Injustice 2 is getting a tremendous amount of buzz right now. The team at NetherRealm Studios has done a fabulous job with the game’s reveals, between teaser trailers here and there, major new characters that are being added to the game and other great features that are coming, as well as a private beta that has stirred up a lot of general interest in the game.
And yet, it’s kind of weird that we haven’t heard a peep from its biggest competitor, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, since its reveal. The game was first showcased at the PlayStation Experience back in December, and only a handful of characters have been revealed thus far. There are a few lessons Capcom could learn from NetherRealm’s approach to Injustice 2. That’s not saying outright copy the ideas, by any means, but rather take them and roll with them as their own, like with character reveals and other events.
Everyone is trying the shared universe thing these days, but Marvel and Capcom were mashing up their most beloved characters decades ago. Perhaps their best crossover effort was Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, which was released on the PlayStation 2 & Xbox on Nov. 19, 2002, in North America. Previous releases took place in arcades and on Sega’s beloved but ill-fated Dreamcast console. Later releases came out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360’s digital storefronts.
Former employees of Backbone Entertainment have formed a new company called Digital Eclipse. On Twitter studio head Mike Mika confirmed they would love to help the fans. In addition to having ported MvC 2 before, the studio has worked with Disney on re-releases of the Disney Afternoon Collection, Aladdin and The Lion King. Legions of fans are waiting for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 to take them for one more ride.
These fighting game series have been sitting out for too long. It's time for them to get a sequel.
to be fair, there were three capcom vs snk titles. 1, Pro & 2 but only one SvC Chaos. If there is a capcom/SNK crossover that needs a new entry it is that one.
Arcade1Up reveals how the company was able to bring back the retro fighting game, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, with brand-new arcade cabinets.
