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Review: Capcom's
third installment to the VS series pits some of Capcom's most classic characters
into the ring against some of Marvel's most popular heroes and villains.
The Capcom character roster has decreased a bit, but isn't only made up
of Street Fighter characters this time around, as "heroes" from classic
games also make their fighting game debuts, including: Megaman and Captain
Commando. Unlike Marvel Super Heroes VS
Street Fighter, this sequel feels like
a completely new game; with all new backgrounds, BGMs, and gameplay!
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The popular
tag-team gameplay is back, and brings along a few new features to boot;
such as the Duo Team Attack, where both of your fighters can come into
the battle at once, launching unlimited super moves for a limited time!
It can get quite crazy at times, but it's also a really fun and satisfying
gameplay element in casual play. However, there are some cheap "chip
damage" tactics that can be used which do slightly break the game in high
level play... Certain character super moves can chip (block damage) you to death,
and when certain combinations pair up; the end result can leave you with about
half of your life gone, even though you were blocking... 
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Each team
also receives one "assist" character selected before the match, which can
help you achieve victory by linking them together with combos and super moves.
The assist characters are an obscure bunch of classic characters that range
from Anita from Darkstalkers to Arthur from Ghosts & Goblins, to Thor
and Jubilee on the Marvel side... The extra characters add some awe value
to the game, and make for an even broader view of the Capcom and Marvel
universes colliding... If only all of those characters were actually playable,
right? Heh.
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Manufacturer: Capcom
Platforms: Arcade,
Dreamcast, Playstation
Release: 1998
Characters:
Ryu,
Chun-Li,
Zangief,
Morrigan,
Captain
Commando, Mega Man, Strider
Hiryu, Spider-man,
Jin
Saotome,
Captain America,
Venom,
Hulk,
Gambit,
War
Machine, Wolverine,
Roll,
Onslaught,
Shadow
Lady
Related Games: X-men: Children of the
Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X-men
VS Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes VS
Street Fighter, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Tatsunoko
VS Capcom
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Closing Comment: At the time of it's debut, Marvel VS Capcom was THE ultimate cross over game... Although it would have been cool if a few more characters were playable. The presentation definitely succeeds Marvel VS Capcom 2 in many ways. For example, who can forget the great soundtracks for each character and memorable backgrounds... This game is also much more balanced than MvC2, even with the chip damage tactics (than can be beat)! Pretty much every character can hold their own in this game, and overall, it's just a great game that I would still go back in play 10 years later. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
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