<s>
(	O
pronounced	O
as	O
"	O
Namco	O
Cross	O
Capcom	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
crossover	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artwork	O
was	O
cooperatively	O
designed	O
by	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
artist	O
Takuji	O
Kawano	O
,	O
Kazue	O
Saito	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
veteran	O
artist	O
Kazunori	O
Haruyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
some	O
other	O
crossover	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
successor	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
which	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
teams	O
of	O
characters	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
properties	O
of	O
Namco	O
and	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Namco	O
consisting	O
of	O
former	O
Square	O
employees	O
who	O
had	O
gained	O
fame	O
through	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
series	O
and	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ocean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Soichiro	O
Morizumi	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
employee	O
of	O
Banpresto	O
and	O
veteran	O
of	O
their	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
was	O
Kouji	O
Ishitani	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
assistant	O
director	O
for	O
Xenosaga	B-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
Baten	B-Application
Kaitos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
second	O
major	O
collaboration	O
with	O
another	O
publisher	O
following	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
was	O
Morizumi	O
's	O
first	O
project	O
for	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
writing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
redesigns	O
for	O
Namco	O
and	O
Capcom	O
characters	O
were	O
done	O
by	O
Takuji	O
Kawano	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
from	O
the	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Kazue	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
like	O
Morizumi	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2005	O
;	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
70%	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
first	O
announced	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
creator	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
praised	O
the	O
initiative	O
behind	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
credited	O
arranger	O
is	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
tracks	O
for	O
Xenosaga	B-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koshiro	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
due	O
to	O
Ishitani	O
being	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
his	O
work	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
vocal	O
themes	O
being	O
the	O
composer	O
's	O
only	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
would	O
collaborate	O
on	O
future	O
projects	O
,	O
particularly	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Mobile	O
Suit	O
Gundam	O
VS	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
development	O
team	O
would	O
later	O
collaborate	O
with	O
Banpresto	O
on	O
the	O
2008	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Taisen	I-Application
OG	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Endless	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
released	O
its	O
DS	B-Device
sequel	O
Endless	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
Exceed	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
Banpresto	O
later	O
co-developed	O
the	O
2012	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
title	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
narrative	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
combined	O
characters	O
from	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
with	O
returning	O
ones	O
from	O
Namco	O
and	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
2015	O
sequel	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
solely	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
feature	O
additional	O
collaborations	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
