Extreme Cross

"The Shadow Flows Above Your Body"
- Tagline
Extreme Cross ( , Let's fight!! Grand Crossing Frenzy! in Japan) is a 2023 crossover fighting game developed by SNK, with The John Studios assisted in. It was released on September 25th worldwide for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC through Steam and Nintendo Switch. The game contains the biggest crossover in any fighting game ever, as it stars many characters from various franchises of various companies, such as Capcom, SNK, Rainbow Spa., Disney, and many more. 
==Story==
It is the present day, 2022 AD.
A special martial arts tournament has been planned by a mysterious organization, only named Gaia Corporation.
Fighters all over the world have been invited to join the event.
Many countries are right now focusing on the exhibition and hoping who is going to be the champion team.
The ceremony has been opened, and endorsed by many celebrities, influencers, and Vtubers. The hype was more intense than ever before in human history.
However, unbeknownst to them, a sinister shadow is lurking around somewhere in Japan's biggest tournament with only one name...
Umbra!
==Gameplay==
The gameplay retains the basics of what a King of Fighters game is. It is a three-team fight with Light and Heavy only buttons, Blowback, and Roll Dodges. If one member is defeated, the next member will come in and this repeats until all three are defeated. It also retains elements that are found in The King of Fighters XIV and XV, such as Rush Combos, MAX mode, and EX Specials, as well as Roman Cancel from Guilty Gear (done by pressing all four buttons) and Evades from KOF '94 (done with + ).
This game introduces two new mechanics, one is Sky Flight. By doing + , you will send the opponent into the air and automatically jumps at them. Then the player must press a combination of button inputs to perform a 10-hit aerial combo while the background turns blue (Light) or red (Heavy), basically a fusion of Rage of the Dragon's Impact Combo and Rival Schools' Aerial Combos. It costs 1 bar to use.
The second mechanic is Shadow Assist, which summons a shadowy version of one of your team members to attack your opponent. It may be weak, but it allows the shadow to stun them for a long period of time for one use, allowing the summoner to perform a quick combo. Like Sky Flight, it costs 1 bar and be done by pressing and clicking the L3 joystick on the PlayStation or moving the right joystick on the Switch and Xbox.
===Controls===
Movement 	Console Terminology	Console Terminology	Console Terminology 	Console Terminology	Console Terminology
Movement 	PlayStation 4 	PlayStation 5 	Xbox One/Xbox Series X	Nintendo Switch 	Neo Geo
Light Punch 	 	 	 	 	
Light Kick 	 	 	 	 	
Heavy Punch 	 	 	 	 	
Heavy Kick 	 	 	 	 	
Roll Dodge 	or + 	or + 	or + 	or + 	+
Evade 	+ + 	+ + 	+ + 	+ + 	+ +
Blowback 	+ 	+ 	+ 	+ 	+
Roman Cancel 	+ + + 	+ + + 	+ + + 	+ + + 	+ + +
MAX Mode Activate	or + 	or + 	or + 	or + 	
Taunt 	+ 	+ 	+ 	+ 	
Both Punches 	or + 	or + 	or + 	or + 	+
Both Kicks 	or + 	or + 	or + 	or + 	+
Pause Menu 	 	 	 	 	???
==Characters==
The main roster of characters is 50, with 2 of them being unlockable bosses. Every 3 characters are split into one canonical team, but you can edit your own team regardless. Once you beat Arcade Mode with the correct team, you'll get their ending, as well as a picture based on the canonical team you selected. It's been confirmed that there will be only 3 seasons of DLC, which will double the roster size to 68 (72 if count the Alternate Fighters).
===Initial Roster===
 	 	
Team World Warriors 	Team World Warriors 	Team World Warriors
Ken Masters 	Ryu 	Chun-Li
 	 	
Team Splat Squad 	Team Splat Squad 	Team Splat Squad
Melony 	Meggy Spletzer 	Tari
 	 	
Team Sonic 	Team Sonic 	Team Sonic
Miles "Tails" Prower 	Sonic 	Knuckles
 	 	
Team Robot 	Team Robot 	Team Robot
KOS-MOS 	Zero 	Robotboy
 	 	
Team Fatal Fury 	Team Fatal Fury 	Team Fatal Fury
Mai Shiranui 	Terry Bogard 	Rock Howard
 	 	
Team Magical Girls 	Team Magical Girls 	Team Magical Girls
Star Butterfly 	Cure Black 	Bloom
 	 	
Team Another World 	Team Another World 	Team Another World
Sol Badguy 	Nakoruru 	Obelix
 	 	
