Nintendo vs. Capcom: Legends

Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)	SGY
Platform(s)
Engine	RE Engine
Release Date(s)	June 21, 2023
Mode(s)	Single-Player, Multiplayer
Age Rating(s)

Nintendo vs. Capcom: Legends is a upcoming fighting game developed by Capcom, set to be released on June 21, 2023 for Nintendo Switch. It will contain characters from both Nintendo and Capcom in 2v2 battles.

Gameplay

A battle between Mario and Megaman.

Nintendo vs. Capcom: Legends features 2v2 battles, similar to the Marvel vs. Capcom games, the game also mixes the Super Smash Bros style, featuring Meteor Smash and Smash Attacks. Players can choose between Capcom Style and Smash Style. On the ground the game become similar to Vs series gameplay, however, characters have 4 moves in the air similar to Super Smash Bros gameplay. Like in past Versus games, characters can recovery damage after a tag. The game features a mechanic called Legend skill. This feature works as the V-Skill in Street Fighter V.

Legend Skill

The Legend Skill is a mechanic that works like the V-Skills from Street Fighter V. Every character can use a exclusive skill, the legend skill upgrade the special moves and fighting style, they can be used for player's advantage during the battle.

Capcom Style

The Capcom Style features the classic setup of 2 buttons for and two for . Players can use a variation of commands and inputs to create combos. This style has 2 variations of special attacks, with light and heavy inputs, this will change the speed, effect and range of some special moves.

• X: Heavy punch
• Y: Light punch
• A: Heavy kick
• B: Light kick
• Forward + LP + HK: Side Smash Attack
• Up + HP + LK: Up Smash Attack
• Down + LK + HK: Down Smash Attack
• R: Tag
• Down + R: Assist Attack

Smash Style

The Smash Style features Smash Bros commands and a exclusive roll system. This system features 1 buttom for regular attacks and 1 for Special Moves. Players can use roll to escape from projectiles and attacks, but every time the invisible frames will be reduced. For regular attacks, the input works just like Ryu's gameplay in Smash series, tap the A buttom for a light attack, hold for the heavy attack. Unlike the Capcom Style, the Smash Style do not change the effect, speed and range of special attacks.

• X: Jump
• Y: Jump
• Tapped A: Light Punch (3 times for the combo)
• Held A: Heavy Punch
• Tapped Forward tilt: Light Kick
• Held Forward tilt: Heavy Kick
• Smash Attacks works just like in Smash games

Meteor Smash

If the player executes the Meteor Smash, the opponent will bounce on the ground to the air, to start a tag team combo, players can also tech on the ground to avoid air combos. In the air, press Foward + HP or HK to use the meteor smash.

Helper Cards

Besides the 2v2 system, players can choose a special partner to aid for your team, either offensively or defensively. Each helper character has a limited number of "Assist Me!" per battle. 

The cards are represented by colors, each color defines the style of the assist. 

R + L to summon a helper.

• Blue: Those helpers are damage characters, who attacks and help to create combos.
• Green: Those helpers are more defensively, who support with healing or shielding.

Blue Cards

Green Cards

Single-Player 

Arcade Mode

NvCL features a tradicional Arcade Mode. This mode features 8 stages constituted by regular battles, bonus stages, sub-bosses and the final boss. Players can unlock a special ending for the characters after the final battle.

Bonus Stage

The stage 4 of Arcade Mode features two bonus stages, Barrel Stage and Car stage, each with the same method. The player will destroy 8 barrels or the entire car.

Survival Mode

The player battles a opponents in an attempt to win as many fights possible. They can equip characters before the match with points (Just like in Street Fighter V). The character's heath meter will stay the same after a battle. However, the player can use points to restore heath before a match.

Winning awards the player with new costumes for the characters.

Customization

Characters

The customization of NvCL works similar to games like Tekken 7 and Mortal Kombat 11. Players can customize certain areas of the characters (Gloves, weapons, etc...). The items are unlocked by versus battles, special events and as rewards from Story Mode, each item has been classified with a color, each color represents the value of an item.

