In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "X-Men vs. Street Fighter" on their November 1, 1996 issue as being the most-successful arcade game of the year, outperforming titles such as "Quiz Nanairo Dreams" and "Stakes Winner 2". A reviewer for "Next Generation" scored the arcade version three out of five stars. He complimented the tag team mechanic and noted that the game continued the inflation of explosive projectiles and lengthy combos from Capcom's previous 2D fighters, but felt this breed of game had been milked out, concluding, ""X-Men Vs. Street Fighter" is a fun game, but it's just a bit of an overdose of the kind of game of which we've already played way too much."