Team Mutant 	Team Mutant 	Team Mutant
Storm 	Wolverine 	Deadpool
 	 	
Team Weaponry 	Team Weaponry 	Team Weaponry
Tiny Tina 	Heavy Weapons Guy 	Hoss Delgado
 	 	
Team YTP 	Team YTP 	Team YTP
Fat Mario 	King Harkinian 	Morshu
 	 	
Team High School Girls	Team High School Girls	Team High School Girls
Akko Kagari 	Maka Albarn 	Buttercup
 	 	
Team Women Fighters 	Team Women Fighters 	Team Women Fighters
Alisa Bosconovitch 	King 	Morrigan Aensland
 	 	
Team Fantasy 	Team Fantasy 	Team Fantasy
Deedlit 	Shovel Knight 	Guts
 	 	
Team Young Heroes 	Team Young Heroes 	Team Young Heroes
Chat Noir 	Ladybug 	Invincible
 	 	
Team Agent 	Team Agent 	Team Agent
Marco Rossi 	Solid Snake 	Blue Mary
 	 	
Team Rivals 	Team Rivals 	Team Rivals
Vile 	Shadow 	Belle Fontiere
===Bosses===
===Sub-Boss===
 	 	
Umbra	Umbra	Umbra
===Final Boss===
 	 	
Akuma	Akuma	Akuma
===Hidden Final Boss===
To unlock this fight, you have to deliver an Ultra Desperation Move to the last member of the team and gain 2 perfects in a single match during Arcade Mode. Once you did it, the hidden final boss will take Akuma's place, but you cannot play as him in Online Mode.
 	 	
Shadow Akuma	Shadow Akuma	Shadow Akuma
===Alternate Characters===
Much like old KOF games, some of the characters have alternate variants of themselves with different movesets called EX fighters. It can be used by highlighting one on the character select screen and pressing Light Punch, Light Kick, and Heavy Punch together to make it appear.
 	 	
Wild Wolf(Based on his moveset from Garou: Mark of the Wolves) 	Wild Wolf(Based on his moveset from Garou: Mark of the Wolves) 	Wild Wolf(Based on his moveset from Garou: Mark of the Wolves)
 	 	
Order Sol(Based on his moveset from Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R) 	Order Sol(Based on his moveset from Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R) 	Order Sol(Based on his moveset from Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R)
 	 	
Wolverine (Bone Claw)(Based on his moveset from X-Men: Children of the Atom)	Wolverine (Bone Claw)(Based on his moveset from X-Men: Children of the Atom)	Wolverine (Bone Claw)(Based on his moveset from X-Men: Children of the Atom)
 	 	
Lilith 	Lilith 	Lilith
 	 	
Shadow Dio 	Shadow Dio 	Shadow Dio
===DLC Roster===
Teams are released via Downloadable Content (DLC). All the characters are available through the Season Pass.
====Season 1====
 	 	
Team Bosses 	Team Bosses 	Team Bosses
Geese Howard 	M. Bison/Vega	Shao Kahn
 	 	
Team Midnight	Team Midnight	Team Midnight
Spawn 	Felicia 	Raven
====Season 2====
 	 	
Team Sakura 	Team Sakura 	Team Sakura
Fio Germi 	Sakura Kasugano	Roxy
 	 	
Team Crusaders	Team Crusaders 	Team Crusaders
Strider Hiryu 	Jotaro Kujo 	Iris
====Season 3====
 	 	
Team Nemesis 	Team Nemesis 	Team Nemesis
Magneto 	DIO 	Icy
 	 	
Ingrid (DLC Boss)	Ingrid (DLC Boss)	Ingrid (DLC Boss)
 	 	
