I'm not a hardcore fighting game fan, but I've always enjoyed the over-the-top style of Capcom's Vs. series. I'll dabble here and there with Street Fighter and other Japanese fighters (on occasion—Capcom has always ruled the fighting genre in my opinion), and as much as I would like to put the necessary time, energy, and fighting-stick-related expense into becoming a true master at a game that requires such chess-like strategy and technical finesse, it just seems highly unlikely that I'll get around to actually doing so. The Vs. series, on the other hand, has always been a little more streamlined than Street Fighter, and while the actual amount of balancing attack, strength, and special move tweaking is no doubt as intricate and meticulous as the myriad systems in place in, say, Super Street Fighter IV, the arcadey likes of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 or Tatsunoko vs. Capcom have always seemed more accessible and entertaining than their hardcore Capcom cousins. Hardcore fighters needn't wor...
Artist Chris Cayco, who we’ve featured a few times before on Kotaku, grew up playing Marvel vs. Capcom (and Marvel vs. Street Fighter) games. His tribute to this, which took him over 175 hours, was to combine every single character to ever appear in Capcom’s crossover series in the one enormous image.
Makes me despise Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite that much more
So much wasted potential
As common as it is today, it is hard to believe that there was a time where gaming franchises crossing over was just a pipe dream. Capcom broke down the wall, but they took the combination of some of the most unlikely of franchises and made it the norm.
Whether it was a colossal successful partnership with Marvel Comics or a collaboration with rivals Namco and SNK, the “Vs.” series brought unforgettable experiences to the fighting genre.
Marvel doesn't just have a bright future ahead of it in films, but in the gaming realm as well. Some exciting new titles are showing up on all hardware, so does that mean gamers are finally catching up with the MCU?
