<s>
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
2001	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
characters	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
characters	O
from	O
Capcom	O
and	O
SNK	O
titles	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
48	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
buttons	O
has	O
been	O
increased	O
from	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
standard	O
of	O
four	O
to	O
the	O
six	O
button	O
system	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2001	O
(	O
just	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
arcade	O
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
from	O
both	O
platforms	O
could	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
online	O
via	O
KDDI	O
's	O
Multi-Matching	O
service	O
,	O
making	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
first	O
game	O
ever	O
to	O
support	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
two	O
competing	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
a	O
bit	O
later	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
online	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
received	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
EO	I-Application
,	O
with	O
"	O
EO	O
"	O
standing	O
for	O
"	O
Easy	O
Operation	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
option	O
intended	O
for	O
novices	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
had	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	O
"	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
internationally	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
48	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
entire	O
returning	O
roster	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
composed	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
numerous	O
games	O
and	O
hardware	O
eras	O
,	O
the	O
appearances	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
considered	O
substandard	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
newly	O
drawn	O
SNK	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
created	O
a	O
significant	O
disparity	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
characters	O
like	O
Morrigan	O
Aensland	O
,	O
whose	O
sprite	O
from	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
games	O
appears	O
retro	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
detail	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
newly	O
drawn	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Maki	O
,	O
Eagle	B-Application
,	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Ken	O
,	O
and	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
links	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
and	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
using	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
link	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
so	O
will	O
enable	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
all	O
the	O
secrets	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
combines	O
characters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
various	O
Capcom	O
and	O
SNK	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
mainly	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
elements	O
,	O
most	O
noticeably	O
different	O
fighting	O
styles	O
,	O
incorporated	O
elements	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
no	O
longer	O
have	O
a	O
specific	O
"	O
Ratio.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters-style	O
two-strength	O
,	O
four-button	O
system	O
of	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
,	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
three-strength	O
,	O
six-button	O
system	O
of	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
native	O
to	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
SNK	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
tweaked	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
six-button	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
system	O
is	O
derivative	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
EO	I-Application
is	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
but	O
with	O
minor	O
changes	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
EO	O
(	O
"	O
Easy	O
Operation	O
"	O
)	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
specific	O
attacks	O
by	O
simply	O
moving	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
CvS2	B-Application
:	O
EO	O
also	O
contains	O
four	O
bonus	O
characters	O
:	O
Evil	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Orochi	O
Iori	O
,	O
Shin	O
Akuma	O
(	O
Shin	O
Gouki	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
Rugal	O
(	O
God	O
Rugal	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
powered-up	O
versions	O
of	O
four	O
regular	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
selecting	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
"	O
Grooves	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
change	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
AC-ism	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
GC-ism	O
"	O
Grooves	O
;	O
GC-ism	O
simplifies	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
it	O
is	O
called	O
EO-ism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
EO	I-Application
also	O
removed	O
the	O
Roll	O
Cancel	O
glitch	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
CvS2	B-Application
:	O
EO	O
also	O
included	O
online	O
play	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
progressive-scan	B-Device
(	O
480p	O
)	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
but	O
noticeably	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
16-bit	B-Application
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
virtually	O
identical	O
across	O
all	O
four	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
lower	O
review	O
scores	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
control	O
scheme	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
,	O
not	O
designed	O
for	O
traditional	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Those	O
who	O
have	O
n't	O
played	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
might	O
also	O
be	O
impressed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
weak	O
visuals	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
turnoff	O
for	O
the	O
average	O
gamer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
EO	I-Application
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
of	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
It	O
was	O
later	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
Sequel	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Marissa	O
Meli	O
of	O
UGO.com	O
listed	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
among	O
the	O
top	O
25	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
little-known	O
classic	O
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
deserve	O
HD	O
remakes	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
every	O
fighting	O
game	O
fan	O
needs	O
to	O
play	O
CvS2	B-Application
at	O
least	O
once	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
