Marvel Vs Capcom 2, as the spectacular tournament fighting game it is, has lived up to its expectations, and it has grandly surpassed them. Capcom has filled a tired genre with innovations again. It makes me wonder what is in store for Marvel Vs Capcom 3. The graphics are just unbelievable! The music and sound affects are superb, and the gameplay is fast and furious (as well being great fun) with great control. The character selection in the game is amazing, as well. This is such a great game!
6 Reviews
Absolute masterpiece.
dudleystreetfighter27 March 2020
I LOVE Fighting Games and this is a masterpiece.
This game is well balanced and has a big roster which makes it fun for online plays.(only if you got the game before getting deleted from playstation shop)
The roster is big and has new and old unforgettable characters like, New: Ruby Heart, Sonson and Amingo. Old: Ryu, Sakura and Bulleta/B.B Hood.
The songs are really good.
The stages are beautiful. Deserved to be overrated. 10/10
This game is well balanced and has a big roster which makes it fun for online plays.(only if you got the game before getting deleted from playstation shop)
The roster is big and has new and old unforgettable characters like, New: Ruby Heart, Sonson and Amingo. Old: Ryu, Sakura and Bulleta/B.B Hood.
The songs are really good.
The stages are beautiful. Deserved to be overrated. 10/10
Tastes great, less filling!
SoulRealism12 April 2001
Ah yes, the VS series, MVC2 being the pinnacle. It's been said before, this is what you get when half of the crew fell asleep on the job, unfortunately the gameplay half did. Don't get me wrong, this is fun, but you get tired of mashing buttons. As for the plot summary, AHAHAHAHAHAAAAA... There is no plot. Beat that guy at the end and win! Eh, who plays this by their self anyway?
The Ultimate 2D Experience!
Wolfdemon31 August 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I've always been a big fan of 2D fighting games since the days of Street Fighter 2. Several years back, Capcom created the popular "Vs" series starting with X-men vs. Street Fighter, then Marvel Superheroes vs. Street Fighter, and finally Marvel vs. Capcom. In 2000, Capcom released their greatest "Vs" title ever, Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Five years later, MvC 2 still holds up in the 3D fighting dominated genre. Here's my review on MvsC 2.
Plot: There's not much plot when it comes to fighting games, MvC 2 is no exception. Leave the plot to your imagination. However, there are a total of 56 characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes. On the Marvel side: Venom, Spider-man, Hulk, Dr. Doom, members of the X-men, Capt. America, etc. On the Capcom side: Strider Hiryu, Hayato, Jill Valentine from Resident Evil, the cast of Street Fighter, Tron Bonne, etc. There are also new characters who entered the fighting scene: Amingo, Ruby Heart, Sonson, and Abyss. 5/5
Graphics: Despite the 2D characters being low-res, they still look pretty awesome and have a great anime feel to them. The 3D backgrounds does look very colorful. Capcom certainly did a good job on MvC 2's graphics. 4/5
Sound: The sounds in this game are pretty good but the lounge jazz/pop music doesn't really suit MvC 2 at all. Capcom should of sticked with the rock/techno music like in the previous "Vs" titles. 3/5
Gameplay: The gameplay of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 truly shines right here. The controls are very good and easy to do when doing flashy hyper combo attacks. The gameplay is fast paced and super crazy. MvC 2 also has a system where you can purchase secret characters, secret stages, and artwork. Not really much to choose from though. 4/5
Despite being over 5 years old, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 still has that charm and appeal to fighting game fans. If you still have a soft spot for 2D fighting games, MvC 2 is worth the buy. Also check out Capcom's latest 2D fighting game, Capcom Fighting Evolution.
Final Review: 4/5
Plot: There's not much plot when it comes to fighting games, MvC 2 is no exception. Leave the plot to your imagination. However, there are a total of 56 characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes. On the Marvel side: Venom, Spider-man, Hulk, Dr. Doom, members of the X-men, Capt. America, etc. On the Capcom side: Strider Hiryu, Hayato, Jill Valentine from Resident Evil, the cast of Street Fighter, Tron Bonne, etc. There are also new characters who entered the fighting scene: Amingo, Ruby Heart, Sonson, and Abyss. 5/5
Graphics: Despite the 2D characters being low-res, they still look pretty awesome and have a great anime feel to them. The 3D backgrounds does look very colorful. Capcom certainly did a good job on MvC 2's graphics. 4/5
Sound: The sounds in this game are pretty good but the lounge jazz/pop music doesn't really suit MvC 2 at all. Capcom should of sticked with the rock/techno music like in the previous "Vs" titles. 3/5
Gameplay: The gameplay of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 truly shines right here. The controls are very good and easy to do when doing flashy hyper combo attacks. The gameplay is fast paced and super crazy. MvC 2 also has a system where you can purchase secret characters, secret stages, and artwork. Not really much to choose from though. 4/5
Despite being over 5 years old, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 still has that charm and appeal to fighting game fans. If you still have a soft spot for 2D fighting games, MvC 2 is worth the buy. Also check out Capcom's latest 2D fighting game, Capcom Fighting Evolution.
