Capcom VS SNK: Pro

Capcom vs. SNK uses a "ratio" system, where the "ratio" is a rating of a character's overall strength, ranging from 1 to 4. Teams of up to four can be assembled, but their combined ratios must equal and go no higher than 4. The gameplay uses the SNK-style four-button format.

The player can also choose their "groove", or attack meter. The SNK Groove is based on the Extra mode that was used from The King of Fighters '94 to The King of Fighters '98, while the Capcom Groove is based on the gameplay system from the Street Fighter Alpha series.

In 2000, a special martial arts event is planned through a collaboration of the two most powerful world organizations: the Garcia Financial Clique and the Masters Foundation. The gala event – it is hoped by everyone – will ease the political conflicts between the two powers. The competition was named "Millennium Fight 2000".

Many martial artists have registered for the tournament. People around the world focus intensely on the upcoming exhibitions, making the long-awaited opening ceremony a huge success.

Kyo Kusanagi's pixel art was originally created by Hiraki, who, despite leaving SNK to work on another project a few years later, was asked by Capcom's Kaname Fujioka to once again work on Kyo's design for the crossover game. Capcom wanted Rock Howard in the game, but the Garou: Mark of the Wolves team refused, saying, he should first developed in his own series, Fatal Fury. Among the SNK characters, Ryo Sakazaki from Art of Fighting has been compared with Ryu from Street Fighter as result of having the same creators. This is addressed in a special demo is provided when fighting Ryu, each player jumps back from the center of the screen to create distance as a tribute to the first Art of Fighting.

Leon S. Kennedy and Mega Man were also intended to be playable characters but were cut to focus more on fighting game characters.

In Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their October 1, 2000 issue as the most-successful arcade game of the month. The same arcade version was nominated for the "Best Head-to-Head Arcade Fighting Game" by Monthly Arcadia, which went to Guilty Gear X. In the United States, the game sold 400 arcade units, which was slightly more than what Street Fighter III sold in the US.

The Dreamcast version of Capcom vs. SNK received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation version of the Pro edition received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Uncle Dust of GamePro said of the Dreamcast version in one review, "While it would be nice to have more available characters, Capcom vs. SNK will keep you busy for a very long time, mastering the nuances of the fighting engine and unlocking the huge amount of hidden features.