<s>
It	O
is	O
Capcom	O
's	O
third	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
characters	O
,	O
following	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
title	O
suggests	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
characters	O
from	O
Marvel	O
's	O
X-Men	B-Device
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
cast	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
but	O
incorporates	O
dual-character	O
selection	O
and	O
tag	O
team-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
incorporates	O
numerous	O
elements	O
from	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
maintaining	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
critical	O
reception	O
for	O
removing	O
several	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tag	O
team	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
changes	O
were	O
done	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
various	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
various	O
characters	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
combat	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
knock	O
out	O
the	O
opponent	O
by	O
depleting	O
their	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
formal	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
and	O
features	O
dual-character	O
selection	O
and	O
tag	O
team	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
borrows	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
conventions	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
previous	O
Marvel-licensed	O
ventures	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Jump	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
higher	O
than	O
normal	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Aerial	O
Rave	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
combos	O
on	O
the	O
opponent	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
meter	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
aforementioned	O
games	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Hyper	O
Combo	O
Gauge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
all	O
include	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
and	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
several	O
artificial	O
intelligence-controlled	O
teams	O
before	O
competing	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
an	O
antagonist	O
from	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
also	O
features	O
Training	O
Mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
practice	O
moves	O
and	O
combos	O
against	O
non-aggressive	O
computer	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Survival	O
Mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
fight	O
against	O
endless	O
waves	O
of	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
17	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
sprites	O
for	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
characters	O
were	O
drawn	O
from	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Rogue	O
,	O
Gambit	O
,	O
and	O
Sabretooth	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
previous	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sprite	O
designs	O
themselves	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
appearances	O
from	O
the	O
1990s	O
animated	O
X-Men	B-Device
television	O
series	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
sprites	O
are	O
reused	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
his	O
secret	O
guest	O
appearance	O
in	O
Children	O
of	O
the	O
Atom	O
,	O
Akuma	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
character	O
in	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
level	O
playing	O
field	O
between	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
series	O
 '	O
superheroes	O
and	O
supervillains	O
,	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
characters	O
were	O
re-imagined	O
with	O
highly	O
exaggerated	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
later	O
on	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
announced	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
4MB	O
RAM	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
several	O
major	O
U.S.	O
retailers	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
clearing	O
out	O
all	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
inventory	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
casting	O
doubt	O
on	O
whether	O
Capcom	O
could	O
get	O
X-Men	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
onto	O
retailer	O
shelves	O
if	O
they	O
went	O
ahead	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
1996	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facing	O
ongoing	O
accusations	O
of	O
favoritism	O
towards	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
perceived	O
superiority	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
being	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
)	O
,	O
Capcom	O
later	O
rescinded	O
this	O
announcement	O
,	O
stating	O
instead	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
and	O
would	O
both	O
be	O
arcade-perfect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
:	O
EX	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
memory	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
both	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
were	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
one-round	O
battles	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
extended	O
to	O
a	O
two-out-of-three	O
round	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
a	O
code	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
"	O
pseudo-tag	O
team	O
matches	O
"	O
,	O
provided	O
that	O
each	O
player	O
uses	O
their	O
opponent	O
's	O
starting	O
character	O
as	O
their	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hyper	O
Combo	O
Gauge	O
also	O
requires	O
roughly	O
half	O
as	O
many	O
hits	O
to	O
fill	O
as	O
it	O
does	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
enabling	O
more	O
frequent	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
has	O
training	O
and	O
survival	O
modes	O
,	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
home	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
from	O
Arcade1Up	O
alongside	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Quiz	B-Application
Nanairo	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
and	O
Stakes	B-Application
Winner	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
complimented	O
the	O
tag	O
team	O
mechanic	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
continued	O
the	O
inflation	O
of	O
explosive	O
projectiles	O
and	O
lengthy	O
combos	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
previous	O
2D	O
fighters	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
this	O
breed	O
of	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
milked	O
out	O
,	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
X-Men	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
an	O
overdose	O
of	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
of	O
which	O
we	O
've	O
already	O
played	O
way	O
too	O
much.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
only	O
mildly	O
popular	O
when	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
arcades	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
several	O
months	O
it	O
caught	O
on	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
U.S.	O
publications	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
edition	O
's	O
close	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
fast	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
absence	O
of	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gerstmann	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
its	O
fast	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
defense-oriented	O
gameplay	O
and	O
recycling	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
music	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
later	O
cancelled	O
European	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
for	O
the	O
British	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
PAL	B-Language
optimization	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
characters	O
is	O
less	O
exciting	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
console-exclusive	O
modes	O
is	O
conspicuous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
accurate	O
conversion	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
outstanding	O
in	O
absolute	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
 '	O
critiques	O
were	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
various	O
changes	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
technical	O
restraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
maintained	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
paled	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
solid	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
never	O
seen	O
a	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
game	O
before	O
,	O
this	O
might	O
be	O
fun	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
not	O
one	O
single	O
positive	O
thing	O
to	O
be	O
said	O
for	O
the	O
trade-offs	O
that	O
Capcom	O
made	O
to	O
get	O
this	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
while	O
similar	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
replaces	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
cast	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Captain	O
America	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
introducing	O
"	O
assists	O
"	O
into	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
summon	O
their	O
off-screen	O
character	O
to	O
perform	O
an	O
attack	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
1999	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