Final Review: 4/5
The best fighting video game along with Tekken!
Grantfan22 October 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Along with it's first game, Sonic Championship and Tekken, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is one of the best fighting video games around. It's very simple, choose three characters and beat the crap out of other teams and the final boss: Abyss. For warning, each character has a weak spot like how Woverine (both versions) have great offensives they're not good when you want to use a long range attack. Some characters such as Cable and Bulleta (B.B Hood) can hurt opponents with a special attack even when they're in defense.
The game has great graphics, music, sounds and the voices can sound like the characters as you wished. Although characters such as Bison and Megaman X aren't in the video game should hopefully have a 3rd addition in the future.
The game has great graphics, music, sounds and the voices can sound like the characters as you wished. Although characters such as Bison and Megaman X aren't in the video game should hopefully have a 3rd addition in the future.
Okay game, but too many things missing (possible spoiler)
BinaryCode100125 May 2004
Warning: Spoilers
For everyone who has played from "X-Men: Children of the Atom," you already get the gameplay mechanics here. However, this game is NOT like the last installments of the (very expansive) series. I'll explain better in my natural breakdown:
GRAPHICS: VERY different from what you're used to. Instead of 2D backgrounds, you've got fully-rendered 3D backdrops. This is only the first time it's been done, but for those who have played Resident Evil, you'll notice it's another one of Capcom's "stick fake models against a realistic background" system. The graphics are Dreamcast-par (which explains why it wasn't released for PS1), but the game still uses character sprites. The sprites are nicely detailed, and animation is fast-paced. However, the sprites are a bit pixelated. Attack effects are superior, too...instead of hand-drawn "blast" effects, you get 3D-rendered particle effects.
SOUND: Still contains the same grunts and yells from the previous games, so nothing new here. It's satisfactory, and there's nothing to complain about (at least I don't think so). The characters' respective American and Japanese voices make their presence known once again, but the disappointing thing is that these guys weren't billed in the credits. Perhaps Capcom tried to screw them over...?
GAMEPLAY: It works the same as the gameplay from "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter" and "Marvel vs. Capcom," with the easily-executed Specials. But here's the saddening part...NO VARIABLE CROSS-OVERS! How can it be any fun if both partners can't beat the snot out of their opponent at the same time? This is probably because there are now 3 team members to a team, which would be a little confusing for a Variable Cross-Over. Speaking for the Dreamcast, MvC2 is the only home version of an arcade game that is EXACTLY like the arcade version (unlike the previous home versions in which the gameplay was changed around in order to be a watered-down system). Chain Specials make a re-appearance, though...the maximum number of Specials you can perform in one chain is 3, but in Training Mode, you can pull off an infinite number of Specials in one chain. Not very useful there, though. The only thing close to the blitz-fast Variable Cross-Over system from MvC is the ability to have all 3 of your members perform their Specials on one enemy simultaneously. Pick your team members wisely because not everyone's Special is a useful one in a 3x Special Attack. This time around, you can "snapback" your opponent and bring out an alternative teammate of theirs (not useful if the opponent has no team members left). Unless you REALLY want to bring an alternative teammate out and you have Special power levels to waste, go ahead and snapback. The buttons you press to snapback will determine which teammate will come out. Also, the Final Boss is hardly even challenging! In the last installments, the Final Boss actually needed work to fight (i.e. Cyber-Akuma, Onslaught), but the boss here, Abyss, is nearly a cinch. He may have 3 forms for you to fight, but there's not much careful play against him. His final form may be a big bad monster, but believe me, you'll have a more difficult time getting hit by his attacks than for YOU to hit HIM. There are also no other unique gameplay elements. You fight till you win. In other games, there were actually extra elements thrown in (like, in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, you have to fight your partner at the end, and in Marvel vs. Capcom, Onslaught tries to stop you before reaching his stage, and he actually has beef with the characters). In MvC2, there's nothing to do but fight.
