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Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia Hardcover – October 21, 2013

by BradyGames (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 292 ratings
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Established in 1983, Capcom is one of the world's most well-known video game publishers and is recognized for creating many important game franchises, such as Mega Man™, Resident Evil™, and Street Fighter™.

Full of facts, statistics, and historical information, the Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia will offer any fan of Capcom's illustrious library of video games insight and background for all of their favorite characters and video game series. The Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia celebrates Capcom's 30 years in the industry and gives fans concise information about every major Capcom character, their key artwork, statistics, background information, and interesting notes on the history of each character and game franchise. Including almost 200 characters from the Capcom family, this Character Encyclopedia sheds new light on these characters in a way nothing else does!

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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    DK
  4. Publication date
    October 21, 2013
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1465414584
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1465414588
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"Now that the company is celebrating its 30th anniversary, a new book is out to not only give props to Capcom's legacy, but to help fans keep its contributions to the medium and dozens of characters straight, from Final Fight to Monster Hunter and Devil May Cry to Aliens vs. Predator… It's a welcome addition to any gamer's library and/or coffee table." – GameNGuide.com

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BradyGames, an imprint of DK and a division of Penguin Random House Inc., is the world’s leading publisher of strategy content for PC and console video games. BradyGames understands what gamers—both casual and hardcore—want and need from strategy guides. Every guide features in-depth content, detailed screen captures, quick-reference tips, and professional strategy. Prima Games is also a leader in the digital strategy realm, offering interactive maps, streaming video, searchable online guides and apps, and a full website at primagames.com.


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK; 9/21/13 edition (October 21, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1465414584
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1465414588
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.72 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 292 ratings

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Bradygames

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BradyGames is a publishing company in the United States operating as a DK imprint, which specializes in video game strategy guides, covering multiple video game platforms. It published their first strategy guide in November 1993 and has grown to publish roughly 90-100 guides per year. On June 1, 2015, BradyGames merged with Prima Games, and future strategy guides made by the publishing company will be published under the Prima Games label.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
292 global ratings
A well written, fantastically illustrated piece of gaming history
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A well written, fantastically illustrated piece of gaming history
This is a beautiful book that pays tribute to one of my favorite game developer/publishers. 200+ characters spanning their entire catalog of games.It's more than just an art book, though as each page has a nice bio on the character(and sometimes full cast!) including any other alias they go by and much more! This is definitely a great hard cover table top book to glance through and also a fantastic point of reference for my work as well!Recommended!
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Adrian Jenkins
5.0 out of 5 stars A nice compendium, assuming you haven't bought one of these before
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2013
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I confess: I like lists of things, and when it comes to character encyclopedias, I love them. I have character encyclopedias for the Marvel and DC universe, as well as specialized ones for various superhero teams. I have character encyclopedias for Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Outlaws of the Marsh, and they're great, because there are so many names in each of those works.

So now, I also have Capcom's character encyclopedia. First, it seems that Capcom had one of these published 5 years back for its 25th anniversary. If you have that, I don't know that I would purchase this one. While there are new entries, they're pretty weak overall (I particularly like the entries for "Arisen" and "Dragon" from Dragon's Dogma - both of those characters have less personality than, say, Black Tiger).

So, first, a few things about the specifics of the book. The book itself has a nice textbook-type hardcover, and around 200 full-color pages, each with a name of a character, some specifics, a graphic image, and a box summarizing his or her place in the Capcom universe. The pages are also glossy. The entire book cost me around ten buck on Amazon (with free shipping from Prime). Put that way, you are getting a fully-illustrated hardcover book for roughly five cents per page. That's pretty darn good value.

The write-ups are not bad at all. At times, they are actually pretty funny. I have no doubt that a google search would yield much of the information, but it's still nice to see the alternative names. Sometimes there is some subtle commentary on the games in question (I particularly like the mention of Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter, which I utterly loathed as a game). The character selection is vast - I had not even heard of many of the characters appearing in the encyclopedia.

If I had one small gripe, some of the artwork is lacking. I was particularly disappointed in the image of Morrigan used for the book (and the Darkstalkers characters in general were somewhat lacking overall). Many of the images are pretty stock, but some are pretty unique, so it's really a matter of taste. But for the cost, it's hard to go wrong.
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CHRiSTOPHER
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Tone of this Encyclopedia
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2014
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I have enjoyed brief backgrounds of the characters who's names I know and stories I didn't. It isn't a database of every detail of every character, but does a great job describing a wide variety of characters without trailing off into too much detail. Some entries have witty remarks and sarcasms where the character simply doesn't have much of a story to offer, and it's very entertaining.
The book came in a sturdy hard cover and the pages where filled with bright illustrations so there was no mistaking which Ryu you are reading about.
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RG
4.0 out of 5 stars Great price, mediocre content
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2013
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Over the past 30 years Capcom has created many very memorable characters. As with any game company, there have also been many very mundane, filler characters. This encyclopedia covers pretty much any Capcom character you can think of, from the exceptional (Mega Man, Ryu) to the forgettable(Maki from FF2 and many that I can't remember). When the book finally arrived I was surprised as to how small it was. The book is not much larger in size than your standard strategy guide (except that it is hardcover).

