Id say Geese. I cant put my finger on an exact instance where I can say "See, Geese is better than Bison" but I always thought Geese was on the level of Akuma or the higher etichilons of the fighting chars. I think, in his youth, Geese was like Ryu, or Terry, but his quest for strength turned him bitter over the years. He always seemed like a deep character, whose skill spoke volumes to me.
Or you could just say Im too much of a fanboy for fatal fury.
This is a real good fight, both equal in my eyes, I want to say Geese wins, but I cant really back it up y'know. Geese seems more straight up skilled in hand to hand, but Bison's psycho power can make up the difference. I see it happening like this. Maybe Bison will do his mind games, teleporting etc cheap shots, until Geese goes all zen with his training. Closes his eyes, extends his feelings, uses the force, whatever. He stalemates Bison, and Bison decides to "Fight you on your own level!" and thats where Geese can get a win. But like I said, its a tough call, and I cant really back my decision up with cold hard facts (which is difficult to do in this genre anyway)
I will say that if Bison wants to hang with Geese, he needs to bring his A-game, Im talking Shin levels in the later games. The early bisons = not impressive.
I like your style Onikirimaru. and I will drop you a hint of Geese in his A-Game.
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special's version of Geese (A.K.A. Nightmare geese) was one of the toughest fighting game bosses I have ever played. Bison's Shin variants can hang with him, but this version of Geese was so fricken cheap.... Reppukens that eat any other projectiles, Blitzen speed and damage means that even Shin Bison would have to rely on supers....
Actually, not much has happened in the cannon timeline since Alpha 3 and SF3 3rd strike.
The latest SF solo game was EX3 for the PS2, other than that there have been the whole horde of Capcom vs SNK games and the Capcom Fighters Evolution spoof game.
There have been talks of SF4, but development and release dtates havn't even been set yet
I have both...
If I had to pick one, then it'll depend on what you'r looking for.
For variety in your characters and customizability, go for Capcom vs SNK 2.
For the cool looking SNK sprites and some very cool sidestory action, go for SVC: Chaos.
Both games have a pretty good degree of playability so it's really up to you.