STORY: Okay, THIS is where the game fails miserably...THERE IS NO STORY. This is how it goes...you select 3 characters, play through to Abyss, and that's it. In the previous games, all characters had epilogues to their stories, and they had special reasons for participating in the fight. In MvC2, like I said before, you fight until you're done. You get NOTHING out of it except Credit Points you can use to purchase more characters and stages from the Secret Factor. None of the characters have reasons to be here...they're just HERE. It would have been nice to know why Tron Bonne decided to fight Abyss, but the only ending we see is during the end credits. The Marvel characters and the Capcom characters seem to be having a party on a boat, and the party is told through still pictures. That's what you see no matter who you select during the game.
BOTTOM LINE: Only get this game if you're just looking for a decent fighting game to play (buying or renting is your choice, depending on how good you think it is), but if you were waiting to see what everyone was up to after the Onslaught trials quieted down, you'll want to pass this by.
FINAL SCORE: 8/10
GRAPHICS: VERY different from what you're used to. Instead of 2D backgrounds, you've got fully-rendered 3D backdrops. This is only the first time it's been done, but for those who have played Resident Evil, you'll notice it's another one of Capcom's "stick fake models against a realistic background" system. The graphics are Dreamcast-par (which explains why it wasn't released for PS1), but the game still uses character sprites. The sprites are nicely detailed, and animation is fast-paced. However, the sprites are a bit pixelated. Attack effects are superior, too...instead of hand-drawn "blast" effects, you get 3D-rendered particle effects.
SOUND: Still contains the same grunts and yells from the previous games, so nothing new here. It's satisfactory, and there's nothing to complain about (at least I don't think so). The characters' respective American and Japanese voices make their presence known once again, but the disappointing thing is that these guys weren't billed in the credits. Perhaps Capcom tried to screw them over...?
GAMEPLAY: It works the same as the gameplay from "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter" and "Marvel vs. Capcom," with the easily-executed Specials. But here's the saddening part...NO VARIABLE CROSS-OVERS! How can it be any fun if both partners can't beat the snot out of their opponent at the same time? This is probably because there are now 3 team members to a team, which would be a little confusing for a Variable Cross-Over. Speaking for the Dreamcast, MvC2 is the only home version of an arcade game that is EXACTLY like the arcade version (unlike the previous home versions in which the gameplay was changed around in order to be a watered-down system). Chain Specials make a re-appearance, though...the maximum number of Specials you can perform in one chain is 3, but in Training Mode, you can pull off an infinite number of Specials in one chain. Not very useful there, though. The only thing close to the blitz-fast Variable Cross-Over system from MvC is the ability to have all 3 of your members perform their Specials on one enemy simultaneously. Pick your team members wisely because not everyone's Special is a useful one in a 3x Special Attack. This time around, you can "snapback" your opponent and bring out an alternative teammate of theirs (not useful if the opponent has no team members left). Unless you REALLY want to bring an alternative teammate out and you have Special power levels to waste, go ahead and snapback. The buttons you press to snapback will determine which teammate will come out. Also, the Final Boss is hardly even challenging! In the last installments, the Final Boss actually needed work to fight (i.e. Cyber-Akuma, Onslaught), but the boss here, Abyss, is nearly a cinch. He may have 3 forms for you to fight, but there's not much careful play against him. His final form may be a big bad monster, but believe me, you'll have a more difficult time getting hit by his attacks than for YOU to hit HIM. There are also no other unique gameplay elements. You fight till you win. In other games, there were actually extra elements thrown in (like, in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, you have to fight your partner at the end, and in Marvel vs. Capcom, Onslaught tries to stop you before reaching his stage, and he actually has beef with the characters). In MvC2, there's nothing to do but fight.
STORY: Okay, THIS is where the game fails miserably...THERE IS NO STORY. This is how it goes...you select 3 characters, play through to Abyss, and that's it. In the previous games, all characters had epilogues to their stories, and they had special reasons for participating in the fight. In MvC2, like I said before, you fight until you're done. You get NOTHING out of it except Credit Points you can use to purchase more characters and stages from the Secret Factor. None of the characters have reasons to be here...they're just HERE. It would have been nice to know why Tron Bonne decided to fight Abyss, but the only ending we see is during the end credits. The Marvel characters and the Capcom characters seem to be having a party on a boat, and the party is told through still pictures. That's what you see no matter who you select during the game.
BOTTOM LINE: Only get this game if you're just looking for a decent fighting game to play (buying or renting is your choice, depending on how good you think it is), but if you were waiting to see what everyone was up to after the Onslaught trials quieted down, you'll want to pass this by.
FINAL SCORE: 8/10
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