Professor Chaos Writes: Fans of the fighting genre have been waiting nearly a decade for this game. No, it’s not the sequel to Shenmue, but in fact the sequel to what is, arguably, the greatest crossover fighting game franchise around: Marvel vs. Capcom. It wasn’t long ago that fans were making their own version of this game with the fighting game engine Mugen. While some of those were fun, none of them hold a candle to the official sequel. The MvC games are known for combos that fill the screen, air juggles that defy the laws of gravity and some of the flashiest finishers around. But, can Capcom capture lighting in a bottle for the third time?
Artist Chris Cayco, who we’ve featured a few times before on Kotaku, grew up playing Marvel vs. Capcom (and Marvel vs. Street Fighter) games. His tribute to this, which took him over 175 hours, was to combine every single character to ever appear in Capcom’s crossover series in the one enormous image.
Makes me despise Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite that much more
So much wasted potential
As common as it is today, it is hard to believe that there was a time where gaming franchises crossing over was just a pipe dream. Capcom broke down the wall, but they took the combination of some of the most unlikely of franchises and made it the norm.
Whether it was a colossal successful partnership with Marvel Comics or a collaboration with rivals Namco and SNK, the “Vs.” series brought unforgettable experiences to the fighting genre.
Marvel doesn't just have a bright future ahead of it in films, but in the gaming realm as well. Some exciting new titles are showing up on all hardware, so does that mean gamers are finally catching up with the MCU?
Game blows away MVC2. Just look at how it looks and all the action on the screen! Anyone that bitches about this game is so full of it. Get this game now!!!