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Namco x Capcom (ナムコ クロス カプコン) is a turn-based strategy game featuring characters from games produced by video game companies Namco and Capcom, and developed by Monolith Soft. The title is pronounced "Namco cross Capcom" in Japanese.
Storyline
The year is 20XX, and the game is driven by the characters Arisu Reiji and Xiaomu (original characters created specifically for this game). The two of them work for a special unit called Shinra and they are tasked with investigating spirit and otherworldly disturbances. They are initially investigating a strange "sleeping sickness" in the Shibuya area of Japan, when it becomes apparent that something much larger is at stake. Characters, both good and evil from other times and other worlds begin appearing in Japan 20XX.
Gameplay
The game is a hybrid of an action-RPG and a strategy-RPG. Movement is done on a square grid with turns being determined by figuring out which character has the highest AP (This AP system is comparable to the CT system used in Final Fantasy Tactics). On the player's turn he or she can move his character into position and choose to attack an enemy.
At this point the game switches into the action-RPG portion. Your character has a number of "Branches" they can use. Each direction on the directional pad combined with the O button will perform an attack. Each attack uses up 1 branch. If you perform a certain number of Aerial Chains (hitting the enemy in mid-air), you will gain bonuses, from extra experience points to items to more branches to use in this turn. Upon filling up the character's Special Gauge they can use the Triangle button to perform a special attack. They will also be able to select a Multiple Assault attack if their units on the board meet the conditions.
Defense also puts the player in the action-RPG mode, this time blocking to reduce the enemy's damage, and increase the amount of AP they have. There are 50 levels total (45 normal and 5 prologue) and the game will take from around 70-100 hours to complete.
International release issues
So far, neither Capcom nor Namco have announced any plans to release NxC outside of Japan. There is much speculation as to why: Some have speculated that the companies involved can't agree on which would distribute and profit from the game, while others cite the obscurity of many of Namco's included characters, some of whom appear in games that have not seen release outside of Japan. The game's poor sales and lukewarm critical reaction may also be factors. There has been no official word from either of the companies, though.
Character List
This is a list of significant characters from other games that make an appearance in Namco x Capcom. This list is under construction, as many of the characters are from lesser known titles or older games, and therefore a bit hard to identify or pin down a correct spelling.
Screenshots
The game was released in Japan on May 26, 2005 with subsequent releases in parts of Asia. No international versions have been announced.
Trivia
- All of the items, consumable and equippable, come from previous Namco or Capcom games.
- Sylphie's attacks are all taken from classic Capcom arcade games, such as Trojan and Gun.Smoke, and for her super move, she transforms temporarily into characters from Alien vs. Predator, Legendary Wings, Street Fighter 3, and Warzard. Her counter dodge is from Bionic Commando (she zips out of the way on a wire), and her counterattack is from Cyberbots (Blodia punches the enemy away from offscreen).
- The Unknown Soldiers are backed up by super-deformed versions of the players' robots from Side Arms Hyper Dyne; during their Multiple Assault with Sylphie, called "Zettai Gattai," the two robots combine into a single robot.
- Pac-Man makes a cameo appearance in two stages of the game. In one stage, which takes place outside the Namco Theatre, there are two statues of him. Another stage, a computer control room, has monitors along the walls which display data on Pac-Man.
See also
External links
- Official Namco x Capcom website
- Netjak Review of Namco x Capcom
- SiliconEra Review of Namco x Capcom
- Hardcore Gaming 101 Review of Namco x Capcom
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