<s>
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
head-to-head	O
fighting	O
game	O
from	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
246	I-Application
hardware	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
characters	O
from	O
three	O
different	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
CPS	B-Application
III	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
employing	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
they	O
represent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
features	O
characters	O
all	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
rosters	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
single	O
game	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
selectable	O
characters	O
representing	O
each	O
series	O
,	O
excluding	O
original	O
character	O
Ingrid	B-Application
and	O
the	O
boss	O
characters	O
Pyron	O
and	O
Shin	O
Akuma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingrid	B-Application
uses	O
her	O
unique	O
fighting	O
style	O
with	O
her	O
own	O
techniques	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
six	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
two-on-two	O
endurance-style	O
matches	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
:	I-Application
United	I-Application
By	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
characters	O
follow	O
the	O
playing	O
style	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
character	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
single-level	O
Super	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
Super	O
Combo	O
at	O
MAX	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Super	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
two	O
Super	O
Combo	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
representing	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Bison	O
are	O
actually	O
from	O
their	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
incarnation	O
,	O
while	O
Guile	O
is	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Zangief	O
received	O
a	O
new	O
sprite	O
(	O
edited	O
from	O
his	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	O
one	O
)	O
just	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
characters	O
have	O
a	O
three-level	O
"	O
Special	O
Stock	O
"	O
gauge	O
like	O
in	O
Night	O
Warriors	O
:	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Revenge	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
ES	O
Moves	O
(	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
regular	O
special	O
moves	O
)	O
or	O
EX	O
Specials	O
(	O
their	O
super	O
moves	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
characters	O
can	O
air	O
block	O
and	O
dash	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
do	O
standing-up	O
attacks	O
and	O
move	O
while	O
they	O
're	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	O
characters	O
have	O
single-level	O
Custom	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
and	O
can	O
perform	O
a	O
specific	O
Super	O
Combo	O
or	O
a	O
Custom	O
Combo	O
when	O
the	O
gauge	O
is	O
50%	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
have	O
a	O
Gem	O
gauge	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
stock	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
gems	O
after	O
the	O
gauge	O
fills	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
a	O
blocking	O
technique	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Guard	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
block	O
all	O
attacks	O
(	O
except	O
throws	O
)	O
without	O
consuming	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	O
have	O
a	O
two-level	O
Super	O
Art	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
cannot	O
select	O
a	O
Super	O
Art	O
before	O
battle	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
Super	O
Art	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
their	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
counterparts	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
EX	O
Moves	O
,	O
powered-up	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
regular	O
Special	O
Moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingrid	B-Application
-	O
Ingrid	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
new	O
character	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
she	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
intended	O
to	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
unreleased	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingrid	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
return	O
appearance	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
MAX	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
;	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
time	O
traveller	O
trying	O
to	O
retrieve	O
her	O
power	O
from	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
,	O
who	O
stole	O
it	O
and	O
named	O
it	O
Psycho	O
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
pressing	O
of	O
this	O
album	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
mini	O
disc	O
that	O
featured	O
both	O
the	O
vocal	O
and	O
instrumental	O
versions	O
of	O
Ingrid	B-Application
's	O
Theme	O
;	O
'	O
Heat	O
Haze	O
 '	O
by	O
Maiko	O
Kubo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
because	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
except	O
Ingrid	B-Application
,	O
were	O
copy-and-pasted	O
from	O
their	O
respective	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
characters	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
had	O
drastically	O
cut-down	O
animation	O
frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Ono	O
has	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
essentially	O
a	O
salvaged	O
version	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
also	O
stated	O
how	O
the	O
crossover	O
,	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
inherent	O
to	O
each	O
series	O
lead	O
to	O
balancing	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
