Capcom Fighting All-Stars

Infobox VG
title=Capcom Fighting All-Stars


developer=Capcom
publisher= Capcom
released = 2003 (limited beta test, eventually canceled)
genre = Crossover/Fighting
platforms=PlayStation 2, Arcade
modes=Singleplayer, multiplayer (2 persons simultaneously)

"Capcom Fighting All-Stars" was a 3D fighting game planned for the arcade and PlayStation 2 that was to be developed by Capcom. Like "", it was designed to translate a 2D fighting game series into 3D. This was done previously in the "Street Fighter EX" series, by Arika, but not directly series, much like the "Marvel vs. Capcom" series. Capcom beta-tested the game, but after negative feedback from players and more months in development, the game was canceled in August 2003.

The life system was 3-tiered: if the player lost one tier, a break moment would occur and then the fight would resume, much like the life system in "Vampire Savior". However the life system was also linked to the power bar: for each tier lost, a character gained an additional level in the Super Combo gauge (at full life, a character only has single-level super combo moves). Super arts were handled in three tiers, each super costing one, two, or three levels to use them.

Many parts of the system were later used in "Capcom Fighting Evolution" for Ingrid's gameplay.

Characters

Returning characters

* Ryu ("Street Fighter")
* Chun-Li ("Street Fighter II")
* Alex ("Street Fighter III")
* Charlie ("Street Fighter Alpha")
* Mike Haggar ("Final Fight")
* Poison ("Final Fight")
* Batsu ("Rival Schools")
* Akira ("Rival Schools")
* Strider Hiryu ("Strider")

New characters

* D.D.
* Rook
* Ingrid
* Death

Legacy

While the game never received an official release, the idea of Capcom's own characters in a crossover game would be instead used in a 2D fighting game, "Capcom Fighting Evolution", released in 2005. One of the original characters slated to debut in "All-Stars", Ingrid, would appear in "Evolution" and later on in the PSP port of "Street Fighter Alpha 3".

External links

* [http://www.finalfight.classicgaming.gamespy.com/cfamain.html "Capcom Fighting All-Stars" at Final Fight Online]
* [http://ffl.sakura.ne.jp/rv/box1/capcom_fas.htm Moveset and information for CFAS exclusive characters] (Japanese)