Gaming crossover

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or = May 2008
unreferenced = May 2008A gaming crossover occurs when otherwise separated fictional characters, stories, settings, universes, or media in a video game meet and interact with each other. These may exist as a gimmick if two separate games in question are developed by the same company. Otherwise, they may exist as a gag from a rival company.

The following is a list of games in which crossovers appear in either the form of a cameo of any kind, a guest character, or the theme of "crossover" in general in a video game itself:

First-party crossovers

This includes games in which the crossovers are within the same company.

*"Alex Kidd in Shinobi World" (Alex Kidd and Shinobi characters)
*"Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis" (various Namco characters, including Richard Miller from "Time Crisis", Heihachi Mishima and Yoshimitsu from the "Tekken" series, Reiko Nagase, and Pac-Man)
*"Art of Fighting 2" (Geese Howard from "Fatal Fury" series)
*"Breath of Fire" (Chun-Li)
*"Capcom Fighting Evolution"
*"Dead or Alive (series)" (Ryu Hayabusa)
*""
*"Famicom Wars" (Samus Aran)
*"Fighters Megamix" (Sega characters)
*"The King of Fighters series" (Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Psycho Soldier and Ikari Warriors)
*"Konami Krazy Racers" ("Metal Gear", "Pop'n Music", "Legend of the Mystical Ninja", "Twinbee" among others)
*"Ninja Gaiden" (Ayane)
*"New International Track & Field" (Various Konami characters)
*"Onimusha Blade Warriors" (MegaMan.EXE and Zero)
*"" (Scorpion)
*"Quake III Arena" ("Doom" and "Quake")
*"" (Sakura Kasugano)
*"Samurai Warriors" (Lu Bu of Dynasty Warriors makes an appearance as a hidden boss)
*"Saturday Night Slam Masters" (Zangief, Mike Haggar, Balrog, Chun-Li, Ryu and Guile)
*"Sega SuperStars"
*"Sega Superstars Tennis"
*"Solomon's Key" (Mighty Bomb Jack)
*"Soulcalibur II" (Heihachi Mishima)
*"Soulcalibur Legends" (Lloyd Irving from Tales of Symphonia)
*"Star Ocean series (Lenneth Valkyrie and Freya from the Valkyrie Profile series. Many tri-Ace games also feature crossover secret bosses and the like.)
*"Street Fighter Alpha series" (tie-in with Final Fight)
*"" (Street Fighter and Darkstalkers)
*" (Link and Samus both make cameos)
*"Super Smash Bros. series" (various Nintendo characters including Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Pikachu, etc.)
*"Tales series" (some games feature crossovers from other "Tales of" timelines {i.e. Lloyd Irving in "Tales of Fandom")
*"Tecmo Super Bowl" (Mighty Bomb Jack)
*"Urban Reign" (Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law)
*"Viewtiful Joe" (Dante from "Devil May Cry" makes an appearance in the Playstation 2 version)
*"Warriors Orochi" (Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors)
*"We Love Golf!" (Assorted Capcom characters)

Third-party crossovers

This includes games which have crossovers from two or more separate companies.
*"Battletoads & Double Dragon"
*"Cannon Spike" (Capcom Characters)
*"Crash Bandicoot Fusion" and "Spyro Fusion".
*"Dead or Alive 4" (Nicole - a Spartan super-soldier created by Bungie Studios for exclusive use in DoA 4)
*"Diddy Kong Racing 64 (Banjo, Conker, Krunch)
*"Dream Mix TV World Fighters (Konami, Hudson, Takara)
*"Itadaki Street Special" (Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy)
*"Fighting Layer (Allen Snider and Blair Dame, created by Arika, were previously in the original "Street Fighter EX")
*"" (Little Mac)
*"Itadaki Street DS" (Mario and Dragon Quest)
*"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games"
*"Mario Kart Arcade GP" (Mario and Pac-Man)
*"Mario Kart Arcade GP 2" (Mario, Pac-Man, and Tamagotchi)
*"Mario Hoops 3-on-3" (Mario and Final Fantasy)
*Marvel vs. Capcom series
*"NBA Street V3" (Mario, Luigi, and Peach)
*""(Mario and Yoshi figurines)
*"Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe" (Mortal Kombat and DC Comics characters)
*"Namco x Capcom
*"Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (Characters from ADK, which was bought by SNK Playmore, appear in the game alongside SNK characters)
*"" (Dante from Devil May Cry)
*"SNK vs. Capcom (series)
*"Soulcalibur II" (Link)
*"Soulcalibur IV" (Darth Vader, Starkiller and Yoda)
*"SSX on Tour" (Mario, Luigi, and Peach)
*"Super Smash Bros. Brawl" (Solid Snake, Sonic the Hedgehog, and various Nintendo characters)
*"Tatsunoko vs. Capcom"
*"" (Wario and Bomberman)

Comic book/video game crossovers

Video games that have comic book franchise characters encountering or facing off against other comic book franchise characters or third-party video game characters in a crossover video game or as a guest character in a third-party video game include:

*"Marvel vs. Capcom (series)"
*"Soulcalibur II" (Xbox version) (Spawn)
*"Ultimate Spider-Man" (Human Torch, Wolverine)
*"" (Akuma was also present)
*"Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe"

Cartoon/video game crossovers

Video games that have cartoon franchise characters encountering or facing off against other cartoon franchise characters or video game characters in a crossover video game or as a guest character in a third-party video game include:

* "Cartoon Network Racing
* "Dream Mix TV World Fighters" (Konami, Takara, Hudson)
* ""Kingdom Hearts" series (Disney and Final Fantasy)
* "Nicktoons Unite!"
* ""
* "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom"

Manga/anime crossovers

Video games that have manga franchise characters or anime franchise characters encountering or facing off against other manga or anime franchise characters in a crossover video game include:

* "Battle Stadium D.O.N." (Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto)
* "Jump Superstars" (Jump Manga)
* "Jump Ultimate Stars" (Jump Manga)
* ""Super Robot Wars" series" (Robots from Anime/Manga)

ee also

* M.U.G.E.N.