new or special about it.  They did improve on some things, but overall, it's kinda... blah.  However, I'm such a fighting game freak, and I'm SO happy to be able to team up characters like Cammy and Terry Bogard, that I'm happy.
Good stuff...
First of all, there are a lot more characters in this version.  Athena, Chang, and a few other characters that shoulda been in the first one, made it into the 2nd one.   Also, a few surprise characters like Rock Howard, Maki, and Eagle showed up.
Another thing that's been greatly improved from the first game, is the ending.  It's nothing spectacular, but at least they put a little effort into it, and each character gets to say something.
Although it hasn't impressed me too much, there are a lot more 'Grooves'... C, A, P, S, N, and K.  And later on, you can earn EX 1 & 2, which you can customize to your own style.  All that should provide for a lotta different gameplay.
Overall, the game doesn't seem as cheap and as stressful as the firs one was.  The hidden bosses and Ryuji Yamazaki are maybe the exceptions.
A lotta little details such as Com vs Com settings, and "window off" during a pause help to make the game a lot more interesting.
Bad stuff...
The first impression was of course the cover... and it sucks!  It's a bad picture of Chun Li.  Sigh... are they ever gonna stop hyping that lame old character?!   Enough already!
The 2nd impression was the game intro... and it's the lamest I've ever seen!  It's not all all interesting, and it just looks bad... it's cheap mix of 3D and 2D.
The 3rd thing that got my attention was the really annoying guy who's narrating/announcing for the game.  He'll make you mute the game whenever you play.  BTW, I think he might be the guy from Ridge Racer V (if you can remember that)
Before, I mentioned how it was good to have more characters, but there's one in particular that didn't make it, but definitely deserved a spot... Blue Mary!  She's cool, unique, and a fan favorite in KoF.  She SHOULD be in the game!
And speaking of characters... the Chun Li in this version is the absolutely ridiculous SF3 Chun Li.  I can't stand watching her flop around.   >_<  And she's at least a foot taller than Cammy... that makes her what, about 6'5"?!
And speaking of speaking of characters... the shotoclones are still as cheap and unbalanced as ever.  But as far as computer controlled cheapness goes, regular old Yamazaki is the King of Cheap!  He's as hard to beat as Shin Gouki and God Rugal!!  He's just blocks and blocks and blocks (the guard crash is worthless), and then counters perfectly.
Something that should have been a good thing is actually bad.  In the Options menu, you can set Player 1 and Player 2 to computer control.   I like doing that... maybe I'm a dork!  I tried it out, but the computer puts on such an incredibly boring fight that it makes the option totally worthless.  Well, at least Cammy beat Chun Li... ^_^
After playing the game for a while, it became obvious that the backgrounds are pretty bad.  Most people probably don't care much about backgrounds, but they're important to me.  They just aren't as interesting this time around.  Some look kinda awkward, but otherwise, the graphics are great.   However, the graphics in the background look so much better than the characters fighting, that it looks kinda stupid.  The only real interesting thing is looking for people in the background (like Billy & Lily Kane, and Dudley in London).
Miscellaneous stuff
Capcom vs SNK 2 is subtitled "Millionaire Fighting 2001"... what hell does that mean?!
If you play a C, A, or P groove and get through the game without continuing, you fight Shin Gouki.  He's extremely tough!  But, with Cammy on your team, it's really not that hard to beat him because if you're quick enough, you can nail him with a Cannon Drill every time he tries to throw a fireball at you (Cammy goes under the fireball).  After beating him, he becomes playable.
If you play an S, N, or K, groove and get through without continuing, you fight God Rugal, and he's much tougher than Shin Gouki.  His only weakness seems to be against aerial super moves like Terry Bogard's "Crack Shoe" and Mai Shiranui's air dive.  And of course, if you beat him, you get to play him.
Sometimes at the bottom of the screen is a little symbol with "bilingual" written next to it... I wonder what that means?  Is all the English text in the Japanese game?  I haven't checked any FAQs on the game... maybe it's time I do.
Chang is in the game, and I'm so happy!  I don't play him, but I think he's really fun.  And this time he's got Choi Bounge running around like a little side-kick.  He even helps Chang out with some attacks, and it can get a bit confusing!
Maki from Final Fight is back after about a decade on the shelf.  She's pretty cool from what I've seen so far, but she's got some strange moves that'll take a while to get used to, so I haven't played much with her yet.  I think fans will really like her,
Eagle from the original Street Fighter, which I bet 99% of you have never seen, is back too!  He hasn't been seen in a game since the 1980's!   Anyhow, he's pretty cool, I think people will like him.  However, like Maki, he's got some unorthodox moves that might take some getting used to.
Rock Howard is cool.  I think this will probably be the first time most of you will see any of the characters from Garou: Mark of the Wolves.

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