- Gaming crossover
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unreferenced = May 2008A gaming crossover occurs when otherwise separatedfictional character s, stories, settings,universe s, or media in avideo game meet and interact with each other. These may exist as a gimmick if two separate games in question are developed by the same company. Otherwise, they may exist as a gag from a rival company.The following is a list of games in which crossovers appear in either the form of a cameo of any kind, a guest character, or the theme of "crossover" in general in a video game itself:
First-party crossovers
This includes games in which the crossovers are within the same company.
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Alex Kidd in Shinobi World " (Alex Kidd and Shinobi characters)
*"Anna Kournikova 's Smash Court Tennis" (variousNamco characters, including Richard Miller from "Time Crisis ",Heihachi Mishima and Yoshimitsu from the "Tekken" series,Reiko Nagase , andPac-Man )
*"Art of Fighting 2 " (Geese Howard from "Fatal Fury " series)
*"Breath of Fire " (Chun-Li )
*"Capcom Fighting Evolution "
*"Dead or Alive (series) " (Ryu Hayabusa )
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*"Famicom Wars " (Samus Aran )
*"Fighters Megamix " (Sega characters)
*"The King of Fighters series " (Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Psycho Soldier and Ikari Warriors)
*"Konami Krazy Racers " ("Metal Gear ", "Pop'n Music ", "Legend of the Mystical Ninja ", "Twinbee " among others)
*"Ninja Gaiden" (Ayane)
*"New International Track & Field " (Various Konami characters)
*"Onimusha Blade Warriors " (MegaMan.EXE andZero )
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*"Quake III Arena " ("Doom" and "Quake ")
*"" (Sakura Kasugano )
*"Samurai Warriors " (Lu Bu ofDynasty Warriors makes an appearance as a hidden boss)
*"Saturday Night Slam Masters " (Zangief ,Mike Haggar ,Balrog , Chun-Li,Ryu andGuile )
*"Sega SuperStars "
*"Sega Superstars Tennis "
*"Solomon's Key " (Mighty Bomb Jack )
*"Soulcalibur II " (Heihachi Mishima )
*"Soulcalibur Legends " (Lloyd Irving fromTales of Symphonia )
*"Star Ocean series (Lenneth Valkyrie andFreya from theValkyrie Profile series. Manytri-Ace games also feature crossover secret bosses and the like.)
*"Street Fighter Alpha series" (tie-in with Final Fight)
*"" (Street Fighter and Darkstalkers)
*" (Link andSamus both make cameos)
*"Super Smash Bros. series" (various Nintendo characters includingMario ,Donkey Kong , Link,Pikachu , etc.)
*"Tales series " (some games feature crossovers from other "Tales of " timelines {i.e. Lloyd Irving in "Tales of Fandom ")
*"Tecmo Super Bowl " (Mighty Bomb Jack)
*"Urban Reign " (Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law)
*"Viewtiful Joe " (Dante from "Devil May Cry " makes an appearance in the Playstation 2 version)
*"Warriors Orochi " (Dynasty Warriors ,Samurai Warriors )
*"We Love Golf! " (Assorted Capcom characters)Third-party crossovers
This includes games which have crossovers from two or more separate companies.
*"Battletoads & Double Dragon "
*"Cannon Spike " (Capcom Characters)
*"Crash Bandicoot Fusion " and "Spyro Fusion ".
*"Dead or Alive 4 " (Nicole - a Spartan super-soldier created byBungie Studios for exclusive use in DoA 4)
*"Diddy Kong Racing 64 (Banjo ,Conker ,Krunch )
*"Dream Mix TV World Fighters (Konami ,Hudson ,Takara )
*"Itadaki Street Special " (Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy)
*"Fighting Layer (Allen Snider and Blair Dame, created by Arika, were previously in the original "Street Fighter EX ")
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*"Itadaki Street DS " (Mario and Dragon Quest)
*"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games "
*"Mario Kart Arcade GP " (Mario and Pac-Man)
*"Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 " (Mario, Pac-Man, and Tamagotchi)
*"Mario Hoops 3-on-3 " (Mario and Final Fantasy)
*Marvel vs. Capcom series
*"NBA Street V3 " (Mario, Luigi, and Peach)
*""(Mario and Yoshi figurines)
*"Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe " (Mortal Kombat andDC Comics characters)
*"Namco x Capcom
*"Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (Characters from ADK, which was bought by SNK Playmore, appear in the game alongside SNK characters)
*"" (Dante from Devil May Cry)
*"SNK vs. Capcom (series)
*"Soulcalibur II " (Link)
*"Soulcalibur IV " (Darth Vader ,Starkiller andYoda )
*"SSX on Tour " (Mario, Luigi, and Peach)
*"Super Smash Bros. Brawl " (Solid Snake , Sonic the Hedgehog, and various Nintendo characters)
*"Tatsunoko vs. Capcom "
*"" (Wario and Bomberman)Comic book/video game crossovers
Video games that have comic book franchise characters encountering or facing off against other comic book franchise characters or third-party video game characters in a crossover video game or as a guest character in a third-party video game include:
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Marvel vs. Capcom (series) "
*"Soulcalibur II " (Xbox version) (Spawn)
*"Ultimate Spider-Man" (Human Torch, Wolverine)
*"" (Akuma was also present)
*"Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe "Cartoon/video game crossovers
Video games that have cartoon franchise characters encountering or facing off against other cartoon franchise characters or video game characters in a crossover video game or as a guest character in a third-party video game include:
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Cartoon Network Racing
* "Dream Mix TV World Fighters " (Konami, Takara, Hudson)
* ""Kingdom Hearts" series (Disney and Final Fantasy)
* "Nicktoons Unite! "
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* "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom "Manga/anime crossovers
Video games that have
manga franchise characters oranime franchise characters encountering or facing off against other manga or anime franchise characters in a crossover video game include:* "
Battle Stadium D.O.N. " (Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto)
* "Jump Superstars " (Jump Manga)
* "Jump Ultimate Stars " (Jump Manga)
* ""Super Robot Wars" series" (Robots from Anime/Manga)ee also
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