What the..? A 2D fighting game? Where am I? 1995? Agh! I’ve slipped into a time paradox! I’ll never get back I’ll…(stop blathering on and get to the point? – Ed) Hold on… It’s new? They STILL make these things? Well, I’d better take a look then…

Marvel vs. 2 is a game that requires little explanation. You pick characters from either the universe (Wolverine, Spiderman, etc.) or from the Capcom universe (Ryu, Ken, Megaman, etc.) and then you get them to scrap like drunks after a can of Special Brew. To make it even simpler, it’s all in wonderful 2D. Great.

Well, actually, it’s not all that bad. For a start, I used to love Street fighter, and this is essentially the same game, just in a prettier package. The idea of Wolverine beating The Hulk to a pulp is quite good too, but I can’t help but feel that these types of game have had their day; after all there is only so much you can do with a sprite.

The graphics, although 2D, are rather nice. They hurtle along at a great speed and hardly ever slow down, even when you unleash a flurry of super attacks that fill the screen with over the top effects. The characters all look good, especially the Marvel ones (Spidey looks awesome) and there is even a bit of pseudo in the backgrounds… more like 2.5D. This is about as good as a 2D fighting game can get and it’s pretty damn good.

As for the way MvsC2 plays, its best described as hectic. Take your eyes off of that screen for an instant and your ass will be ‘whupped’ well and truly. In turbo mode you’ll find yourself frantically pushing buttons to unleash combos and switching partners like there’s no tomorrow. It’ actually rather good fun, if you like your pure and simple. This game makes a perfect after pub title as you and your mates put those old ‘which superhero is harder’ arguments to rest. It’s fun, plain and simple.

One thing that actually puts me off the game more than anything is the music. The tunes aren’t exactly fighting material. But then again, neither are the musical scores in most fighting games. Perhaps it’s time to put heavy metal into fighting games? Or perhaps the bad is a ploy to make you feel like you don’t want to fight, so that the on screen battle doesn’t spill into your living room? Whatever, it’s bloody annoying, so just turn it down or off!

Most of the time, these games have a long lifespan, as you and your mates battle it out time and time again, but MvsC2 has more to offer than that, too. Within this game, you will find a huge amount of playable secret characters hidden away; giving you plenty of reason to have another go, just so you can uncover them all. It’s always a nice feature and Capcom rarely disappoint!

So, have 2D fighters had their day? Well, no, not just yet, if they keep producing games of this standard, I will be playing them for a while yet. Still, it would be nice to see something a little more original….

3D? Who needs it…

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By Ben Jackson

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  1. kevin london Unregistered 7 years ago

    this game is so "tight"
    i can't wait to get it

  2. Chipp Zanuff Unregistered 7 years ago

    Umm....hey dudez...i wuz like wonderin...if....this game is on PS2...becuz everywhere i see it...it is on XBOX...help....

  3. eric canada Unregistered 6 years ago

    i think this is the best game that capcom has made since street fighters and you caint forget megaman and all the other good stuff. I mean the graffics are just exelent and the gameplay is alsome but the music they chose for these game is just chorny

  4. emanuel Unregistered 6 years ago

    can u give me some codes for ps2

  5. josh Unregistered 6 years ago

    gi'me some cheats you arse

  6. brandon Unregistered 6 years ago

    this game is really cool!real comic grapics you cant beat it!

  7. jonny wishbone Unregistered 6 years ago

    ive got this game and it is really spectactular! i love it

  8. Samuel Unregistered 6 years ago

    How do allow sakura 2 become dark sakura as well as zangief become mech zangief?

  9. ben man Unregistered 6 years ago

    how do u get secret characters? mine are out of stock and arent comin back even thought i only have like 17 of them

  10. ben man Unregistered 6 years ago

    zangief automatically did it for me try setting his type different then doing supa combo

  11. jose manuel Unregistered 6 years ago

    mi comentario es que quiero
    jugar. y que si me pueden mandar
    algunos juegos

  12. EDWY Unregistered 6 years ago

    DEVERIAN DE PONER CLAVES O CODIGOS PARA EL JUEGO DE HULK EN PS2.

  13. EDWY Unregistered 6 years ago

    DEVERIAN DE PONER CLAVES O CODIGOS PARA EL JUEGO DE HULK EN PS2.

  14. felipe Unregistered 6 years ago

    como se sacan los n puntos y los v puntos en marvel vs capcom 2

  15. max Unregistered 6 years ago

    do you have a code to get every fighter???

