I used to think this game was good, until I dig into it some more.

Great presentation and pretty good ost.

Unfortunately.

Neo Geo, in 2003.
Mid ass character roster with too many shoto characters a lot of fan favourites snubbed, but some good suprises.
Cheap ass AI.
Having to beat the 1 try secret fights to get the endings.
Wierd mechanics.
The method of playing the secret characters on the arcade version.

Had some premise, but cvs2 is way more worth your time.