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Pronounced '''Namco Cross Capcom''' ("cross" as in "crossover"), it's a turn-based strategy RPG by Monolith Software that was meant to be a Namco-only game until Namco decided that their own characters weren't enough and asked Capcom permission to use their characters. The game follows the quest of [[Original Generation|original]] protagonists Reiji Arisu and his Fox-spirit partner Xiaomu as they lead an army of Capcom and Namco heroes larger than anything ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]'' and ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' combined could shake a stick at, to save the multiverse as <s>we</s> they know it from certain destruction by [[Legion of Doom|scores of villain teams]] and a nemesis of Reiji's who has resurfaced after ten years.

Also notable for its (fantastic) opening sequence, which was animated by [[Production IG]] and appears to have been directed by [[Hiroyuki Imaishi]] (of ''[[Dead Leaves]]'', ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'' and ''[[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' fame).

In 2010, [http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2010/jul/24/ono-announcements-comic-con-2010/ it was announced that Namco and Capcom would be collaborating again once more,] although it's not quite what everyone was expecting: ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'' and ''Tekken x Street Fighter''. Both are more akin to being [[Spiritual Successor|Spiritual Successors]] of the ''Vs. SNK'' line, with ''SFxT'' developed by [[Capcom]], and ''TxSF'' developed by [[Namco]]. Both games will be done in the style of each company's latest release (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' and ''[[Tekken]] 6'').

In 2012, Capcom is working with Namco/Bandai again for a 3DS game. This time around, though, Sega is also collaborating. The game is called ''[[Project X Zone (Video Game)|Project X Zone]]''.

* ''[[Klonoa (Video Game)|Klonoa]]'': Guntz/[[Spell My Name With an "S"|Gantz]], Janga, Joker ([[Dub Name Change|Joka]]), Klonoa, Lolo

* ''[[Tales Series]]'' series: Leon Magnus ([[That Man Is Dead|Judas]]), Rutee Katrea ([[Dub Name Change|Rutee Kartret]]), Stahn Alleron

* ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'': KOS-MOS, MOMO, Shion Uzuki, Allen Ridgeley

* ''[[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Darkstalkers]]'': Demitri Maximoff, Felicia, Hsien-Ko ([[Dub Name Change|Lei-Lei]]), Huitzil ([[Dub Name Change|Phobos]]), Lilith, Lord Raptor ([[Dub Name Change|Zabel Zarock]]), Morrigan

* ''[[Ghosts N Goblins (Video Game)|Ghosts N Goblins]]'': Arthur, Astaroth, Nebiros, Red Arremer Joker

* ''[[Megaman Legends]]'': MegaMan Volnutt ([[Dub Name Change|Rockman Volnutt]]), MegaMan Juno ([[Dub Name Change|Rockman Juno]]), Roll Caskett, Servbot ([[Dub Name Change|Kobun]]), Tron Bonne

* ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Rival Schools]]'': Hideo Shimazu, Kyoko Minazuki

* ''[[Strider (Video Game)|Strider]]'': The Grandmaster ([[Dub Name Change|Grandmaster]] [[Department of Redundancy Department|Meio]]), Solo, Strider Hien, Strider Hiryu, Ton Pooh

* [[Big Bad]]: Saya, given her role in the plot as well as her ties to Xiaomu and Shougo Arisu, Reiji's [[Disappeared Dad]]. {{spoiler|Then it's revealed that the [[The Man Behind the Man|true Big Bad]] is [[Sealed Evil in A Can|99]].}}

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: According to the [[Game FAQs]] fan translation, several characters are like this, most notably [[Soul Series|Mitsurugi]] and [[Klonoa (Video Game)|Gantz]]. Both of them use an extremely crass and rude way of speaking (the former is basically a [[Samurai]] version of an [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] and the latter speaks like a thug/[[Delinquent]]). It's more of a translation adaptation.

* [[The Comically Serious]]: When Janga from ''[[Klonoa (Video Game)|Klonoa]] Heroes'' calls Guy a pain in the ass. Guy's response?

* [[Cosplay]]: Aside from possessing an arsenal consisting of various weapons and items from Capcom arcade games, Sylphie also can dress up as (and copy the techniques of) four other Capcom females: ''[[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]]: [[Colon Cancer|3rd Strike]]'''s Makoto, Michelle Heart from ''[[Legendary Wings]]'', Linn Kurosawa from ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'', and Mai-Ling from ''[[Red Earth]]''. She also gets to sell two [[Magical Girl]] costumes to MOMO (one for a Rare Hunter skill, the other for a [[Limit Break]]).

* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: [[Street Fighter|Ken]] can perform {{spoiler|the Shin Shoryuken}} in a cutscene, something he can't do it in gameplay afterwards. It might be a nod to Brainwashed Ken from the mid-90s ''SF'' anime movie and Violent Ken from ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]'', where he could do all sorts of wicked stuff. It could be argued that as one of the top practitioners of Gouken's style, Ken has learnt at least the theory of all of his school's moves.

* [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]]: When [[Dino Crisis|Allosaurus]] appears, [[The Tower of Druaga|Gilgamesh]] wonders if it's a dragon and [[The Tower of Druaga|Ki]] notes that they should prepare for its [[Breath Weapon|fire breath]]. [[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Karin]] quickly corrects them.

** [[Playing With Fire]]: Reiji's fire katana and Xiaomu's grenades.

* [[Enemy Mine]]: A few of your foes (the ones who are on the wrong side [[Brainwashed|involuntarily]] notwithstanding) [[I Fight for The Strongest Side|will decide to join forces with you when bested]]. To be exact, Waya-Hime, Cammy, Rose, Judas, Lilith and Armor King.

* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]: To the point of being able to create lightning (Klonoa). Baby and Mack fall into this category with the majority of their attacks. A number of other characters follow this trope too.

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: [[Cyberbots (Video Game)|Jin's Blodia]], which is "borrowed" by Sylphie.

** There's also the Multiple Assault between [[Resident Evil Gun Survivor|Bruce McGivern, Fong Ling]], and [[Dino Crisis|Regina]], as [[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Hsien-Ko]] provides them with various firearms, notably shotguns, submachine guns, flamethrowers, grenades, missile launchers, and a gun that fires lightning bolts. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Then she drops her steel balls and nearly kills all of them...]]

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Fong Ling and Regina even lampshade it when they were first thrown into a new world. Let's see: two high school students ([[Street Fighter|Sakura and Karin]]), three spies ([[Resident Evil Gun Survivor|Bruce, Fong Ling]], and [[Dino Crisis|Regina]]), a wrestler ([[Tekken|King]]), a pop star idol, an undead Chinese girl ([[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Felicia and Hsien-Ko]], respectively), two teachers ([[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Hideo and Kyoko]]), three people from the future ([[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Shion, MOMO, and KOS-MOS]]), another pop star idol (Wonder Momo), a businessman (Bravoman), and two underground secret agents ([[Original Generation|Reiji and Xiaomu]]). Yup, can't get more ragtag than that. And, to top it all, that line is from Stage 5 or 6 (not including the prologues) AND with only about 5% of the playable cast in your party.

* [[Speaking Simlish]]: Averted with [[Klonoa (Video Game)|Klonoa]] (who has this as a signature trope); Namco opted for him to speak proper Japanese instead. This is because the incarnation of the character appearing in the game was the one from ''Klonoa Heroes'', one of two ''Klonoa'' games (three if you count the language track option in the ''Door to Phantomile'' [[Wii|Wiimake]]) where the characters spoke a proper language instead of Simlish.

* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: "Lion - Irony of Fate" WILL always override the "enemy turn" music whenever Judas appears as an enemy. Also, it also has overriden every ''[[Tales of Destiny (Video Game)|Tales of Destiny]]'' song (Stahn and Rutee even ''uses'' that music rather than the common battle/boss theme).

* [[Tokyo Is the Center of The Universe]]: Not quite, as the game involves hopping through dimensions. However, a ferocious battle two rival organizations took place in Shibuya, Tokyo ten years ago, setting up the backstory of the protagonists (notably, Reiji). Ten years later (in [[Exty Years From Now|20XX]]), temporal and spatial fluctuations occur in Shibuya, setting the plot into motion.

* [[The Voiceless]]: ''[[Tekken]]'''s King and {{spoiler|Armor King}} in ''Namco x Capcom'' have no voice acting (but they do get text dialog). It gets silly with the later, for {{spoiler|he}} doesn't get any pre-/post-battle quotes (at least the former has [[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Felicia]] covering him up) and thus ends up standing there being mute.

* [[Working With the Ex]]: Taizo Hori and his ex-wife Toby Masuyo. Although they divorced long ago, Toby still holds a grudge against Taizo.

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