Cannon Spike

Cannon Spike, known as Gun Spike in Japanese arcades, is a multi-directional shooter arcade game released in 2000 by Psikyo and in 2001 for the Sega Dreamcast by Capcom. It uses Capcom-designed characters and runs on Sega's Naomi Hardware. Cannon Spike is similar to games like Smash TV and Capcom's Commando, although with primary focus on boss fighting.

"Cannon Spike" is the name of a trademark attack performed by Cammy, one of two characters from the Street Fighter series and one of the protagonists of this title.

Characters

The game's playable characters, all of whom come from a range of Capcom games, include:

• Cammy - Cammy appears in her Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers costume, however you can unlock her Shadaloo outfit from Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold.

• Arthur - Instead of the typical tiny knight from the Ghosts 'n Goblins series, Arthur fights from inside a giant golden robot armed with a gunlance.

• Baby Bonnie Hood - From Vampire Savior.

• Mega Man (original) - From the Mega Man series.

• Charlie - From Street Fighter Alpha.

• Fallen Balrog - A "dark version" of Balrog (Vega) from the Street Fighter series.

• Shiba - A "new" original character, based upon Siva from Three Wonders.

• Simone - Another "new" original character. She is a cyborg with superhuman strength and works alongside Arthur. Simone is based upon Linn Kurosawa from Alien vs. Predator.

Gameplay

In its arcade incarnation, the game is played using a joystick and three buttons; Shoot, Mark (used to lock onto a targeted enemy), and Attack (a close-range strike, usually more powerful or with greater knock-back compared to ordinary shooting).

In addition to these basic commands, each character also has a ranged Special attack (unleashed by pressing Shoot and Attack simultaneously), a close-range Special (Mark and Attack simultaneously), and a Super Special (all three buttons simultaneously). The use of the Super Special requires a Special Token, occasionally dropped by a defeated enemy and always dropped by a defeated ally in two-player mode.

Credits

Capcom Staff

Executive Producer: Y.Okamoto
Producer: T.Minami
Main Graphic Designer: Kinu Nishimura
Graphic Designer: ikego daino, Togacchi, U-Pack, Hideki, GB, Sensei, Harumaru, Hideaki Katagiri
Title Logo Designer: Ukabin
Coordinator: T.Sadamoto, Y.Seto

Psikyo Staff

Director: Shin. Nakamura
Programmer: Kenichi Fujita, Kunihiko Nogomi, Michiaki Negoro, Katsuya Shikanouchi, Kokichi Ogi
Graphic Designer: Wataru Yamazaki, Hideyuki Oda, Ikuya Yoshida, Keizou "F3" Fujita, Narumi Tauchi, Yasuhide Maeda, Masayuki Kato, You Mizusaki
Sound Designer: Masaki Izutani, Toshiya Kobayashi, Kaori Kumakura, Kensuke Sato
Voice Actor: Yuki Matsuoka, Miki Ogura, Yuka Itaha, Kunihiko Tatsumi, Kiyotomi Narikinya, Yoshinori Shima
Special Thanks to: All Capcom Staff & All Psikyo Staff, ...and You

Gallery

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Simone

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