  16. Anton Unregistered 6 years ago

    Who ever thinks they r good at Street fighter let them chalange me and they will fall to my might

  17. rasek Unregistered 6 years ago

    esque tienes que empear el guego con chunli y de ai son 1 ala derecha 2atras 4 abajo 2derech 3areba 2 iz 3abajo 1der 1ezq 4 abajo

  18. iaki Unregistered 6 years ago

    como saco los escondidos en marvel vs capcom 1

  19. LUISMIGUEL ESCAMILLA MATIAS Unregistered 6 years ago

    LOS PESONAJES ESCONDIDOS DE MARVE VS CAP COM

  20. LUISMIGUEL ESCAMILLA MATIAS Unregistered 6 years ago

    LOS PESONAJES ESCONDIDOS DE MARVE VS CAP COM

  21. jp2004 Unregistered 6 years ago

    yo tengo las claves de el juego marvel vs capcom 1

  22. SOLO ERIK _400@HOTMAIL.COM Unregistered 5 years ago

    MI COMENTARIO ES QUE QUISIERA SEBER COMO SACAR ALOS PERSONAJES ESCOMDIDOS DE MARBELVSCAPCOM Y TANBIEN QUISIERA SABER COMO SACO MAS TRUCOS PARA ASER COMBOS

  23. Xavier Unregistered 5 years ago

    MI COMENTARIO ES QUE QUISIERA SEBER COMO SACAR A LOS PERSONAJES ESCONDIDOS DE MARBEL VS. CAPCOM 2 Y TAMBIEN QUISIERA SABER COMO SACO MAS TRUCOS PARA SABER COMBOS

  24. gama Unregistered 5 years ago

    que les da miedo darme trucos de marvel vs capcom 2

  25. JOKESTER Unregistered 5 years ago

    YO NO HABLA MUCHA ESPANOL. DISE ME QUE TU QUIEDO EN INGLES

  26. eli from the Chi- Unregistered 5 years ago

    I got this game and its off the hook

  27. Roberto Unregistered 5 years ago

    deberian de poner esta pagina en español

  28. joshua Unregistered 5 years ago

    what r the names of all the girl characters

  29. FIDEL (CABLE) Unregistered 5 years ago

    MI CONSULTA ES LA SIGUIENTE: POR QUE NO PONEN VIDEOS GRAVADOS EN TODOS LOS TORNEOS DE MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2 PARA PODER VER TODOS LOS TRUCOS PARA QUE APRENDEN MAS TODOS Y LOS QUE JUEGAN Y YO

  30. Guile Unregistered 5 years ago

    hey

  31. Emanuel Unregistered 5 years ago

    si alguien sabe truco para marvel vs capcom 2 para arcade mandamelo a elrapper_032@hotmail

  32. pito juegas Unregistered 5 years ago

    chinga tu madre puto no me sirve tus pendejos comentarios

  33. frank Unregistered 5 years ago

    quiero que me manden videos de marvel vs capcom 2

  34. matthias Unregistered 5 years ago

    los monos se tienen q comprar en el menu de inicio busquen par de wueones

  35. Chirtopher Israel Unregistered 5 years ago

    Quiero saber sacar monos en la de marbel vs capcom 1

  36. Nio Unregistered 5 years ago

    Hi!!!!!!!!!!

  37. julio Unregistered 5 years ago

    I love this game so much

  38. raul lescano Unregistered 5 years ago

    quiero sacar todo los personages

  39. RAUL LESCANO Unregistered 5 years ago

    QUICIERA SABER COMO SACAR TODOS LOS PERSONAGES OCULTOS

  40. RAUL LESCANO Unregistered 5 years ago

    quiero saver el truco para sacar todos los personages ocultos

  41. JOANLEE Unregistered 5 years ago

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  42. JOKESTER116 Unregistered 5 years ago

    ENGLISH PLEASE

  43. ferdds Unregistered 5 years ago

    vayanse a la cresta

  44. jorge Unregistered 5 years ago

    como sacar los personaje escondido de marvel vs
    capcom

  45. daniel Unregistered 5 years ago

    como sacar los personajes escondidos de marbel vs capcom

  46. abel Unregistered 5 years ago

    quiero saber como puedo aser las cuatro balas de cable
    y especial rapida al mismo tiempo ,porq solo me sale las tres balas y especial rapida
    cual es el truco para saccar las cuatro balas

  47. yasanagui Unregistered 5 years ago

    no la visite mucho pero porque no pones videos combos o porque no rovas por hay bueno chau

  48. matias m?????o Unregistered 5 years ago

    saben sacar a ryu en modo dorado es muy fuerte pero es un secreto se los digo

  49. matias m?????o Unregistered 5 years ago

    se sacar a venom dorado tambien y muchos mas venom en modo dorado es inmortal y su poder especial hay que llenar 3 cargas,hace 81 o 89 combos seguidos osea quita todo

