Street Fighter X Tekken calibration between Capcom and Namco. both are big fighting game companies and they have come together to give us a cross-over game.
Street fighter X tekken
the trailer in-particular is especially well done 3d animation, featuring 2 characters from street fighter and 2 fighters from Tekken. fighting each other in a tag-team battle. the animation itself is wonderful and the special effects make it even more enjoyable to watch.
The Mega Man franchise started in 1987 with the release of Mega Man/Mega Man1 and now has over 50 releases, with various spin-off games. The Japanese name for Mega Man is Rockman. There are 6 different Mega Man timelines where the many different games are set these timelines being Mega Man ,Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero , Mega ManZX, Mega Man Legends, Mega Man battle network and Mega Man Star Force.The original Mega Man is possibly the most recognizable and is a icon in the video game scene.
Here is a time line of Mega Man game releases
Here is an image of some of the various Mega Man’s and ProtoMan’s
Sprites used in Mega Man
The game is a side scrolling shooter game that traditionally uses 2D sprite animation. The animation in the Mega Man series has improved drastically over the years. The sprites sued for Mega Man were originally 8-bit but over time they improved.
Here is a sprite sheet of the original Mega Man game
here is a sprite sheet showing the upgrade in sprite in Mega Man X series
Mega Man animation and Development
Here is Mega Man 2 sprites in the game. Mega Man changes he’s color palette to show that he has changed he’s form giving him new powers.
Classic Megaman gameplay
In the Mega Man X series they have stuck to the basic Mega Man gameplay style but they added various improvements to the gameplay two examples being the ability to dash and to cling on-to walls, they also improved the animations used in the games. Here is gameplay from Mega Man X, it uses more sprites in-between to make it look smoother.
Megaman X gameplay
Capcom made various 3D Mega Man games one of them being Mega Man X Command Mission. The gameplay was changed completely and was made into a turned based RPG in this installment. There are 3D animated cut scenes which are quite interesting to watch but the animation isn’t the greatest because sometime the characters talk without their mouths moving. Also the 3D models are someone blocky and weren’t as appealing as the 2D ones.
Mega Man X Command Mission
Some fans of the Mega Man series have been developing something they call Mega man 2.5D. Mega man 2.5D is a game that has the story and 2D graphics from Mega Man 2 but also features 3D rendered graphics and has Mega Man moving through a 3D environment but he himself is 2D.
Fan made Megaman game
Capcom looking at other Markets with Mega man
Online gaming market
The amount of people online gaming is always increasing, Capcom had decided that they would create a Online Mega Man game so fans of the series can play with their friends. The trailer for the game is in 2D but there are sneak peak videos that show the 3D gameplay it will have. The high quality animated trailer shows Mega Man from various series, this tells us that Capcom is trying to make a game that would appeal to the largest target audience.
Megaman online game
trailer for the upcoming Megaman online game
i think the trailer looks impressive, usual Capcom quality but with a Megaman art style
Anime & Manga market
A lot of gamers also enjoy watching anime and reading manga. Capcom have release a manga series for most of their Mega Man series and various anime series. and they have made various Megaman anime and cartoon series.
