Is that Megaman fighting Street Fighter’s Blanka? The answer to that question would be a shocking and enthusiastic “YES!” The game Street Fighter X Megaman was shown during the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tournament in San Francisco and will be distributed as a free download on the Capcom Unity website.

Its slated for a December 17th release and marks the closing of the month-long Street Fighter anniversary celebrations and the start of the Megaman 25th anniversary festivities.

The crossover retains the classic Megaman style, Street Fighter characters including Ryu, Chun-Li, Blanka, Rolento and Dhalsim have been converted to 8-bit and serve as boss characters. Also once your defeat the big bosses you gain a NEW power that you carry into the next level.

“Our fans have been so supportive of the 25th Anniversary efforts on Street Fighter, that we wanted to provide one last surprise and token of our appreciation,” said Christian Svensson, Capcom’s SVP of consumer software.

“This game symbolizes the passion and dedication of our fans and with the 25th Anniversary of Mega Man coming up, we felt it was our duty to bring this wonderful experience to everyone who has shared the last 25 years with us and both of these celebrated franchises.”