  50. pelan Unregistered 5 years ago

    mi pito

  51. el roberto Unregistered 5 years ago

    mela pela

  52. me la pelan Unregistered 5 years ago

    con el spiderman mandenme algo littleg@sbcglobal.net

  53. jonathan sandobal Unregistered 4 years ago

    QUIERO SABER COMO HACER INVISIBLE A SPIDERMAN EN EL NUMERO 1

  54. jonathan sandobal Unregistered 4 years ago

    QUIERO SABER COMO HACER INVISIBLE A SPIDERMAN EN EL NUMERO 1

  55. er Unregistered 4 years ago

    sgste

  56. David Rojas Unregistered 4 years ago

    Please get me a "Marvel vs. Capcom" demo

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  62. nasty Unregistered 4 years ago

    downloaded free some good games like marvel capcom 2 or something please this page dont worth

  63. fernando Unregistered 4 years ago

    :P yo quiero trucos de marvel vs capcom

  64. yo Unregistered 4 years ago

    tenis que colocar lo msiguiente

  65. mm,,.. Unregistered 4 years ago

    de donde puedo bajar el marvel vs capcom2

  66. vato Unregistered 4 years ago

    existe algun room de marvel vs capcom 2 ?

  67. the cabron I soy Unregistered 4 years ago

    it's funny to see how this page became into spanish when it was in english well ke mas da el español esta mas chingon

  68. Billyrocker Unregistered 4 years ago

    this is a place where you can get alot of stuff i will recomend it to my friends

  69. klx5 Unregistered 4 years ago

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  70. mvc2 freak Unregistered 4 years ago

    go to fresno cali,
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  71. carlos quezada Unregistered 4 years ago

    saber clave de jugadores ocultos

  72. che guevara Unregistered 4 years ago

    mandenme trucos de la marvel vs capcom 2

  73. SKILLS Unregistered 4 years ago

    THIS GAME IS THE SHIZNIGHT I GOT ALL MY BLESTERS ONCE AGIN BUSTING MY OLD COMBOS PLAYING FOR DAYS TO COME .I AGREE WHITH ERIC CANADA LET US PUT R OWN MUSIC .ILIKE TOSEE MORE FIGHTERS MORE CROSS OVERS DC IMAGE DARK HORSE .LETS GET IN IT ON THE NEXT GENS.SKILLS THAT KILL.

  74. Jaime Unregistered 4 years ago

    oigan, donde demonios estan los combos de magneto

  75. emerson Unregistered 4 years ago

    que siera como sder para sacar mas trucos

  76. ferrragrates Unregistered 3 years ago

    does anyone know were to download it??? i kihnda need it

  77. PSYLOCKE Unregistered 3 years ago

    Well! gud day!! this game is so much fun and challenging to me!!! wonderful characters and awesome powers.... its really nice for some teenage fan of marvel and street fighters gamers... COOL isnt it? wow combo's and so i was amaze of the game that's why from now on im an addict ^^. Nice teamups!! ROGUE, CABLE, PSYLOCKE, DR> DOOM ,ICEMAN really rocks!!!! .......

  78. waht import puto Unregistered 3 years ago

    no seas pendejo no entiendo nada hablo español

  79. spooky Unregistered 3 years ago

    hola me llamo omar soy del DF y quisiera pedirle a alguno de ustedes que si tienen videos de combos de mvc2 me los manden yo juego con magneto y tormenta por fa se los agradecere infinitamente gracias

  80. jaemes Unregistered 3 years ago

    wats that guys name with the bandanna and sword

  81. german Unregistered 3 years ago

    me parece un juego muy padre y divertido

  82. diego Unregistered 3 years ago

    todos los trucos de marvel vs capcom 2

  83. penegrande Unregistered 3 years ago

    Bola de putos me la pelan jugando

  84. freak Unregistered 3 years ago

    this game is stupid, its just garbage

  85. ROGUE Unregistered 3 years ago

    THIS IS THE BEST GAME FOR PS2.

  86. sally Unregistered 3 years ago

    dfddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

  87. artemio Unregistered 3 years ago

    como puedo descargar marval capcom

  88. jose Unregistered 3 years ago

    como puedo descagar video games marvel vs capcom

  89. matt.culwell@yahoo.com Unregistered 1 year ago

    how do i play it???

  90. voltfeel Unregistered 8 months ago

    cuando se comienza el juego es bueno, mas aun cuando juegas en modo 2player pero con el tiempo se vuelve aburrido, al menos cuando lo juegas como jugador unico, pero en si la calidad del juego es buenisima, la velocidad a la que se juega dificilmente es comparable con otro juego, aparte de eso el modo en el que se efectuan los combos es bastante facil de aprender (al menos los combos basicos) y el modo en el que se ejecutan las abilidades especiales tambien, en fin le doy 9 de 10 puntos ya que el jefe final en verdad apesta...

  91. ivan Unregistered 3 months ago

    Esta bien chido hulk y lo admiro como aninguno .


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