Team Big Three 	Team Big Three 	Team Big Three
Monkey D. Luffy 	Son Goku 	Izuku Midoriya
===Special Edit Teams===
These types of teams can be used in many modes. By playing some formations in Arcade Mode, you will unlock their images, as well as three songs based on the team.
* Team Heroes: Ryu, Terry and Sonic
* Team Blondies: Terry, Ken and Zero
* Team Another Women Fighters: Mai, Blue Mary and Deedlit
* Team Giants: Guts, Obelix and Heavy
* Team Off-The-Wall: Deadpool, Tiny Tina and Morshu
* Team Teenage Girls: Akko, Star Butterfly and Ladybug
* Team Shotos: Ryu, Ken and Akuma
* Team Clones: Shadow, Snake and Alisa
* Team Bad Blood: Bloom, Akko and Tiny Tina
* Team Black: Chat Noir, Shadow and Cure Black
* Team Big Weapons: Guts, Maka and Sol
* Team Flaming Veins: Ken, Mai and Bloom
* Team Drinkers: Terry, King Harkinian and Vile
* Team Grappler: King Harkinian, Obelix and Knuckles
* Team Invincible: Invincible, Wolverine and Sonic
* Team Gadget: Tails, Tari and Marco
* Team Beauty: Morrigan, Mai and Storm
* Team Sunset Paradise: Meggy, Sonic and Chat Noir
* Team Vs.: Ryu, Wolverine and Terry
* Team Beautiful Hair: Nakoruru, KOS-MOS and Deedlit
* Team Vengeance: Guts, Zero and Sol Badguy
* Team Speedrunners: Tari, Belle and Buttercup
* Team Cookers: Hoss Delgado, Maka and Obelix
* Team Mysterious Powers: Jotaro, Melony and M. Bison
* Team Idols: Cure Black, Bloom and Iris
* Team Wall of Beef: Shao Kahn, Guts and Hoss Delgado
* Team Metal Slug: Marco, Fio and Heavy
* Team Apprentices: Sakura, Akko and Rock
* Team Hell: Spawn, Akuma and Vile
* Team Real Bout: Terry, Rock and Geese
* Team Magic: Raven, Star and Akko
* Team Foreign Magical Girls: Iris, Bloom and Star
* Team Reverse: M. Bison, Magneto and Geese
* Team Elemental: Bloom, Icy and Storm
* Team Darkness: Morrigan, Spawn and Raven
* Team Another Trix: Icy, Raven and Storm
* Team 70s: Terry, Jotaro and Wolverine
* Team Appetiters: Goku, Luffy and Obelix
* Team Superheroes: Wolverine, Izuku and Invincible
* Team Punchies: Jotaro, Luffy and Knuckles
==Stages==
Stage's Name 	Team/Character 	Description
Suzaku Castle, Japan 	Team World Warrior 	A Fedual-aged castle where Ryu used as a dojo for training. The fight takes place on the rooftops with a breakable sign that says Fūrinkazan, a shortened version of a quote from Sun Tzu's Art of War. Gouken can be seen from a mile away, watching the battle on the fold.
NOTE: If you have Akuma on your team, the sky will be covered in dark clouds as lightning bolts randomly struck in the background. Gouken is not seen in this variant.
Omnia Academy 	Team Splat Squad & Team Crusaders 	A large college located somewhere in the fictional city of Belmont, USA. The fight takes place in a stadium filled with soccer balls and rugby balls. Many students and teachers are seen cheering at the fighters while on their benches.
NOTE: If you play the stage normally, Meggy will appear as a coach in the background, using her Whistle when the round is over. If Meggy is chosen, however, she will be replaced by a generic coach instead.
Green Hill Zone 	Team Sonic 	Sonic's classic stage since his first game. Located somewhere on Christmas Island, the background has homages to the Sonic series, such as Buzz Bombers occasionally flying, a checkpoint lamppost will suddenly pop up at random, which starts spinning in red when the opponent is knocked (though they're just for decorations), a 1-Up monitor, and a huge shuttle loop where characters such as Silver, Big, Tangle, and Whisper are seen running along it.
Tokyo, Japan 	Team Robots & Team Sakura 	Takes place in the famous Shibuya district of Tokyo, with multiple people holding flags of Team Robots, including MOMO, Tommy, and Professor Moshimo. Additionally in the final round, the stage takes place on the night, no people to be found, and instead, Dr. Kamikazi and his henchmen Constantine take their place after arriving on their helicopter.
Portorosso, Italy 	Team Fatal Fury 	A small Italian town located near Corniglia, Italy. The fight takes place on the beach, with multiple boats hanging around in the background, umbrella suns with sunchairs around the stage, and the Italian houses with a Vespa seen on the left. Multiple characters from the Pixar film, Luca, as well as Fatal Fury, can be seen either cheering or relaxing.
*Duck King
*Luca
*Alberto
*Giulia
*Marco
*Tung Fu Rue
*Jubei Yamada
*Hon-Fu
