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SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters DS

A game that doesn't know why it exists

That's about it, really; the game is about traveling through a tower and fighting card battles, so there's not a lot more to talk about here. Card Fighters DS is a sequel that does not, for one moment, understand why anyone liked its predecessor. And while it's basically competent at its core, the trappings (story, animation, game pacing) are all either intentionally dumbed-down or simply bungled. The translation, which seems to have prioritized bizarre political jokes in the dialogue ("misunderestimated", a famous Bushism) over accurate card translations (which are directly gameplay related) somehow seems appropriate given the generally confusing mess we have here. It's not recommended for fans of the original, and as a basic card game, it's merely passable - too slow to be addictive, too clumsy to be truly enjoyable.

You'll love
  • Fairly deep but accessible
  • Great card artwork
  • Inevitable nostalgia
You'll hate
  • Insultingly idiotic story
  • Clunky and slow interface
  • Inferior to its predecessor

 
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