The main problem with this book is that it is not what you would expect an encyclopedia to be. Each character is represented by a single page and then 2 or 3 paragraphs. There is a small section on each character page that tells you where you may have first seen the character as well as where you may have seen them most recently, but that is it when it comes to facts or data. The content is equally split between the famous and vanilla characters (1 page each). It is strange to see a single page devoted to a Capcom superstar like Chun-Li or Wesker sitting next to some character from a minor game from ages ago that you've probably never heard of. The issue isn't that these minor characters are included, but rather that there should be more information and details when it comes to characters who have been in more games and have much richer stories and legacies. If you were hoping to find your favorite character and find a trove of trivia, statistics, or even a list of each title they appear in...you are out of luck.

The above complaint is probably to be expected considering the breadth of the subject (there are a LOT of characters in this book). If this were a paperback copy at the same price this would be a 3 star book at best. Instead of a paperback book, though, the finished product is a very presentable hardcover book. The illustrations are very vibrant and high quality. It is a perfect coffee table book where you could easily flip through a few pages and read up on some of the good and not-so-good Capcom characters created over the past 30 years. I would have liked more content, but for the price there really are no substitutes at this time. 4 Stars.
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Christopher Barrett
5.0 out of 5 stars Realize what this is and it's worth the $11 or so ~
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013
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This is an encyclopedia, so think reference if you will. Each entry is one page. There are almost 200 characters in the book. DK has done a good job on this guide, which I have a feeling was a Japanese release that was translated. The reason? Well the book does include at least a dozen or more Capcom characters which were in Japanese only games.

But for what you pay for this is a good value. You have a brief bio of each character, the game they first appeared in, and a few other tidbits. Each entry also has a picture, typically of the hand drawn character before they were digitized. Others have a screen shot or two from games the character appeared in.

One thing I would have liked would have been a list of all games the character appeared in. Since Capcom does tend to have characters cross franchises and genres, this would have been fun.

Again, not a thorough compendium like those released for the Atelier series or even the recent Zelda Historia, but a good little cross section book.
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Lilith Luna
5.0 out of 5 stars it does feature the most famous ones along with some obscure ones for good measure. While all of the facts aren't correct ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2015
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While it doesn't feature every Capcom Character, it does feature the most famous ones along with some obscure ones for good measure. While all of the facts aren't correct (like saying Mega Man's most recent appearance was Project x Zone when it was Mega Man X that appeared in that), its still full of nice facts.
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Paulo Diego
5.0 out of 5 stars Espetacular
Reviewed in Brazil on August 12, 2017
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Top! Essa edição é fantástica. Parabéns a Capcom por fazer a história de muitos felizes. E a DK e Brady Games por nos proporcionar esse excelente conteúdo.
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Jorge Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars El Lore de los personajes más representativos de Capcom
Reviewed in Mexico on October 14, 2016
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Completa enciclopedia llena de curiosidades y datos básicos sobre los personajes más representativos de Capcom. Cada página dedicada trae ilustración, historia, videojuegos en donde ha aparecido, y algunos datos curiosos sobre cada uno de ellos. Sin duda una excelente pieza de historia de los videojuegos en un libro de excelente calidad.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful little book with a fair bit of effort put ...
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2016
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A wonderful little book with a fair bit of effort put into it. I especially love the pages dedicated to their older characters like Super Joe.
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Vinz
5.0 out of 5 stars Parfait!
Reviewed in France on January 12, 2016
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Excellente qualité du produit, livre de très haute finitio.
Le cadeau parfait pour les fans de capcom! Ventre très rapide!
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Andrea
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo!!!
Reviewed in Italy on September 12, 2014
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Un'enciclopedia ben fatta sui personaggi del favoloso universo Capcom, la miglior software house videoludica del mondo! Personaggi storici come Ryu, Chun Li, Morrigan, Arthur, Megaman, Strider, Dante che hanno fatto grande il mondo dei videogiochi. Titoli come Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Ghost'n'Goblin, Megaman Legends sono qui descritti attraverso i loro protagonisti. Una bibbia imperdibile per chi, come me, ama i videogames di casa Capcom.
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