Alfea 	Team Magical Girls 	A large boarding school for fairies, located in Magix via a magical portal. The fight takes place in the Central Courtyard of the school, with benches around the field. Unique for a stage is that it changes location per round via teleportation done by the Pixies. The first round is obviously the Central Courtyard, the second is the hallway, where Knut is seen cleaning the floor, the third is the Potions Laboratory, the fourth is the Magic Archive, the fifth is the Greenhouse, and the final round is the Headmistress's Office. Each location has different people cheering on, or just minding their business:
*Central Courtyard: Multiple students, including Marco, Takashimizu Rina, Krystal, and Randy Cunningham
*Hallway: Knut
*Potions Laboratory: Wizgiz and Palladium
*Magic Archive: Concorda
*Greenhouse: Tom Lucitor and Buff Frog carrying the imprisoned Kalshara in her mouse form inside a cage
*The Headmistress's Office: Faragoda and Griselda
Amusement Park 	Team Another World & Team Midnight 	An amusement park probably located in South Korea. In the background, there is a Ferris wheel, a Viking boat, and a rollercoaster, with many people (including a bodysuited dragon mascot) either cheering or walking past by, as well as large balloons of Doremi Harukaze, Rex from We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story and Spider-Man hanging around. It turns at night for the final round.
Battle Zone 	Team Mutant & Team Bosses 	Some kind of snowy battlefield in Canada, where they are multiple destroyed vehicles, soldiers fighting against evil mutants such as Juggernaut and Toad, and multiple helicopters in the sky. In the last round, a bunch of Sentinels will replace the evil mutants and starts destroying everything with punches and laser beams.
Wasted Desert 	Team Weaponry & Team Big Three 	The famous Sahara desert in the African continent, close to M'zab, Algeria in the northern path. There is a large airplane in the background, and the Engineer is apparently relaxing while playing his guitar instead of fixing the part. As the fight takes place above some rock formations, there is a large pool of water in the background drank by some thirsty camels, presumably belonging to the team. It turns to night for the final round, changing the scenery of camels sleeping in a campfire and Engineer sleeping as well with a newspaper on his face.
The King's Castle 	Team YTP 	King Harkinian's castle, located 4 feet away from where the giant vines live. Many iconic YTP characters such as CD-I Zelda, Gay Luigi (who appears hanging on the vine while carrying a Baby Yoshi), Michael Rosen, and CD-I Link (with an Octorok on his shoulder) appear to cheer on. Weegee also makes a 3 frame cameo appearance as well. In the final round, the Death Bob (led by Ronald McDonald) comes in fighting against Gwonam and his birds, but people don't notice this, as if nothing happens behind their backs.
Luna Nova Academy 	Team High School Girls 	A magical academy for the witches to study, located at St. Michael Alignment in West England. The fight takes place outside of The New Moon Tower, where magical creatures such as goblins and trolls work. At the final round, a lot of students of the Luna Nova (including Diana, Amanda, and Contanze), as well as Death the Kid, Blossom, and Bubbles (and a worried Ursula if you brought Akko) will appear to cheer up with flags and firing magical fireworks in the sky during nighttime.
Pao Pao Cafe 	Team Women Fighters 	The famous bar and nightclub owned by Richard Meyer in Southtown, USA. A lot of musicians play their traditional Brazilian instruments in the background, as well as many, many ladies that cameos on this stage to cheer on. These are:
*B. Jenet
*Squigly and Hsien-Ko, who are fighting each other over a burrito.
*Bulma
*Hotaru Futaba
*Ann Takamaki
*Mad Moxxie
*Kat from Gravity Rush
*Haru from Beastars
*Xiaoyu
*Will Vandom
and
*Ami and Yumi from Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Additionally, Richard himself appears offering some drink to Sam and Max, while on the left, we have Homer playing Spider with Kronk and Bender. Bob Wilson (Richard's student) appears next to Homer. If you brought Zero into the match, then Iris will appear cheering on him. She will negatively react when Zero gets hit, or a positive one when Zero either lands a hit or wins.
Ancient Fortress 	Team Fantasy & Team Nemesis 	The Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, England. The fight takes place in the interior of the castle, which was ruined due to the passage of time, like two broken windows and destroyed top defenses. There are no people around to cheer except for an old man and his Border Collie, who just watch the fight.
