SNK vs Capcom: King of Fighters Classic

SNK vs Capcom SVC Chaos is a 2003 fighting game produced by Playmore for the Neo Geo arcade and home platform. The game is a crossover featuring characters from SNK's and Capcom's fighting game properties, such as The King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, Street Fighter, and Darkstalkers. It was the third arcade game in a series of crossovers.

Gameplay:
The gameplay is based on the KOF series, with the same four-button configuration and many of the same techniques. However, the game does not use the Team Battle format, but follows the traditional round-based one-on-one format. Each match begins with a dialogue exchange between the player's character and the opponent. One new technique introduced in the game is the Front Grand Step, which allows the player to cancel attacks with a forward dash. The player can perform this technique while guarding from an opponent's attack, consuming one Power Gauge level.

The game uses a different type of Power Gauge known as the Groove Power Gauge System, which has three levels. The Groove gauge fills as the player lands attacks against opponents or guards attacks. When the gauge fills to Lv. 1 or Lv. 2, the player can perform Super Special Moves, a Guard Cancel Attack, or a Guard Cancel Front Step maneuver. When the gauge is full, it reaches the MAXIMUM level and a MAX Activation occurs. During MAX Activation, the gauge changes into a timer, and the player gains the ability to cancel any of their moves anytime. Once the timer runs out, the gauge returns to Lv. 2.

In addition to the regular Super Special Move, each character also has an 'Exceed' move, which can only be performed once when the player's life is less than half.