Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two World's Preview

So with three weeks left til the official release of Capcom's long awaited VS. fighter I though I would do a preview on the game (characters, modes, extra's, etc) So without further adieu LET'S ROCK!

 So at last count the character total was up to 36 (18 on the marvel side and 18 on the capcom side) two of these character's are DLC (Jill and Shuma) now a lot of the cast that appeared in the original two make an appearance in this game they are wholly different this time around. Though Fan favorite Mega Man is not in the game (replaced by his X counter part Zero) Capcom has listened to their fans and kept most of the core fighters from the last two. The characters are listed below:

Name: Akuma
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Super Street Fighter II Turbo

Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Resident Evil

Name: Amaterasu
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Okami

Name: Captain America
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Captain America Comics #1

Name: Chris Redfield
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Resident Evil

Name: Chun-Li
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Street Fighter II

Name: Crimson Viper
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Street Fighter IV

Name: Dante
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Devil May Cry

Name: Deadpool
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The New Mutants #98

Name: Doctor Doom
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Fantastic Four #5

Name: Dormammu
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Strange Tales #126

Name: Felicia
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Darkstalkers

Name: Hulk
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1

Name: Iron Man
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #39

Name: Jill Valentine (DLC Character)
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Resident Evil

Name: Magneto
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The X-Men #1

Name: Mike Haggar
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Final Fight

Name: M.O.D.O.K.
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #93

Name: Morrigan Aensland
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Darkstalkers

Name: Nathan Spencer
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Bionic Commando

Name: Phoenix (Jean Grey)
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: X-Men #1

Name: Ryu
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Street Fighter

Name: She-Hulk
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Savage She-Hulk #1

Name: Shuma-Gorath (DLC Character)
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #5

Name: Sir Arthur
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Ghosts n Goblins

Name: Spider-Man
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15

Name: Storm
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1

Name: Super-Skrull
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #18

Name: Taskmaster
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Avengers #195

Name: Thor
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Journey Into Mystery #83

Name: Trish
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Devil May Cry

Name: Tron Bonne
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Mega Man Legends

Name: Viewtiful Joe
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Viewtiful Joe

Name: Wolverine
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #180

Name: X-23
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: NYX #3

Name: Zero
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Mega Man X

(This list appears on IGN HERE)

 Think what you will about the character choices for each side, I personally love each side for the most part both rosters seem fresh and cool. Which leads me to believe that with DLC the character roster could potentially get a boost later on in the year. Character and game play videos can be found HERE, there are loads of people complaining about certain characters (She-Hulk, MODOK) but personally I think that these characters can and will be fun to play and master. Those that say She-Hulk and Hulk are basically the same have never seen the game play video's because let me tell you they are completely different fighters.

Capcom wanted a comic book feel to this game and to that regard they have exceed expectations. The backgrounds are animated with zany appeal and all the moves from the simple to the super are cool and fun to watch. Let's face it if you're going to be playing this game for a long time you want it to be visually appealing so as to not get bored of the constant supers that people will pull off. Just a side note Marvel vs Capcom 2 is available on the XBL and PSN stores and I suggest people who haven't played it give it a try, it's about 10 years old but still to this day plays better the most fighters of our generation. New reports out of Capcom have stated that there will be alternate costumes for some characters while others will get new colour scheme's.

Now let's get into the game modes: Arcade, Online, simple, and mission mode should offer tons of different play options. Arcade and online are pretty self explanatory, while simple mode strips away the four punch and kick buttons and instead add four power buttons. Capcom has stated that this mode will allow "inexperienced" players the chance to go toe to toe with people who are more skilled. How this will work is beyond me but I guess we will see in three weeks. Mission mode has a cloak over it, the only reason I know about it is it is listed as an achievement for the game in xbox360achievements located HERE. I am assuming that Capcom will release more info as we get closer to the date of release.

Lastly, there are two versions of the game available: the normal edition (59.99) and the Special Edition (69.99) personally I would go for the special edition because you get a lot more for only $10 more. If you order it from the Capcom store you also get a "Waste of Flesh" T-shirt its pretty cool and is located HERE.

Anyway I hope you pick this game up like I will and enjoy it like I will, so good luck and LET'S ROCK!

Coming Soon:
Little Big Planet 2 CE review
Vengance Trilogy Blu-Ray Review







1 comment:

  1. Just pre-ordered the Special edition on capcoms website.

    My go to team I'll be using

    Resident Evil Theme:
    Chris, Albert, Jill

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