Paris, France 	Team Young Heroes 	The fight takes place at the top of the Eiffel Tower, with the city itself being seen through the panorama. Several helicopters fly by as the cameramen record the fight.
Amazon Rainforest, Brazil	Team Agent 	The Amazon Rainforest. The fight takes place on a platform carried by the gunship Hi-Do of the Regular Army, as it flies around the jungle, showing the river and a waterfall as well. A parrot stays here to watch the match until the last round, where the forest becomes covered in fog.
Scrapyard 	Team Rivals 	Despite being called that, it is actually the Springfield Tire Yard, which holds burning tires. A worker will sometimes throw one of these tires with a bulldozer. At the final round (where it went night), Cletus stops by to watch the fight while sitting in his old armchair.
Ancient Temple 	Ingrid 	A large, abandoned ruined temple probably located in Greece, with vines and vegetation covering the entire place. A big light covering the throne can be seen in the background. It serves as the Boss Stage for Ingrid.
Japan National Stadium 	Final Match (Arcade Mode only), Umbra, Akuma, and Shadow Akuma	The biggest tournament in all of Japan and is where both teams confront each other in the finals to see who will get the championship trophy first. A large crowd watches the fight from both grandstands while the flying drones record the footage. In the background, a large jumbotron displays it for the crowd to see. It serves as both the Sub-Boss and the Final Boss stage for Umbra and Akuma. If you fought the former, the sky will be covered by dark clouds, while the latter has the clouds raining and shooting thunderbolts in the background. If Shadow Akuma is fought, however, the clouds will turn red to signify his presence.
Training Stage 	Random 	A sparse area used for training. The tiles of both the floor and the back wall are colored dark blue with azure outlines. It is very similar to the one seen in Capcom vs. SNK 2.
==Voice Actors==
*Peter Von Gomm - Announcer
*Hiroki Takahashi - Ryu
*Yuji Kishi - Ken
*Fumiko Orikasa - Chun-Li, Lotte
*Lizzie Freeman - Meggy
*Aimee Smith - Auri Bori
*WolfyChu - Melony
*Celeste-Notley Smith - Tari
*Junichi Kanemaru - Sonic
*Ryo Hirohashi - Tails
*Nobutoshi Canna - Knuckles
*Ryotaro Okiayu - Zero, Shovel Knight
*Mariko Suzuki - KOS-MOS
*Laurence Bouvard - Robotboy
*Takashi Kondo - Terry
*Ami Koshimizu - Mai
*Yūma Uchida - Rock
*Honna Yoko - Misumi Nagisa
*Yukana - Yukishira Honoka
*Rie Tanaka - Kujou Hikari, Morrigan
*Eden Sher - Star Butterfly
*Letizia Ciampa - Bloom
*Mai Nakahara - Nakoruru, Cheerleader #1
*Jouji Nakata - Sol Badguy
*Guillaume Briat - Obelix
*Steve Blum - Wolverine (Logan)
*Mara Junot - Storm
*Nolan North - Deadpool
*Gary Schwartz - Heavy
*Ashly Burch - Tiny Tina
*Diedrich Bader - Hoss Delgado
*Mark Berry (archive) - King Harkinian
*Marc Graue - CD-I Mario
*Jeffery Nelson (archive) - Morshu
*Chiaki Omigawa - Maka Albarn, Cheerleader #2
*Kōki Uchiyama - Soul Evans
*Megumi Han - Akko
*Michiyo Murase - Sucy
*Machiko Kawana - Buttercup
*Harumi Ikoma - King
*Yuki Matsuoka - Alisa
*Miyuki Sawashiro - Lilith, Cheerleader #3
*Shiho Niiyama - Deedlit
*Hiroaki Iwanaga - Guts
*Anouck Hautbois - Ladybug
*Benjamin Bollen - Chat Noir
*Steven Yeun - Mark Grayson
*Akio Otsuka - Snake
*Kenta Miyake - Marco
*Sarah Emi Bridcutt - Blue Mary
*Koji Yusa - Shadow
*Hiroshi Shimozaki - Vile
*Jessica Fallico - Belle Fontiere
*Tsuneyoshi Iwatsuru - Umbra
*Taketora - Akuma, Shadow Akuma
*Norio Wakamoto - M. Bison/Vega
*Kong Kuwata - Geese Howard
*Ike Amadi - Shao Kahn
*Kana Asumi - Felicia
*Keith David - Spawn
*Tara Strong - Raven
*Misato Fukuen - Sakura
*Aikel - Fio Germi
*Debora Magnaghi - Roxy
*Daisuke Ono - Jotaro, Star Platinum
*Kosuke Toriumi - Hiryu
*Kazumi Evans - Iris (LoliRock)
*Takehiyo Koyasu - DIO
*Tatiana Dessi - Icy
*Federica De Bortoli - Darcy
*Valeria Vidali - Stormy
*James Arnold Taylor - Magneto
*Masako Jo - Ingrid
*Masako Nozawa - Goku
*Mayumi Tanaka - Luffy
*Daiki Yamashita - Izuku
*Aya Endo - Iris
*Yuki Saito - Clemence Bellamy
*Momosozu Nene - Cheerleader #4
*Oozora Subaru - Nami the Commentator
*Xander Mobus - US Ad Announcer
==Names in Other Languages==
Language 	Name
Japanese 	(Let's fight!! Grand Crossing Frenzy!)
Simplified Chinese 	
Korean 	
Portuguese & Spanish	Cruz Extrema
==Trivia==
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