Cannon Spike - Characters

Characters

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

• Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins
• Baby Bonnie Hood (or Bulleta in Japan) from Darkstalkers (hidden character)
• Cammy from the Street Fighter series
• Charlie (or Nash in Japan) from the Street Fighter series
• Mega Man (or Rockman in Japan) from the Mega Man series (hidden character)
• Shiba Shintaro from Three Wonders

One other character, Simone, was made specifically for the game and has not been featured in any game since. Simone shares a few similarities with another Capcom character, Linn Kurosawa, from Alien vs. Predator. Vega appears as an enemy character, named Fallen Balrog or Revenger Balrog in all regions.

In its arcade incarnation, the game is played using a joystick and three buttons; Mark (used to lock onto a targeted enemy), Shoot, 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 2-player mode.