
Graphically, the sprite animation for the characters was vibrant and fluid. Featuring a crossover of Marvel’s X-Men characters and Capcom’s Street Fighter characters, players could have characters from one or both franchises team up in tag battles. Street Fighter would be the first installment in the Marvel Vs. Released in arcades in 1996 and on home consoles in 19, X-Men vs.

Here are my personal picks for the 10 best 2D sprite games: X-Men vs. Not only are 2D sprite games reminiscent of a simpler time for video game graphics, but they allow you to appreciate how game developers have build on their foundation in future game installments. With Square Enix’s recent annoucement that they’d be releasing pixel remastered versions of the first six Final Fantasy games, it seems that the nostalgia for 2D sprite games is at an all time high.
