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SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos was originally released on Neo Geo arcade and home hardware in 2003, then ported to PlayStation 2 and Xbox, with the Xbox port being the only version released in North America. In July 2024, the game was re-released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and GOG.com.
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos features 36 characters in total: 24 standard fighters and 12 boss characters. Most bosses require cheat codes to access, and two of them, Athena and Red Arremer, are only unlockable in the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions. The 2024 re-release made all 36 characters immediately available.
Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version of SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos a score of 25 out of 40, broken down as three scores of six and one score of seven. The game was listed as receiving mixed reviews on Metacritic for both its PS2 and Xbox versions.
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos was developed and published by SNK Playmore. It was the second crossover game between SNK and Capcom developed by the SNK side, following SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium on the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Yes. Although Microsoft discontinued Xbox Live for the original Xbox in 2010, SVC Chaos can still be played online using Insignia, a replacement Xbox Live server network. The 2024 re-release also added online rollback netcode developed by Code Mystics.
DrMaster Publications Inc. published an eight-volume graphic novel series in the United States, translated from Chinese manhua originally created by Happy Comics Ltd. The manhua follows a story where a cataclysm wipes out all life, and in purgatory the fighters are drawn into a tournament by Athena and Red Arremer, with the winner earning one wish and the fate of all life at stake.