Capcom Fighting Evolution

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• Title — Capcom Fighting Evolution • Developer — Capcom Production Studio 2 • Publisher — Capcom • Director — Hidetoshi Ishizawa • Producer — Yoshinori Ono Hitomi Nishimoto Hidetoshi Ishizawa Kenji Itsuno • Designer — Hidetoshi Ishizawa Shinsuke Kodama • Programmer — Yasunori Harada Kazuhito Nakai • Composer — Noriyuki Asakura • Platforms — Arcade, PlayStation 2, Xbox • Release — Arcade October 8, 2004PlayStation 2 Xbox • Genre — Fighting • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Namco System 246

Capcom Fighting Evolution features characters all taken from the rosters of Street Fighter II, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Darkstalkers 3, as well as the single game Red Earth. There are four selectable characters representing each series, excluding original character Ingrid and the boss characters Pyron and Shin Akuma. Each character uses a fighting system from the game which determines the techniques they can use and their super move gauge. Ingrid uses her unique fighting style with her own techniques, for a total of six fighting styles. The game consists of two-on-two endurance-style matches similar to that of Rival Schools: United By Fate. The player selects a pair of character and then begins a match with one character. In the Japanese version of the game, if their current character is defeated for one round, then the next round will begin with the other character. In the North American version, the character can remain the same whether they win or lose. In line with other original online-enabled games on the Xbox, multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until April 15, 2010. Capcom Fighting Evolution is currently playable online again on the revival Xbox Live servers called Insignia.

The Street Fighter II characters follow the playing style of Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Each Street Fighter II character only has a single-level Super Combo gauge that allows them to perform a Super Combo at MAX level. They cannot air block nor dash like other characters, but can stand up quickly when they fall to the ground. Unlike Super Turbo, each character has two Super Combo moves. Despite representing Street Fighter II, the graphics for Ryu and Bison are actually from their Capcom vs. SNK incarnation, while Guile is from Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Zangief received a new sprite (edited from his Street Fighter Alpha one) just for this game. • Ryu (originally from Street Fighter) • Guile • M. Bison (Vega in Japan) • Zangief

The Darkstalkers characters have a three-level "Special Stock" gauge like in Night Warriors: Darkstalkers Revenge, allowing them to perform ES Moves (enhanced versions of their regular special moves) or EX Specials (their super moves). They can also perform Guard Cancels (a counterattacking special move) and Chain Combos (which allows them to link any basic moves with another one of equal or greater strength). Darkstalkers characters can air block and dash, as well as do standing-up attacks and move while they're down. • Anakaris • Demitri • Felicia • Jedah

The Street Fighter Alpha characters have single-level Custom Combo gauge and can perform a specific Super Combo or a Custom Combo when the gauge is 50% full. Does more damage at MAX level. They can also air block and perform Alpha Counters or recovering rolls. • Guy (originally from Final Fight) • Karin • Rose • Sakura

The characters from Red Earth have a Gem gauge which allows the player to stock up to two gems after the gauge fills up. When the player has a gem in stock, they can level-up their character and make them stronger or perform a Mystic Break (their super moves). The Red Earth characters have a blocking technique called the "Ultimate Guard", which allows them to block all attacks (except throws) without consuming energy. They can also follow an Ultimate Guard with an "Ultimate Counter". • Leo • Hauzer • Hydron (Nool in Japan) • Kenji (ムクロ, Mukuro in Japan)

The characters from Street Fighter III have a two-level Super Art gauge. Unlike in Street Fighter III, the characters in this game cannot select a Super Art before battle, but they have access to more than one Super Art (much like their Street Fighter II counterparts) as well as EX Moves, powered-up versions of their regular Special Moves. Players can also "parry" an opponent's attacks, which allows them to nullify one hit of an attack and usually slow down the attacker enough to allow the defender to make a quick counterattack. • Alex • Chun-Li (originally from Street Fighter II) • Urien • Yun

• Ingrid - Ingrid is the only new character featured in the game, although she was one of the new characters intended to debut in the unreleased 3D fighting game Capcom Fighting All-Stars. She uses a unique fighting style with a three-level Super Arts gauge. In her ending, it is revealed that she is the Goddess of the Sun. Ingrid makes a return appearance in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the PlayStation Portable; in that game, she is a time traveller trying to retrieve her power from M. Bison, who stole it and named it Psycho Power.

• Pyron (from Darkstalkers) (Final boss) • Shin Akuma (Shin Gouki in Japan) (originally from Street Fighter Alpha 2) (Sub-boss)

Capcom Fighting Jam: Original Soundtrack, an officially licensed soundtrack of the game, was released on December 12, 2004, in Japan only. This album features the original music found in the game composed by Noriyuki Asakura. The first pressing of this album came with an exclusive mini disc that featured both the vocal and instrumental versions of Ingrid's Theme; 'Heat Haze' by Maiko Kubo. The cover artwork was done by Shinkiro.

The PlayStation 2 version was revealed at E3 2004, and versions for the Xbox and Japanese arcades were revealed soon after. The arcade version was re-released in 2025 as part of Capcom Fighting Collection 2.