• Blue: Normal
• Magenta: Rare
• Gold: Legendary

Jukebox

NvCL features a jukebox mode. This mode allows the player to listen or change the background music whenever they want, the player can set BGM for stages and menu. NvCL features more than 100 songs from various franchises (Both Nintendo and Capcom).

Characters

Playable Characters

Nintendo Characters

Character	How to Unlock
	Complete Arcade Mode with Mario and Bowser.
	Complete Survival Mode with Link and Sheik.
	Complete chapter 5 of the story mode.
	Complete chapter 8 of the story mode.

Capcom Characters

Character	How to Unlock
	Complete Arcade Mode with Ryu and Chun-Li on hard.
	Complete all bonus stages with Megaman and Wario.
	Complete chapter 2 of the story mode.
	Complete Arcade Mode with all characters without continues.

Background Characters

These characters appears as part of a crowd or background of a stage.

Character	Stage
T-Rex (Super Mario)	Fossil Fails
Regina (Dino Crisis)	Fossil Fails
8-Bit Goombas (Super Mario)	World 1-1 and World 1-2
8-Bit Batton (Mega Man)	World 1-2
Spring-Man (ARMS)	World Circuit
Balrog (Street Fighter)	World Circuit
Lark (Pilotwings)	Air Force Base
Poo (Earthbound)	The Slums
Devil Car (Earthbound)	The Slums
Poison (Final Fight)	The Slums
Hugo (Final Fight)	The Slums
Ada Wong (Resident Evil)	Toy Uncle Supershop
Mr. Game & Watch (Game & Watch)	The District Court

Stages

There are 22 stages available; 18 starters and 2 unlockable stages. Some stages has cinematic knockout zones () and secondary areas (). To get the Cinematic Knockout, players need to defeat the opponent near to the walls of the stage. 

Stage	Secondary Area	Cinematic Knockout zones
Cascade Kingdom Fossil Falls	N/A	T-Rex attacks the opponent (Screen KO).
Mushroom Kingdom World 1-1	World 1-2	N/A
Dark Land Bowser's Castle	Inside Bowser's Castle	Bowser's Castle: The character will fall into the lava. Inside Bowser's Castle: Bowser Statue will punch the character into the screen (Screen KO).
Hyrule Great Plateau	Eastern Abbey	N/A
Hyrule The River of the Dead	N/A	N/A
Monkey Mines Mine Cart Carnage	N/A	Krash appears and attacks the character with a club.
Sector 1 Biosphere	Main Sector	Main Sector: Brug Mass attacks with two long tentacles and throws the character into the screen (Screen KO).
W.V.B.A. World Circuit	N/A	The light fixture will fall on the character's head.
Galar Turffield Stadium	N/A	A Poké Ball will open and catch the opponent.
Satorl Marsh Kelsher Wetland	N/A	N/A
Japan Suzaku Castle	N/A	N/A
USA Air Force Base	N/A	N/A
Darkstalkers Scotland	N/A	N/A
Red Grave City Pawn's Avenue	N/A	Nico's van will appear and run over the opponent.
Metro City The Slums	The Park	N/A
Dr. Wily's Castle Gear Fortress	N/A	Yellow Devil MK-III will appear and attack with his Speed Gear Clones.
Abel City Central Highway	N/A	N/A
Raccoon City Toy Uncle Supershop	Moon's Donut	Nemesis grabs the opponent and throws up to the sky.
Los Angeles District Court	N/A	N/A
Facility Outdoors Heliport Passage	N/A	Two raptors will attack the opponent.
Training Mode Training Stage	N/A	N/A
Final Stage Hope and Despair	N/A	N/A

Downloading Content

Characters

Challenger Pack 1

Character	Release Date
	12/20/23.
	01/23/24.
	02/15/24.
	03/01/24.

Challenger Pack 2