Review:
Marvel Super
Heroes VS Street Fighter is the sequel
to the first ever Marvel/Capcom cross-over game, X-men VS Street
Fighter; and as a whole isn't a whole lot different from the original. The main differences
include a slightly altered character roster, a few new moves for returning
characters, and the most prominent difference; the addition of assist attacks
which allows your partner to jump into gameplay for a quick attack... adding
some new strategy to the fast-paced gameplay!
Never before seen match
ups!
Much like X-men VS Street
Fighter, the gameplay is fluid & fast. Characters
are much better balanced this time around, as those pesky
infinites from X-men VS Street Fighter have been taken out (though
top players of course found a few new ones).
Balance aside, the presentation is very similar to the prequel, but stands out
on it's own with a unique art style & soundtrack! Along with a catchy new character selection theme,
characters have all new theme songs... and just
like in the prequel, as one character is KO'ed, their partner's theme song kicks
in as they jump into the fight! Epic! The backgrounds from the first game
have returned but were slightly tweaked visually... the artists added some key
details to give the game a fresh look and even included several character cameos
from both Capcom & Marvel!
MSH VS SF wasn't
short on shotos!
So who wouldn't want to team up Ryu
& Spider Man VS Hulk & Zangief?!? The new character roster
brings in some of the faces from Marvel Super Heroes (minus the gem
powers), but unfortunately a lot of the crew from X-men VS Street
Fighter have gone missing... s'pose they're on a beach vacation or
something?
Heh, some of them are actually
seen in the background slacking off. Any fan of the first game would have liked
to see all the characters return, but at least this installment left something to be
desired... we just knew Capcom would make another sequel! ;)
Last Updated:
4/22/2010
Developer(s):
Capcom
Publisher(s):
Capcom
Platform(s):
Arcade,
Playstation, Sega Saturn ()
Release Date(s):
June 25th 1997 (Arcade), October 22nd 1998 ( Saturn),
January 31st 1999 ( PS1), February 25th 1999
( PS1)
- Review is for
Arcade version of Marvel Super Heroes VS Street Fighter -
Gameplay
Engine
9 / 10
Story
/ Theme
9.5 / 10
Overall
Graphics
9 / 10
Animation
9 / 10
Music
/ Sound Effects
9 / 10
Innovation
8 / 10
Customization
8 / 10
Options / Extras
8 / 10
Intro / Presentation
9 / 10
Replayability / Fun
8 / 10
"Ouch" Factor
8.5 / 10
Characters
8 / 10
BOTTOM LINE
8.5 /
10
Final
Words:
Even though it took out a few key characters from
the prequel, I enjoyed this cross-over just as much as X-men VS Street Fighter. At
first it seemed like a complete "re-hash" but I learned to appreciate
the small differences that made it a substantial sequel. The character roster,
music, and gameplay were definitely memorable in this one!
~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG
..
Balance aside, the presentation is very similar to the prequel, but stands out
on it's own with a unique art style & soundtrack! Along with a catchy new character selection theme,
characters have all new theme songs... and just
like in the prequel, as one character is KO'ed, their partner's theme song kicks
in as they jump into the fight! Epic! The backgrounds from the first game
have returned but were slightly tweaked visually... the artists added some key
details to give the game a fresh look and even included several character cameos
from both Capcom & Marvel!
Heh, some of them are actually
seen in the background slacking off. Any fan of the first game would have liked
to see all the characters return, but at least this installment left something to be
desired... we just knew Capcom would make another sequel! ;)
)
PS1), February 25th 1999
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