Cannon Spike

Noted as the last game released for Dreamcast in Europe, published by Bigben Interactive and exclusively sold at retail in Game outlets. The international title, Cannon Spike, is the name of a trademark attack performed by Cammy, a character from the Street Fighter series of video games and one of the protagonists of this title.

• Title — Cannon Spike • Developer — Psikyo • Publisher — Capcom • Director — Shinsuke Nakamura • Producer — Tatsuya Minami • Programmer — Kenichi Fujita Kunihiko Nogomi Michiaki Negoro Katsuya Shikanouchi Kokichi Ogi • Composer — Masaki Izutani Toshiya Kobayashi Kaori Kumakura Kensuke Sato • Released — Arcade 2000 Dreamcast • Genre — Multi-directional shooter • Modes — Up to 2 players simultaneously • Platforms — Arcade, Dreamcast • Arcade System — Sega NAOMI

The game features seven playable characters, each of which originates from or is inspired by other Capcom games. These include Cammy and Charlie from the Street Fighter series; Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins; the original characters Shiba Shintaro and Simone, based on Siva from Midnight Wanderers and Linn Kurosawa from Alien vs. Predator respectively; and the secret characters Baby Bonnie Hood from Darkstalkers and Mega Man. In addition, Vega from the Street Fighter series appears as an enemy character, named "Fallen Balrog" or "Revenger Balrog" in all regions.

In its arcade incarnation, the game is played using a joystick and three buttons; Mark (used to lock onto a targeted enemy), Shoot, and Attack (a close-range strike, usually more powerful or with greater knock-back compared to ordinary shooting). In addition to these basic commands, each character also has a ranged special attack (unleashed by pressing Shoot and Attack simultaneously), a close-range special (Mark and Attack simultaneously), and a super special (all three buttons simultaneously). The use of the super special requires a Special Token, occasionally dropped by a defeated enemy and always dropped by a defeated ally in 2-player mode.